*EXTRAORDINARY CASED ALVIN WHITE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

Revised: 9/16/2009

Withdrawn:

*EXTRAORDINARY CASED ALVIN WHITE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 45456SA & RKM-1. Cal. 45 Colt. Fantastic Alvin White engraved single action with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt without a circle. Mounted with extraordinary, custom, smooth 1-pc ebony grip with a buttcap mortised around bottom edges and screw mounted into the buttstrap. Accompanied by two spare cylinders. Revolver is all blue finish with Mr. White’s spectacular foliate arabesque pattern engraving with about full coverage on frame and about 80% coverage on bbl. Most of engraving patterns are inlaid with gold and left recoil shield is inlaid with a raised gold turkey gobbler in a forest scene. Sides of hammer have gold inlaid eagle’s heads with foliate arabesque gold inlay and three stars down each side signifying the rank of Lt. General. Each side of bbl also has three gold inlaid stars. Sides of front sight are also inlaid in gold as is top 8 hammer nose. All bbl markings are also inlaid in gold. Top of backstrap has a beautiful gold & platinum foliate & floral bouquet surrounded by gold wire and foliate inlays. Backstrap has a gold wire border around an open panel with gold inlaid foliate patterns at top & heel. Inscription that read as a presentation to Lt. Gen. Richard King Mellon has been removed. Serial number on bottom of frame which read “R.K.M.1” has also been removed. Ejector rod housing & bbl have one wide & one narrow gold inlaid band at frame end. Transverse pin has checkered ends. The aforementioned buttcap is of blued steel with two gold bands around outer edge and inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns heel & toe, with the Mellon crest in gold & platinum in the center. Accompanied by three 45 caliber cylinders all having the last four digits of the SN around cyl bushing hole and its other SN, “R.K.M. / 1”, on the face between two chambers. The first cylinder has gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns and two small stars on lands between the flutes with a band of gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns and two gold bands around rear edge. The second cylinder, unfluted, is inlaid on rear edge identically to the first with gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns, small stars with a vignette of crossed flags, one is the American flag and the other resembles the Colt family crest. On the opposite side are three inlaid large gold stars signifying Gen. Mellon’s Lt. General rank, surmounting a “2” and the Pennsylvania keystone. The third cylinder, also unfluted, has the two gold bands at rear edge with gold inlaid names near the rear edge “ROLLING ROCK”, “RACHELWOOD” and “PINELAND”, all separated by small arabesque patterns. The front 2/3 of cyl is engraved and gold inlaid with foliate arabesque patterns & stars. It has the vignette of a raised gold drumming ruffed grouse on a log in a woodland scene and a magnificent whitetail buck leaping over a log in a woodland scene. Also accompanied by its orig Arno Werner-made blue leather covered case with gold embossed borders and a rectangular gold plate in the lid engraved “LIEUTENANT GENERAL / RICHARD KING MELLON / 19 JUNE 1966”. Front of case has an engraved shield lock escutcheon. Interior is lined with gold velvet in the lid with the gold embossed leather label “A.A. WHITE ENGRAVERS, INC. / MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT, U.S.A.”. Bottom is in gold velvet & blue leather with gold embossed star borders, recessed for the revolver & the two spare cylinders. Serial number, as previously mentioned, was removed by the family along with the backstrap inscription when the revolver was sold. The orig SN was observed on left side of the front & back straps under the grip with last four digits of SN around the cyl bushing hole on all three cylinders. The assembly number “533” was observed on bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing and inside ejector rod housing. This revolver is one of ten in the 45450 SA thru 45459 SA serial range that were specially selected for special engraving & presentations. Accompanied by copies of a Colt factory letter and a letter from Alvin White that accompanies another revolver from this same series being sold elsewhere in this auction. The Colt letter states that SN 45457SA was part of a shipment of three pairs with consecutive SN’s which were furnished “in the white” and were destined for engraving outside the factory, order #11508. The Alvin White letter is regarding this same other single action revolver. He states that among those who have revolvers from this serial range are a pair numbered “CC-1” and “CC-2” which belonged to Chuck Connors. Another number “RPM NO.1” for Richard P. Mellon and this revolver “RKM NO.1” for the late Richard King Mellon. Others were for a collector in Switzerland, a prototype commemorative with the number “TR-1” and the other one was engraved for a presentation to Pres. Richard M. Nixon, which was never presented. Richard King Mellon was born June 19, 1899 in Pittsburgh, PA into one of America’s greatest financial families. At an early age he was being trained into the financial world by his father and was home tutored throught the age of twelve. After that he entered an academy in Pittsburgh, eventually transferring to Culver Military Academy in Indiana. After graduating he entered Princeton University but dropped out after one semester to join the Army. He served as a Private and Student Pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWI with the war ending while he was in Officers Training School. After the war he and his father began building Rolling Rock Farms & Country Club which he enjoyed until the end of his life. After WWI Mr. Mellon returned to Princeton but left after a short period of time and was then tutored in subjects that would benefit him in his financial dealings. He began in the banking business at the bottom in 1920 as a messenger and assistant cashier. In December 1933 his father died and Richard King Mellon became President of the Mellon National Bank in 1934. By 1937 Mr. Mellon held 34 Directorships in various major corporations in the United States and had a hand in virtually every business activity in the Pittsburgh area. He served on the boards of General Motors, Gulf Oil and numerous Fortune 500 corporations. In 1942 he re-entered the Army as a Major and directed the Selective Service System for the state of Pennsylvania, eventually serving as the Assistant Chief of the War Departments International Division in Washington. He established banks for the Armed Forces and promoted the show “This is the Army”. For his outstanding service he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. At the end of the war he was discharged as a Colonel but remained in the Army Reserves until 1961 when he retired as Lt. General. After the war Mr. Mellon committed himself to revitalizing Pittsburgh which he accomplished with great success. This Renaissance in Pittsburgh included tearing down about 100 old buildings and replacing them with skyscrapers and modern office buildings, most of which are still standing today. One of his most notable accomplishments was co-sponsoring, along with the March of Dimes, the research that contributed to Dr. Jonas Salk discovering polio vaccine. Mr. Mellon was an avid hunter and outdoorsman pursuing big game in Alaska and the Canadian Rockies. His mansion in Ligonier, PA was named Huntland Downs and was fifty miles outside Pittsburgh which he commuted every day. Mr. Mellon died of heart disease on June 3, 1970 ending the Mellon Dynasty. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually all of its fine custom royal blue finish, remaining new & unfired with only a faint cylinder line. The only observable flaws are the backstrap and area on the frame where the presentation and SN’s were removed. Buttcap shows light edge wear with a couple of spots of pitting. Spare cyls appear to never have been installed. Case has a couple of small scuffs with some light soil inside otherwise is equally new. 4-38298 JR220 (35,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2242	$0.00	Revised: 9/16/2009 Withdrawn: EXTRAORDINARY CASED ALVIN WHITE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 45456SA & RKM-1. Cal. 45 Colt. Fantastic Alvin White engraved single action with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt without a circle. Mounted with extraordinary, custom, smooth 1-pc ebony grip with a buttcap mortised around bottom edges and screw mounted into the buttstrap. Accompanied by two spare cylinders. Revolver is all blue finish with Mr. White’s spectacular foliate arabesque pattern engraving with about full coverage on frame and about 80% coverage on bbl. Most of engraving patterns are inlaid with gold and left recoil shield is inlaid with a raised gold turkey gobbler in a forest scene. Sides of hammer have gold inlaid eagle’s heads with foliate arabesque gold inlay and three stars down each side signifying the rank of Lt. General. Each side of bbl also has three gold inlaid stars. Sides of front sight are also inlaid in gold as is top 8 hammer nose. All bbl markings are also inlaid in gold. Top of backstrap has a beautiful gold & platinum foliate & floral bouquet surrounded by gold wire and foliate inlays. Backstrap has a gold wire border around an open panel with gold inlaid foliate patterns at top & heel. Inscription that read as a presentation to Lt. Gen. Richard King Mellon has been removed. Serial number on bottom of frame which read “R.K.M.1” has also been removed. Ejector rod housing & bbl have one wide & one narrow gold inlaid band at frame end. Transverse pin has checkered ends. The aforementioned buttcap is of blued steel with two gold bands around outer edge and inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns heel & toe, with the Mellon crest in gold & platinum in the center. Accompanied by three 45 caliber cylinders all having the last four digits of the SN around cyl bushing hole and its other SN, “R.K.M. / 1”, on the face between two chambers. The first cylinder has gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns and two small stars on lands between the flutes with a band of gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns and two gold bands around rear edge. The second cylinder, unfluted, is inlaid on rear edge identically to the first with gold inlaid foliate arabesque patterns, small stars with a vignette of crossed flags, one is the American flag and the other resembles the Colt family crest. On the opposite side are three inlaid large gold stars signifying Gen. Mellon’s Lt. General rank, surmounting a “2” and the Pennsylvania keystone. The third cylinder, also unfluted, has the two gold bands at rear edge with gold inlaid names near the rear edge “ROLLING ROCK”, “RACHELWOOD” and “PINELAND”, all separated by small arabesque patterns. The front 2/3 of cyl is engraved and gold inlaid with foliate arabesque patterns & stars. It has the vignette of a raised gold drumming ruffed grouse on a log in a woodland scene and a magnificent whitetail buck leaping over a log in a woodland scene. Also accompanied by its orig Arno Werner-made blue leather covered case with gold embossed borders and a rectangular gold plate in the lid engraved “LIEUTENANT GENERAL / RICHARD KING MELLON / 19 JUNE 1966”. Front of case has an engraved shield lock escutcheon. Interior is lined with gold velvet in the lid with the gold embossed leather label “A.A. WHITE ENGRAVERS, INC. / MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT, U.S.A.”