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2234
$5,175.00

*CASED ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 335590. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly altered front sight, 1-line block letter address and caliber marking on left side. Caliber marking & address are hand-stamped and the bore has Metford-type rifling. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with extremely beautiful 2-pc pearl grips with a very deep relief ox head on right side. Revolver is engraved with wide patterns of varying types with a fine punch dot background. Frame has about 70% coverage with a half sunburst on the loading gate. Engraving extends over top sides of bbl to about the end of the ejector rod housing. Ejector rod housing is engraved to match on outer radius with top gullet having a scallop & dot pattern. Backstrap and top of backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Cylinder has matching patterns on lands between the flutes with a scallop & dot and fleur-de-lis border around rear edge. Serial number was observed in the three positions on the frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last two digits of SN on rear face of cyl between two chambers. Base pin is a replacement. Accompanied by a custom mahogany casing with spectacular tooled leather top with image of an American eagle standing on an American shield clutching arrows & olive branches in its talons. Interior is gray velvet lined and fitted in bottom for the revolver. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains virtually all of its custom nickel finish, appears unfired since engraving. Grips are extraordinary with tremendous fire and retain virtually all of their orig polish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case exterior is extremely fine with minor storage & handling marks. Interior shows wear under the revolver. 4-37614 JR213 (3,000-4,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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