*FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER “E. de Mex”.

SN 305797. Cal .38 WCF, 4-3/4″ bbl, blue and case color finish, checkered hard rubber grips with Col medallions. Bbl has standard 2-line address with cal marking on left side. “E. de Mex” is engraved on the left side in front of cal mark. A small “41” is stamped on the bottom of bbl. 2-line patent mark on left side frame. Rampant Colt logo in circle to the right. Assembly number “86” is stamped on loading gate and on inside of frame under trigger guard. The SN matches on frame, trigger guard, and backstrap. Cyl is unmarked. Grips have last 4 digits of SN scratched on inside. Left forward trigger guard bow has “VP” proof and left rear trigger guard bow has assembler number 6. Revolver is accompanied by 2 Colt factory letters, one dated January 24, 1961 addressed to Captain John Shomier and the second dated July 10, 1967 addressed to Mr. Robert Q. Sutherland. A noted old time Colt Collector. Letters both state caliber 38-40, bbl length 4-3/4″, finish blue, stocks not listed, factory engraved “E. de Mex” on bbl and showing shipment to M. Hartley Co., New York, N.Y. on August 26, 1908 in a 50 gun shipment. PROVENANCE: The Brad Shepherd Collection. CONDITION: Very fine as professionally refinished. Bbl retains 95% blue finish with very slight muzzle wear and some minor scratches. Front sight is full-sized. Bore is frosty is strong rifling. Ejector rod retains 98% blue with slight muzzle wear at the front end and a few small scratches. Frame retains 95+% re-case colored finish with sharp markings. Trigger guard and backstrap also retain 98% re-blued finish with sharp markings. Hammer has coarse knurling without a border is polished bright on the sides and is blue on the top and back. Screws retain nearly all of their fire-blue finish. Cyl retains 95% re-blue finish with slight high-point wear and some striations. No drag mark. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and medallions and only one tiny chip missing at toe of left grip. A very fine example of a single action army revolver that was shipped to Mexico before the Revolution and has a very professional, possibly factory, restoration. Although there are no factory restoration marks. 50062-17 TEP C&R (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1313

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Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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	$4,025.00	FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER “E. de Mex”. SN 305797. Cal .38 WCF, 4-3/4″ bbl, blue and case color finish, checkered hard rubber grips with Col medallions. Bbl has standard 2-line address with cal marking on left side. “E. de Mex” is engraved on the left side in front of cal mark. A small “41” is stamped on the bottom of bbl. 2-line patent mark on left side frame. Rampant Colt logo in circle to the right. Assembly number “86” is stamped on loading gate and on inside of frame under trigger guard. The SN matches on frame, trigger guard, and backstrap. Cyl is unmarked. Grips have last 4 digits of SN scratched on inside. Left forward trigger guard bow has “VP” proof and left rear trigger guard bow has assembler number 6. Revolver is accompanied by 2 Colt factory letters, one dated January 24, 1961 addressed to Captain John Shomier and the second dated July 10, 1967 addressed to Mr. Robert Q. Sutherland. A noted old time Colt Collector. Letters both state caliber 38-40, bbl length 4-3/4″, finish blue, stocks not listed, factory engraved “E. de Mex” on bbl and showing shipment to M. Hartley Co., New York, N.Y. on August 26, 1908 in a 50 gun shipment. PROVENANCE: The Brad Shepherd Collection. CONDITION: Very fine as professionally refinished. Bbl retains 95% blue finish with very slight muzzle wear and some minor scratches. Front sight is full-sized. Bore is frosty is strong rifling. Ejector rod retains 98% blue with slight muzzle wear at the front end and a few small scratches. Frame retains 95+% re-case colored finish with sharp markings. Trigger guard and backstrap also retain 98% re-blued finish with sharp markings. Hammer has coarse knurling without a border is polished bright on the sides and is blue on the top and back. Screws retain nearly all of their fire-blue finish. Cyl retains 95% re-blue finish with slight high-point wear and some striations. No drag mark. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and medallions and only one tiny chip missing at toe of left grip. A very fine example of a single action army revolver that was shipped to Mexico before the Revolution and has a very professional, possibly factory, restoration. Although there are no factory restoration marks. 50062-17 TEP C&R (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1313 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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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*FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER “E. de Mex”.