SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH COLORADO HISTORY.

SN 140777. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marking on left side. Bottom of bbl & left front web of trigger guard are stamped with a tiny “44”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt 2-pc hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, shipped H.M. Bostwick, Denver, CO on May 20, 1891 in a 2-gun shipment. Page 114 of Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Volume II, Cochran, lists H.M. Bostwick as a Detective, Denver, Colorado, 1891-1898, and shows that he ordered a Colt Bisley target revolver SN 171328 in caliber 38 Colt on Jan. 13, 1898. While roll-marked Frontier Six Shooters are not uncommon, it is very rare to fine any Single Action revolver identified from the factory to a specific individual,especially a law enforcement officer. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with light muzzle end wear, a couple of small nicks & scrapes; ejector housing also retains about 95% glossy orig blue; frame retains about 75-80% orig case colors, very bright in front gullets and strong on right side, a little more faded on left side, mostly turned silver on recoil shield; hammer retains about 75% strong colors; trigger guard retains strong blue with front strap thin blue; back strap & butt strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas being mostly gray on back strap; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with about 70-75% thin orig blue on outer diameter with a light drag line and a couple of chemical spots. Grips are sound showing light wear, having turned chocolate; screws retain most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-50709 JR84 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1203

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
	1203	$20,125.00	SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH COLORADO HISTORY. SN 140777. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marking on left side. Bottom of bbl & left front web of trigger guard are stamped with a tiny “44”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt 2-pc hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, shipped H.M. Bostwick, Denver, CO on May 20, 1891 in a 2-gun shipment. Page 114 of Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Volume II, Cochran, lists H.M. Bostwick as a Detective, Denver, Colorado, 1891-1898, and shows that he ordered a Colt Bisley target revolver SN 171328 in caliber 38 Colt on Jan. 13, 1898. While roll-marked Frontier Six Shooters are not uncommon, it is very rare to fine any Single Action revolver identified from the factory to a specific individual,especially a law enforcement officer. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with light muzzle end wear, a couple of small nicks & scrapes; ejector housing also retains about 95% glossy orig blue; frame retains about 75-80% orig case colors, very bright in front gullets and strong on right side, a little more faded on left side, mostly turned silver on recoil shield; hammer retains about 75% strong colors; trigger guard retains strong blue with front strap thin blue; back strap & butt strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas being mostly gray on back strap; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with about 70-75% thin orig blue on outer diameter with a light drag line and a couple of chemical spots. Grips are sound showing light wear, having turned chocolate; screws retain most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-50709 JR84 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1203 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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SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH COLORADO HISTORY.