*FABULOUS HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED AND GOLD & SILVER INLAID 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*FABULOUS HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED AND GOLD & SILVER INLAID 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN SA92660. Cal. 45 Colt. Incredible example of the highest of the engraver’s art form, this spectacular single action is blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of bbl is inlaid in gold “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45”. Mounted with Colt gold medallion 2-pc smooth ivory grips numbered to this revolver on the inside and beautifully scrimshawed on the outside with the left side showing an Indian in full feathered headdress riding a running Appaloosa and brandishing a tomahawk. The right grip depicts a huge bull buffalo upending a horse and its Indian rider. The entire revolver is incredibly engraved with multi-colored gold & silver inlays. The engraving consists of full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with fine punch dot background. Left recoil shield is inlaid with a raised gold Indian holding a silver buffalo skull aloft. The left forward side of frame bbl boss has raised gold & silver tomahawk & knife in a sheath. Loading gate has a raised gold & silver bow & quiver of arrows while the right bbl boss is inlaid with raised multi-color gold tomahawk & war club. The inside of loading slot is fully engraved with a feathered flower pattern. Bbl & ejector rod housing have nearly full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with two gold bands at the root end and a sgl gold band at the muzzle. Left side of bbl depicts a large fan pattern and right side an Indian in full feathered headdress. Bbl address is outlined in gold wire with a silver foliate spray at forward end. Ejector rod housing has a triple ribbon pattern at forward end and matching dbl gold wire bands at the frame end with foliate arabesque patterns all down outer radius. Center of outer radius has a raised silver cavalry hat pierced with a rose gold arrow. The top gullet of the ejector rod housing is engraved in a wonderful rope pattern wrapped around an arrow and even the bottom gullet of ejector rod housing is engraved in feather & foliate arabesque patterns. Top of back strap is inlaid with a fantastic raised silver bull buffalo with a gold wire border. Back strap is inlaid with a rose gold spear that has a silver point and feathers, also surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and gold wire borders. Butt strap is inlaid with a raised gold & silver peace pipe with gold & silver feathers, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and gold wire border. Trigger bow is inlaid with a silver document inscribed “INDIAN / TREATY / U.S. WAR / DEPT.” and overlaid with a 2-color gold broken arrow surrounded by a gold wire border. SN on frame is inlaid in gold and the hammer has nearly full coverage feather & foliate arabesque pattern engraving on sides with gold wire edges. Cylinder has full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with gold wire at front of each land between the flutes, an Indian pattern border around rear edge with twin gold wire inlays. This revolver is, most unusually, signed by the artist in two places, once on left side of the butt strap under the grip and again at frame end of bottom gullet of the ejector rod housing. Both signatures are “HMDove COLT ENGR.” Frame is black powder style with 3-line patent dates. Accompanied by an orig Colt Custom Shop burgundy velvet lined oak casing and its orig cardboard shipping cover. CONDITION: New & unfired retaining all of its orig factory finish. Case is equally new. 4-40600 JR75 (7,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1108	$10,925.00	FABULOUS HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED AND GOLD & SILVER INLAID 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN SA92660. Cal. 45 Colt. Incredible example of the highest of the engraver’s art form, this spectacular single action is blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of bbl is inlaid in gold “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45”. Mounted with Colt gold medallion 2-pc smooth ivory grips numbered to this revolver on the inside and beautifully scrimshawed on the outside with the left side showing an Indian in full feathered headdress riding a running Appaloosa and brandishing a tomahawk. The right grip depicts a huge bull buffalo upending a horse and its Indian rider. The entire revolver is incredibly engraved with multi-colored gold & silver inlays. The engraving consists of full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with fine punch dot background. Left recoil shield is inlaid with a raised gold Indian holding a silver buffalo skull aloft. The left forward side of frame bbl boss has raised gold & silver tomahawk & knife in a sheath. Loading gate has a raised gold & silver bow & quiver of arrows while the right bbl boss is inlaid with raised multi-color gold tomahawk & war club. The inside of loading slot is fully engraved with a feathered flower pattern. Bbl & ejector rod housing have nearly full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with two gold bands at the root end and a sgl gold band at the muzzle. Left side of bbl depicts a large fan pattern and right side an Indian in full feathered headdress. Bbl address is outlined in gold wire with a silver foliate spray at forward end. Ejector rod housing has a triple ribbon pattern at forward end and matching dbl gold wire bands at the frame end with foliate arabesque patterns all down outer radius. Center of outer radius has a raised silver cavalry hat pierced with a rose gold arrow. The top gullet of the ejector rod housing is engraved in a wonderful rope pattern wrapped around an arrow and even the bottom gullet of ejector rod housing is engraved in feather & foliate arabesque patterns. Top of back strap is inlaid with a fantastic raised silver bull buffalo with a gold wire border. Back strap is inlaid with a rose gold spear that has a silver point and feathers, also surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and gold wire borders. Butt strap is inlaid with a raised gold & silver peace pipe with gold & silver feathers, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and gold wire border. Trigger bow is inlaid with a silver document inscribed “INDIAN / TREATY / U.S. WAR / DEPT.” and overlaid with a 2-color gold broken arrow surrounded by a gold wire border. SN on frame is inlaid in gold and the hammer has nearly full coverage feather & foliate arabesque pattern engraving on sides with gold wire edges. Cylinder has full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with gold wire at front of each land between the flutes, an Indian pattern border around rear edge with twin gold wire inlays. This revolver is, most unusually, signed by the artist in two places, once on left side of the butt strap under the grip and again at frame end of bottom gullet of the ejector rod housing. Both signatures are “HMDove COLT ENGR.” Frame is black powder style with 3-line patent dates. Accompanied by an orig Colt Custom Shop burgundy velvet lined oak casing and its orig cardboard shipping cover. CONDITION: New & unfired retaining all of its orig factory finish. Case is equally new. 4-40600 JR75 (7,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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