SCARCE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 128387. Cal. 450 Boxer. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and scarce 1-line Hartford/Pall Mall London block letter address. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “45” and tiny British proofs which are also found on the cylinder. Frame is flat top style with target rear sight in the top strap. Top strap is also engraved “COGSWELL & HARRISON / 226 STRAND, LONDON”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL / B”. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 450 Boxer with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and rubber grips, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on Dec. 17, 1888 in a sixteen gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by what is probably its orig distributor supplied, red felt lined English oak casing with empty medallion in the lid. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with rnd escutcheon. Inside the lid has its orig Cogswell & Harrison paper label. Bottom of the case is compartmented for the revolver, a wood handled brass cleaning rod, an L-shaped screwdriver, an ebony handled turn screw and a rnd socket for a pewter oil bottle which now has a military brass oil bottle. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, only 914 Single Actions were produced in target style, and out of those only 89 were in Cal. 450 Boxer. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-97% glossy orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear and some very fine flaking; ejector housing retains about 60-65% orig blue being a silver/brown patina on the outer radius; frame retains 85-88% glossy orig blue with some light candy striping and light flaking; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes, having flaked to a medium patina on the outer diameter; trigger guard & back strap retain 65-70% glossy orig blue with thin blue/brown front & back straps; grips are sound showing light wear, turned just a little chocolate. Mechanics are crisp; strong bright bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and overall retains about 90% orig varnish. Interior is very lightly faded with light soil and solid partitions. Ammunition & accessories are fine. 4-50757 JR333 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1207

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
	1207	$19,550.00	SCARCE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 128387. Cal. 450 Boxer. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and scarce 1-line Hartford/Pall Mall London block letter address. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “45” and tiny British proofs which are also found on the cylinder. Frame is flat top style with target rear sight in the top strap. Top strap is also engraved “COGSWELL & HARRISON / 226 STRAND, LONDON”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL / B”. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 450 Boxer with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and rubber grips, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on Dec. 17, 1888 in a sixteen gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by what is probably its orig distributor supplied, red felt lined English oak casing with empty medallion in the lid. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with rnd escutcheon. Inside the lid has its orig Cogswell & Harrison paper label. Bottom of the case is compartmented for the revolver, a wood handled brass cleaning rod, an L-shaped screwdriver, an ebony handled turn screw and a rnd socket for a pewter oil bottle which now has a military brass oil bottle. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, only 914 Single Actions were produced in target style, and out of those only 89 were in Cal. 450 Boxer. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-97% glossy orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear and some very fine flaking; ejector housing retains about 60-65% orig blue being a silver/brown patina on the outer radius; frame retains 85-88% glossy orig blue with some light candy striping and light flaking; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes, having flaked to a medium patina on the outer diameter; trigger guard & back strap retain 65-70% glossy orig blue with thin blue/brown front & back straps; grips are sound showing light wear, turned just a little chocolate. Mechanics are crisp; strong bright bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and overall retains about 90% orig varnish. Interior is very lightly faded with light soil and solid partitions. Ammunition & accessories are fine. 4-50757 JR333 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1207 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 FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.