. Bottom is in gold velvet & blue leather with gold embossed star borders, recessed for the revolver & the two spare cylinders. Serial number, as previously mentioned, was removed by the family along with the backstrap inscription when the revolver was sold. The orig SN was observed on left side of the front & back straps under the grip with last four digits of SN around the cyl bushing hole on all three cylinders. The assembly number “533” was observed on bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing and inside ejector rod housing. This revolver is one of ten in the 45450 SA thru 45459 SA serial range that were specially selected for special engraving & presentations. Accompanied by copies of a Colt factory letter and a letter from Alvin White that accompanies another revolver from this same series being sold elsewhere in this auction. The Colt letter states that SN 45457SA was part of a shipment of three pairs with consecutive SN’s which were furnished “in the white” and were destined for engraving outside the factory, order #11508. The Alvin White letter is regarding this same other single action revolver. He states that among those who have revolvers from this serial range are a pair numbered “CC-1” and “CC-2” which belonged to Chuck Connors. Another number “RPM NO.1” for Richard P. Mellon and this revolver “RKM NO.1” for the late Richard King Mellon. Others were for a collector in Switzerland, a prototype commemorative with the number “TR-1” and the other one was engraved for a presentation to Pres. Richard M. Nixon, which was never presented. Richard King Mellon was born June 19, 1899 in Pittsburgh, PA into one of America’s greatest financial families. At an early age he was being trained into the financial world by his father and was home tutored throught the age of twelve. After that he entered an academy in Pittsburgh, eventually transferring to Culver Military Academy in Indiana. After graduating he entered Princeton University but dropped out after one semester to join the Army. He served as a Private and Student Pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWI with the war ending while he was in Officers Training School. After the war he and his father began building Rolling Rock Farms & Country Club which he enjoyed until the end of his life. After WWI Mr. Mellon returned to Princeton but left after a short period of time and was then tutored in subjects that would benefit him in his financial dealings. He began in the banking business at the bottom in 1920 as a messenger and assistant cashier. In December 1933 his father died and Richard King Mellon became President of the Mellon National Bank in 1934. By 1937 Mr. Mellon held 34 Directorships in various major corporations in the United States and had a hand in virtually every business activity in the Pittsburgh area. He served on the boards of General Motors, Gulf Oil and numerous Fortune 500 corporations. In 1942 he re-entered the Army as a Major and directed the Selective Service System for the state of Pennsylvania, eventually serving as the Assistant Chief of the War Departments International Division in Washington. He established banks for the Armed Forces and promoted the show “This is the Army”. For his outstanding service he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. At the end of the war he was discharged as a Colonel but remained in the Army Reserves until 1961 when he retired as Lt. General. After the war Mr. Mellon committed himself to revitalizing Pittsburgh which he accomplished with great success. This Renaissance in Pittsburgh included tearing down about 100 old buildings and replacing them with skyscrapers and modern office buildings, most of which are still standing today. One of his most notable accomplishments was co-sponsoring, along with the March of Dimes, the research that contributed to Dr. Jonas Salk discovering polio vaccine. Mr. Mellon was an avid hunter and outdoorsman pursuing big game in Alaska and the Canadian Rockies. His mansion in Ligonier, PA was named Huntland Downs and was fifty miles outside Pittsburgh which he commuted every day. Mr. Mellon died of heart disease on June 3, 1970 ending the Mellon Dynasty. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually all of its fine custom royal blue finish, remaining new & unfired with only a faint cylinder line. The only observable flaws are the backstrap and area on the frame where the presentation and SN’s were removed. Buttcap shows light edge wear with a couple of spots of pitting. Spare cyls appear to never have been installed. Case has a couple of small scuffs with some light soil inside otherwise is equally new. 4-38298 JR220 (35,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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