COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER DA REVOLVER.

SN 21018. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel on left side. Bottom of bbl, under the base pin is marked with a tiny “44”. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with Rampant Colt, birdhead, hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44 with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to H & D Folsom Arms Co., NY, NY on Sept. 7, 1888 in a 5-gun shipment. The model 1878 was Colt’s first large frame D.A. revolver and had reasonable success with citizens from all walks of life. They usually saw hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Overall retains about 60% thinning orig blue with holster wear on the bbl and ejector housing; frame losses are mostly from flaking; front & backstraps are a gray patina and buttstrap has a plug in the lanyard swivel hole; cyl is mostly a gray patina with plummy/blue finish in the flutes; grips are sound, show moderate to heavy wear and have turned chocolate. Hammer will not hold at full cock, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-50513 JR398 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1309

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
	1309	$1,150.00	COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER DA REVOLVER. SN 21018. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel on left side. Bottom of bbl, under the base pin is marked with a tiny “44”. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with Rampant Colt, birdhead, hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44 with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to H & D Folsom Arms Co., NY, NY on Sept. 7, 1888 in a 5-gun shipment. The model 1878 was Colt’s first large frame D.A. revolver and had reasonable success with citizens from all walks of life. They usually saw hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Overall retains about 60% thinning orig blue with holster wear on the bbl and ejector housing; frame losses are mostly from flaking; front & backstraps are a gray patina and buttstrap has a plug in the lanyard swivel hole; cyl is mostly a gray patina with plummy/blue finish in the flutes; grips are sound, show moderate to heavy wear and have turned chocolate. Hammer will not hold at full cock, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-50513 JR398 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1309 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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COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER DA REVOLVER.