SCARCE VERY HIGH CONDITION HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 48860. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S”. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching serial number in backstrap channel. Left side of grip has a crisp “JEG” (Capt. John E. Greer) inspector cartouche under the date 1878. Right side has the crisp “HN” Henry Nettleton sub-inspector cartouche. Various parts have Mr. Nettleton’s initials, H.N., including bbl, cyl, frame, trigger guard, top of backstrap, bottom right edge of grip and left side of hammer. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, has last four digits of matching serial number which are also found on outside diameter of cyl. Trigger guard has the serial number “48960”, factory assemblers stamping error. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bulls-eye ejector rod head and base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. This revolver was produced between May and August 1878 and almost certainly would have been issued to a front line Cavalry unit fighting Indians in the west. The fact that it retains virtually all of its crisp orig finish in orig configuration lends credence to the thought that it may have been issued to a high ranking officer who never used it or possibly went to a state militia unit. Obviously it escaped the recalls of the 1890s and early 1900s where several thousand Cavalry revolvers were returned to Colt or Springfield Arsenal and modified to artillery configuration by having their bbls cut to 5-1/2″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine (probably unfired) all matching including bbl, cyl & grip, except trigger guard as noted. Bbl retains 96-97% crisp orig blue with full strong feathers on each side of front sight and ejector housing stud showing only light muzzle edge wear and a small wear spot on left side; ejector housing retains about 90% orig blue with wear at the tip and outer radius; frame retains about 98-99% brilliant orig case colors with some thinning on the left recoil shield, a couple small scratches and very faint sharp edge wear; hammer retains virtually all of its brilliant, orig case colors turned a little dark on top edge; cyl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear around the front edge, small wear spots opposite each other on the rear side, probably from sliding around in a drawer and has a light cyl line; trigger guard & front strap retain about 98% crisp orig blue; backstrap has some tiny scratches near the top with a few small streaks of candy striping and overall retains 95-96% crisp orig blue; grip has a gouge on the left side and shows light edge wear, again from sliding around in a drawer and overall retains a light hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; brilliant shiny bore. Chambers of the cyl & bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue. 4-50383 JR456 (100,000-125,000) – Lot 1330

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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	1330	$97,750.00	SCARCE VERY HIGH CONDITION HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 48860. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S”. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching serial number in backstrap channel. Left side of grip has a crisp “JEG” (Capt. John E. Greer) inspector cartouche under the date 1878. Right side has the crisp “HN” Henry Nettleton sub-inspector cartouche. Various parts have Mr. Nettleton’s initials, H.N., including bbl, cyl, frame, trigger guard, top of backstrap, bottom right edge of grip and left side of hammer. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, has last four digits of matching serial number which are also found on outside diameter of cyl. Trigger guard has the serial number “48960”, factory assemblers stamping error. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bulls-eye ejector rod head and base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. This revolver was produced between May and August 1878 and almost certainly would have been issued to a front line Cavalry unit fighting Indians in the west. The fact that it retains virtually all of its crisp orig finish in orig configuration lends credence to the thought that it may have been issued to a high ranking officer who never used it or possibly went to a state militia unit. Obviously it escaped the recalls of the 1890s and early 1900s where several thousand Cavalry revolvers were returned to Colt or Springfield Arsenal and modified to artillery configuration by having their bbls cut to 5-1/2″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine (probably unfired) all matching including bbl, cyl & grip, except trigger guard as noted. Bbl retains 96-97% crisp orig blue with full strong feathers on each side of front sight and ejector housing stud showing only light muzzle edge wear and a small wear spot on left side; ejector housing retains about 90% orig blue with wear at the tip and outer radius; frame retains about 98-99% brilliant orig case colors with some thinning on the left recoil shield, a couple small scratches and very faint sharp edge wear; hammer retains virtually all of its brilliant, orig case colors turned a little dark on top edge; cyl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear around the front edge, small wear spots opposite each other on the rear side, probably from sliding around in a drawer and has a light cyl line; trigger guard & front strap retain about 98% crisp orig blue; backstrap has some tiny scratches near the top with a few small streaks of candy striping and overall retains 95-96% crisp orig blue; grip has a gouge on the left side and shows light edge wear, again from sliding around in a drawer and overall retains a light hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; brilliant shiny bore. Chambers of the cyl & bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue. 4-50383 JR456 (100,000-125,000) – Lot 1330 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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SCARCE VERY HIGH CONDITION HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.