COLT NEW HOUSE REVOLVER WITH ETCHED BARREL AND DEALER INSCRIPTION IN ENGLISH CASE.

SN 16131. Cal. 41 CF. 2 1/4″ bbl. Full blue finish. Checkered hard rubber grips with Colt medallions. Bbl has small 2-line address with Colt House 41 etched panel on left side. Small British proof on bottom side of bbl. Frame has 41 cal. stamped above trigger on left side. Cylinder has P inspector mark on front face and small British proofs behind each flute. Frame has P inspector mark on left side under grip and A inspector mark under right grip. Left grip is no. 18219. Right grip is marked no. 18224. Backstrap is engraved “F.T. Baker Gun Manufacturer. London.” Case is English style made of oak with medallion in lid and dealer label of Frederick T. Baker on inside of lid. Case contains 2 cartridges and a cleaning rod. Accompanied by a collector card describing this revolver and showing its purchase from Norm Flayderman in December 1972. PROVENANCE: The Dr. Robert G. Cox Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% bright blue finish with most of wear on left side. Bbl address is sharp. Etched panel is excellent with clear lettering. Front sight retains 90% blue. Bore is frosty with sharp rifling. Frame retains 40-50% blue with most of loss on top strap left side above trigger, backstrap and forestrap which has blended in a pleasing blue-brown patina. Hammer retains nearly all of fire blue on top and back. Hammer sides are bright with some staining. Trigger retains 60% bright blue finish Cal. mark on frame is sharp. Frame screws all retain most of orig fire blue finish. Cylinder retains 80% of thinning blue finish. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and sharp Colt medallion. Grips have a few small scratches. Case is very good with fine lining, complete label and surface mars and scratches especially on backside of lid. A fine Colt New House pistol of which only 4000 were made, and only a small portion were in 41 cal. 50019-256 TEP (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1410

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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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1410	$4,025.00	COLT NEW HOUSE REVOLVER WITH ETCHED BARREL AND DEALER INSCRIPTION IN ENGLISH CASE. SN 16131. Cal. 41 CF. 2 1/4″ bbl. Full blue finish. Checkered hard rubber grips with Colt medallions. Bbl has small 2-line address with Colt House 41 etched panel on left side. Small British proof on bottom side of bbl. Frame has 41 cal. stamped above trigger on left side. Cylinder has P inspector mark on front face and small British proofs behind each flute. Frame has P inspector mark on left side under grip and A inspector mark under right grip. Left grip is no. 18219. Right grip is marked no. 18224. Backstrap is engraved “F.T. Baker Gun Manufacturer. London.” Case is English style made of oak with medallion in lid and dealer label of Frederick T. Baker on inside of lid. Case contains 2 cartridges and a cleaning rod. Accompanied by a collector card describing this revolver and showing its purchase from Norm Flayderman in December 1972. PROVENANCE: The Dr. Robert G. Cox Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% bright blue finish with most of wear on left side. Bbl address is sharp. Etched panel is excellent with clear lettering. Front sight retains 90% blue. Bore is frosty with sharp rifling. Frame retains 40-50% blue with most of loss on top strap left side above trigger, backstrap and forestrap which has blended in a pleasing blue-brown patina. Hammer retains nearly all of fire blue on top and back. Hammer sides are bright with some staining. Trigger retains 60% bright blue finish Cal. mark on frame is sharp. Frame screws all retain most of orig fire blue finish. Cylinder retains 80% of thinning blue finish. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and sharp Colt medallion. Grips have a few small scratches. Case is very good with fine lining, complete label and surface mars and scratches especially on backside of lid. A fine Colt New House pistol of which only 4000 were made, and only a small portion were in 41 cal. 50019-256 TEP (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1410 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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COLT NEW HOUSE REVOLVER WITH ETCHED BARREL AND DEALER INSCRIPTION IN ENGLISH CASE.