*COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WESTERN HISTORY.

*COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WESTERN HISTORY. SN 186014. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, under base pin is marked with a tiny “45”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips with last three digits of matching SN inside each grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Richards & Conover Hardware Co., Kansas City, MO on May 27, 1899 in a 2-gun shipment. Kansas City was one of the major transition cities through which passed a large number of wagon trains & people moving west. It is very logical that this revolver would have been purchased by someone moving through the area or trans-shipped to another dealer further west. Given the short bbl it is also possible, and very likely, that it would have been used by someone in law enforcement or the other side of the law. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except cyl which is unnumbered. Bbl retains about 60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas being mostly a gray metal patina; frame retains traces of case colors, stronger in sheltered areas; hammer retains smoky case colors; trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a silver/gray patina with light freckles; cyl retains thin blue in the flutes with outer diameter a silver/blue patina. Grips have a gouge in bottom left edge, otherwise are sound showing moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-46593 JR (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1414	$4,600.00	COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WESTERN HISTORY. SN 186014. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, under base pin is marked with a tiny “45”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips with last three digits of matching SN inside each grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Richards & Conover Hardware Co., Kansas City, MO on May 27, 1899 in a 2-gun shipment. Kansas City was one of the major transition cities through which passed a large number of wagon trains & people moving west. It is very logical that this revolver would have been purchased by someone moving through the area or trans-shipped to another dealer further west. Given the short bbl it is also possible, and very likely, that it would have been used by someone in law enforcement or the other side of the law. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except cyl which is unnumbered. Bbl retains about 60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas being mostly a gray metal patina; frame retains traces of case colors, stronger in sheltered areas; hammer retains smoky case colors; trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a silver/gray patina with light freckles; cyl retains thin blue in the flutes with outer diameter a silver/blue patina. Grips have a gouge in bottom left edge, otherwise are sound showing moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-46593 JR (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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