SCARCE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH RARE SKELETON SHOULDER STOCK.

SN 66512. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Bottom of bbl, under the ejector housing, has last four digits of matching SN. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has the caliber marking. Frame has the extended hammer screw for shoulder stock attachment. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. Ejector housing is 3rd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Accompanied by an original nickeled bronze skeleton shoulder stock with steel adjusting screw & knob. These stocks were offered as accessories and no record is known of how many were sold or if any were shipped with revolvers, other than Buntline Specials. Regardless this is a rare accessory in orig configuration. Numerous examples today are reproductions. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Revolver is an overall cleaned gray metal patina with strong markings and a series of nicks & scratches on the bbl. It appears that a couple of the trigger guard screws are replacements and the front of the trigger plate has a series of nicks & a screwdriver halo around the front screw hole. Grip has a chipped right toe with a gouge on the right side, showing considerable wear with traces of orig varnish, being mostly a hand worn patina; hammer spring is a replacement. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with very fine pitting. Stock retains about 75% orig nickel with no other apparent flaws. Altogether a very rare set. 4-50574 JR165 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1216

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
	1216	$10,350.00	SCARCE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH RARE SKELETON SHOULDER STOCK. SN 66512. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Bottom of bbl, under the ejector housing, has last four digits of matching SN. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has the caliber marking. Frame has the extended hammer screw for shoulder stock attachment. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. Ejector housing is 3rd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Accompanied by an original nickeled bronze skeleton shoulder stock with steel adjusting screw & knob. These stocks were offered as accessories and no record is known of how many were sold or if any were shipped with revolvers, other than Buntline Specials. Regardless this is a rare accessory in orig configuration. Numerous examples today are reproductions. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Revolver is an overall cleaned gray metal patina with strong markings and a series of nicks & scratches on the bbl. It appears that a couple of the trigger guard screws are replacements and the front of the trigger plate has a series of nicks & a screwdriver halo around the front screw hole. Grip has a chipped right toe with a gouge on the right side, showing considerable wear with traces of orig varnish, being mostly a hand worn patina; hammer spring is a replacement. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with very fine pitting. Stock retains about 75% orig nickel with no other apparent flaws. Altogether a very rare set. 4-50574 JR165 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1216 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 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH RARE SKELETON SHOULDER STOCK.