*PRE WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 209492. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with cal marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with Rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as cal 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, IL. on May 20, 1901 in a 3-gun shipment. Undoubtedly this revolver would have gone mail order to some cowboy out west. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and ejector housing retain about 75% glossy orig blue with holster wear on left side of bbl, around the muzzle and outer radius of ejector housing; fame and hammer retain most of their orig case colors, brilliant in the sheltered areas, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere; screws are fine retaining most of their orig fire blue; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes thin on the outer diameter; trigger guard and backstrap retain blue in sheltered areas with the front and backstraps grey patina; left grip has a compression fracture inside, otherwise grips are sound showing light wear; mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-50504 JR257 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 1280

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
	1280	$4,312.50	PRE WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 209492. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with cal marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with Rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as cal 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, IL. on May 20, 1901 in a 3-gun shipment. Undoubtedly this revolver would have gone mail order to some cowboy out west. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and ejector housing retain about 75% glossy orig blue with holster wear on left side of bbl, around the muzzle and outer radius of ejector housing; fame and hammer retain most of their orig case colors, brilliant in the sheltered areas, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere; screws are fine retaining most of their orig fire blue; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes thin on the outer diameter; trigger guard and backstrap retain blue in sheltered areas with the front and backstraps grey patina; left grip has a compression fracture inside, otherwise grips are sound showing light wear; mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-50504 JR257 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 1280 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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*PRE WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.