EXTREMELY RARE COLT SMALL BORE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 135485. Cal. 22. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, is marked with a small “22”. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 22 rimfire with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chicago, IL, for Ludington, Wells & Van Schark on Dec. 19, 1892 in a 2-gun shipment. Numerous publications show that there were 107 Single Actions in caliber 22 produced in the late 1880s, mostly from converted 44 rimfire frames. Out of the 1,863 revolvers made in 44 rimfire, either 90 or 93 (depending on which publication) of those frames were converted to 22. The other 14 or 17 cal. 22 revolvers were numbered in the regular serialization series, generally in the 135,000 range, such as found here. These caliber 22 Single Actions were generally not considered a real man’s gun and so usually saw hard service with very little maintenance and are rarely found today in orig configuration with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 30% strong blue in sheltered areas around the front sight and ejector housing with the balance a purplish/brown patina; frame retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas being an overall silver/gray patina; cyl is mostly a blue/gray patina with dull blue in the flutes; trigger guard & backstrap are mostly a gray metal patina with blue in sheltered areas; grips show are sound and show moderate wear with the left side having turned chocolate. Hammer will not catch in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with some fine frosting in the grooves. 4-50684 JR341 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1188

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
	1188	$34,500.00	EXTREMELY RARE COLT SMALL BORE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 135485. Cal. 22. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, is marked with a small “22”. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 22 rimfire with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chicago, IL, for Ludington, Wells & Van Schark on Dec. 19, 1892 in a 2-gun shipment. Numerous publications show that there were 107 Single Actions in caliber 22 produced in the late 1880s, mostly from converted 44 rimfire frames. Out of the 1,863 revolvers made in 44 rimfire, either 90 or 93 (depending on which publication) of those frames were converted to 22. The other 14 or 17 cal. 22 revolvers were numbered in the regular serialization series, generally in the 135,000 range, such as found here. These caliber 22 Single Actions were generally not considered a real man’s gun and so usually saw hard service with very little maintenance and are rarely found today in orig configuration with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 30% strong blue in sheltered areas around the front sight and ejector housing with the balance a purplish/brown patina; frame retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas being an overall silver/gray patina; cyl is mostly a blue/gray patina with dull blue in the flutes; trigger guard & backstrap are mostly a gray metal patina with blue in sheltered areas; grips show are sound and show moderate wear with the left side having turned chocolate. Hammer will not catch in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with some fine frosting in the grooves. 4-50684 JR341 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1188 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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EXTREMELY RARE COLT SMALL BORE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.