ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 45674. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly thinned front sight and 1-line block letter address. Bbl likely would have had an etched panel on the left side, which is now worn away. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44”. Ejector housing appears to have been a military item with a “K” inspector initial on the tip. Ejector housing is 3rd type, with bulls-eye ejector rod head. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 C.F.”. Mounted with 1-pc ivory grip made in the orig style from two slabs of ivory attached to two wooden spacers to form a 1-pc grip. Right side of grip, at the frame is marked “TR” connected. Could this be one of Theodore Roosevelt’s long lost Colts? Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing and cyl, has last four digits of matching serial number. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. This revolver was produced in about 1878, when virtually every man in the west wore a sidearm on a daily basis. It was manufactured just after the Custer Massacre, when the Indians were still wild, outlaws were prevalent and the average citizen carried a handgun simply for personal protection. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth, dark plum brown patina with sharp edge wear and fine pitting in the forcing cone area; grip has a repaired toe on the left side & has numerous small age lines, otherwise is sound and retains a golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; dark bore with sharp rifling. 4-50569 JR425 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1244

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
	1244	$3,162.50	ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 45674. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly thinned front sight and 1-line block letter address. Bbl likely would have had an etched panel on the left side, which is now worn away. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44”. Ejector housing appears to have been a military item with a “K” inspector initial on the tip. Ejector housing is 3rd type, with bulls-eye ejector rod head. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 C.F.”. Mounted with 1-pc ivory grip made in the orig style from two slabs of ivory attached to two wooden spacers to form a 1-pc grip. Right side of grip, at the frame is marked “TR” connected. Could this be one of Theodore Roosevelt’s long lost Colts? Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing and cyl, has last four digits of matching serial number. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. This revolver was produced in about 1878, when virtually every man in the west wore a sidearm on a daily basis. It was manufactured just after the Custer Massacre, when the Indians were still wild, outlaws were prevalent and the average citizen carried a handgun simply for personal protection. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth, dark plum brown patina with sharp edge wear and fine pitting in the forcing cone area; grip has a repaired toe on the left side & has numerous small age lines, otherwise is sound and retains a golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; dark bore with sharp rifling. 4-50569 JR425 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1244 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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ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.