EARLY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 107183. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt/eagle hard rubber grips from another revolver. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, with wide sweeping foliate arabesque scrolls on the frame, a fan or flower blossom pattern on recoil shield & loading gate with snake & dot pattern on the top strap. Each side of bbl boss is engraved with a sunburst. Foliate arabesque patterns extend about 2/3 up the bbl and has snake & dot patterns that extend to the muzzle. Top of the bbl is engraved in snake & dot patterns around the address with geometric patterns to the front sight. Top of back strap is engraved in a sunburst pattern with geometric patterns down the back strap, on the butt strap & trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and a snake & dot pattern around the rear edge. Ejector housing is engraved in snake & dot patterns in the top gullet & outer radius. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber stocks, factory engraved and shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on March 11, 1884 in a 6-gun shipment. Base pin appears to be a period of use replacement with dimpled ends. Looking at this Colt leaves absolutely no doubt that it saw continuous hard use on the frontier, probably by a long serving law enforcement officer. The wear is consistent with that posit. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. Traces of nickel finish remain in the most sheltered areas being mostly a cleaned gray metal patina showing heavy wear with fine pitting on front of frame and front of top strap. Grips are sound and show very heavy wear with a few nicks on bottom left edge. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered very fine pitting. 4-50540 JR85 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1217

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
	1217	$10,620.00	EARLY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 107183. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt/eagle hard rubber grips from another revolver. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, with wide sweeping foliate arabesque scrolls on the frame, a fan or flower blossom pattern on recoil shield & loading gate with snake & dot pattern on the top strap. Each side of bbl boss is engraved with a sunburst. Foliate arabesque patterns extend about 2/3 up the bbl and has snake & dot patterns that extend to the muzzle. Top of the bbl is engraved in snake & dot patterns around the address with geometric patterns to the front sight. Top of back strap is engraved in a sunburst pattern with geometric patterns down the back strap, on the butt strap & trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and a snake & dot pattern around the rear edge. Ejector housing is engraved in snake & dot patterns in the top gullet & outer radius. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber stocks, factory engraved and shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on March 11, 1884 in a 6-gun shipment. Base pin appears to be a period of use replacement with dimpled ends. Looking at this Colt leaves absolutely no doubt that it saw continuous hard use on the frontier, probably by a long serving law enforcement officer. The wear is consistent with that posit. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. Traces of nickel finish remain in the most sheltered areas being mostly a cleaned gray metal patina showing heavy wear with fine pitting on front of frame and front of top strap. Grips are sound and show very heavy wear with a few nicks on bottom left edge. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered very fine pitting. 4-50540 JR85 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1217 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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EARLY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.