EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW AND UNFIRED CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 152329. Cal 44. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cyl is rebated with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking and five of the six safety pins serviceable. The un-plated brass trigger guard & blued steel backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip. No disassembly was effected to check for matching SNs. Frame is 3-screw type cut for shoulder stock with rnd head hammer screw. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing with an engraved plaque in the lid bearing the crest of an armored arm clutching an arrow in its hand, all over a six section rope-like ribbon. A quick Google search initially turned up this exact crest as belonging to David Fletcher. Additional search was enormously extensive. With time and resources undoubtedly additional information could be developed. Interior, in the bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a double sided trophy of arms & flags “COLTS PATENT” flask with long angle spout, a blued steel “COLT’S PATENT” bow-legged bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter marked with a “C” on right side, a brass mushroom head steel cleaning rod, an L-shaped nipple wrench and an orig paper sealed tin of Eley’s caps with tan label. The Model 1860 Colt was the most widely used sidearm in the Civil War with about 200,000 manufactured 1860-1873. A total of about 127,000 of these revolvers were purchased by the U.S. Government and virtually the entire production saw service throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier where they remained equally popular. They continued in service well into the late 1870s even after the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. By the end of the Civil War nearly 156,000 of these revolvers had been produced most of which had been sold to the U.S. Government leaving very few for civilian purchase. Even those were mostly private purchase by military personnel for use in the Civil War. This revolver was produced in 1864 while the Civil War was still raging and therefore must have been a present for a departing soldier, a high ranking military officer or someone of political importance or great wealth. That it has remained in pristine unfired condition with an equally pristine presentation case is the ultimate find for a Civil War era firearm. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching (grip was not checked). Overall retains 99%+ orig factory finish with brilliant charcoal blue and crisp case colors. Cyl is equally new & unfired although it has been “played with” and shows light front edge wear, a small ding and some slight thinning with minor flaking and shows 99% Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. Chambers of the cyl & bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue; trigger guard is a medium mustard patina with crisp, sharp edges; backstrap shows light wear on the heel with some scattered light flaking. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks and one small spot of wear on left side and overall retains about 98% crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny, unfired bore. Case is sound with a few minor, light nicks & scratches, a small chip from bottom front edge and overall retains virtually all of its crisp orig varnish; plaque in the lid retains about all of its orig gold wash. Interior is crisp & bright with only a small impression from the revolver cyl and all partitions are solid. Flask retains about 96-97% strong orig finish. Mold has some fine pitting on left arm, otherwise is crisp and unused. Cleaning rod & nipple wrench are equally new. Cap tin has some minor paper losses but is still sealed with lightly faded label. An incredible find, the equivalent of which probably never to be seen again. 4-48086 (85,000-100,000) – Lot 1313

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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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	1313	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW AND UNFIRED CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 152329. Cal 44. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cyl is rebated with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking and five of the six safety pins serviceable. The un-plated brass trigger guard & blued steel backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip. No disassembly was effected to check for matching SNs. Frame is 3-screw type cut for shoulder stock with rnd head hammer screw. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing with an engraved plaque in the lid bearing the crest of an armored arm clutching an arrow in its hand, all over a six section rope-like ribbon. A quick Google search initially turned up this exact crest as belonging to David Fletcher. Additional search was enormously extensive. With time and resources undoubtedly additional information could be developed. Interior, in the bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a double sided trophy of arms & flags “COLTS PATENT” flask with long angle spout, a blued steel “COLT’S PATENT” bow-legged bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter marked with a “C” on right side, a brass mushroom head steel cleaning rod, an L-shaped nipple wrench and an orig paper sealed tin of Eley’s caps with tan label. The Model 1860 Colt was the most widely used sidearm in the Civil War with about 200,000 manufactured 1860-1873. A total of about 127,000 of these revolvers were purchased by the U.S. Government and virtually the entire production saw service throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier where they remained equally popular. They continued in service well into the late 1870s even after the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. By the end of the Civil War nearly 156,000 of these revolvers had been produced most of which had been sold to the U.S. Government leaving very few for civilian purchase. Even those were mostly private purchase by military personnel for use in the Civil War. This revolver was produced in 1864 while the Civil War was still raging and therefore must have been a present for a departing soldier, a high ranking military officer or someone of political importance or great wealth. That it has remained in pristine unfired condition with an equally pristine presentation case is the ultimate find for a Civil War era firearm. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching (grip was not checked). Overall retains 99%+ orig factory finish with brilliant charcoal blue and crisp case colors. Cyl is equally new & unfired although it has been “played with” and shows light front edge wear, a small ding and some slight thinning with minor flaking and shows 99% Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. Chambers of the cyl & bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue; trigger guard is a medium mustard patina with crisp, sharp edges; backstrap shows light wear on the heel with some scattered light flaking. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks and one small spot of wear on left side and overall retains about 98% crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny, unfired bore. Case is sound with a few minor, light nicks & scratches, a small chip from bottom front edge and overall retains virtually all of its crisp orig varnish; plaque in the lid retains about all of its orig gold wash. Interior is crisp & bright with only a small impression from the revolver cyl and all partitions are solid. Flask retains about 96-97% strong orig finish. Mold has some fine pitting on left arm, otherwise is crisp and unused. Cleaning rod & nipple wrench are equally new. Cap tin has some minor paper losses but is still sealed with lightly faded label. An incredible find, the equivalent of which probably never to be seen again. 4-48086 (85,000-100,000) – Lot 1313 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW AND UNFIRED CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.