*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED PAIR OF COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS.

SN 200354 & 200355. Cal. 455 Eley. Revolvers are identical, having all blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbls, Metford rifling, blued steel target front sights and 1-line block letter addresses with caliber marking on left sides. Frames are flat top style with fixed target rear sights. Left sides of frames have 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Triggers are checkered and hammers have polished sides. Bottoms of bbls & cyls have tiny British proofs and bbls also have a tiny “45” under the base pins. Revolvers are mounted with orig, full checkered 2-pc ivory grips. Metford rifling is very rare in Colt Single Action revolvers and is found only in British caliber bbls. Accompanied by a “1956” dated information sheet from Colt Firearms which identifies these revolvers by SN in blue finish, caliber 455 with 7-1/2″ bbls, shipped 28 March 1901 to Colt’s London Agency. Under remarks “There were 2-guns only in this shipment Both had ivory stocks”, over the signature of Charles H. Coles, Curator, Colt Museum. Also accompanied by their orig English brown leather trunk case with brass reinforced corners, burgundy felt lined with an orig label inside the lid for Colt’s London Agency on Glasshouse St., Piccadilly Circus, London. Bottom is compartmented for the two revolvers, a pewter Dixon oiler and a modern box of .455 Colt ammunition from CIL. Also accompanying is an ebony handled, brass tip cleaning jag, a small ebony handled turn screw, an L-shaped Colt screwdriver, and both orig case straps. Also in the case is an extra cyl that is chambered for a cartridge shorter than the 455 Eley cartridge, probably 450 Boxer. A 455 Colt/45 Webley cartridge will not chamber. These revolvers are pictured, in their case on p. 262 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, with credit to The Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only 914 single action Army revolvers manufactured with flat top frame of which only 37 were in caliber 455 Eley. This may be the only cased consecutively numbered pair of Flat Top Single Actions extant. PROVENANCE: Robert Q. Sutherland Collection; Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Revolvers are in virtually identical condition with #200354 having a matching numbered cyl; cyl of #200355 is not numbered. Overall these revolvers retain 98-99% strong glossy, orig factory blue showing slight muzzle edge wear, edge wear at the tip of the ejector housings and sharp edge wear on the frames; cylinders are in matching condition with only sharp edge wear; front strap of #200355 has been handled more and retains thin blue, back strap is a little dull; front strap of #200354 shows light wear as does the back strap; both revolvers appear to be new & unfired with brilliant shiny bores; spare cyl is not numbered and appears to have never been installed. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches; interior is lightly faded with very light soil; accessories are all fine; box of ammunition shows wear with detached inside flaps; straps are dry and in need of treatment but still serviceable. 4-50754 JR107 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 1268

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1268	$103,500.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED PAIR OF COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS. SN 200354 & 200355. Cal. 455 Eley. Revolvers are identical, having all blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbls, Metford rifling, blued steel target front sights and 1-line block letter addresses with caliber marking on left sides. Frames are flat top style with fixed target rear sights. Left sides of frames have 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Triggers are checkered and hammers have polished sides. Bottoms of bbls & cyls have tiny British proofs and bbls also have a tiny “45” under the base pins. Revolvers are mounted with orig, full checkered 2-pc ivory grips. Metford rifling is very rare in Colt Single Action revolvers and is found only in British caliber bbls. Accompanied by a “1956” dated information sheet from Colt Firearms which identifies these revolvers by SN in blue finish, caliber 455 with 7-1/2″ bbls, shipped 28 March 1901 to Colt’s London Agency. Under remarks “There were 2-guns only in this shipment Both had ivory stocks”, over the signature of Charles H. Coles, Curator, Colt Museum. Also accompanied by their orig English brown leather trunk case with brass reinforced corners, burgundy felt lined with an orig label inside the lid for Colt’s London Agency on Glasshouse St., Piccadilly Circus, London. Bottom is compartmented for the two revolvers, a pewter Dixon oiler and a modern box of .455 Colt ammunition from CIL. Also accompanying is an ebony handled, brass tip cleaning jag, a small ebony handled turn screw, an L-shaped Colt screwdriver, and both orig case straps. Also in the case is an extra cyl that is chambered for a cartridge shorter than the 455 Eley cartridge, probably 450 Boxer. A 455 Colt/45 Webley cartridge will not chamber. These revolvers are pictured, in their case on p. 262 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, with credit to The Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only 914 single action Army revolvers manufactured with flat top frame of which only 37 were in caliber 455 Eley. This may be the only cased consecutively numbered pair of Flat Top Single Actions extant. PROVENANCE: Robert Q. Sutherland Collection; Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Revolvers are in virtually identical condition with #200354 having a matching numbered cyl; cyl of #200355 is not numbered. Overall these revolvers retain 98-99% strong glossy, orig factory blue showing slight muzzle edge wear, edge wear at the tip of the ejector housings and sharp edge wear on the frames; cylinders are in matching condition with only sharp edge wear; front strap of #200355 has been handled more and retains thin blue, back strap is a little dull; front strap of #200354 shows light wear as does the back strap; both revolvers appear to be new & unfired with brilliant shiny bores; spare cyl is not numbered and appears to have never been installed. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches; interior is lightly faded with very light soil; accessories are all fine; box of ammunition shows wear with detached inside flaps; straps are dry and in need of treatment but still serviceable. 4-50754 JR107 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 1268 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED PAIR OF COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS.