SCARCE TRANSITIONAL 2ND MODEL RICHARDS CONVERSION COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 196090. Cal. 44 Colt CF. Blue and color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line “NEW YORK U.S. AMERICA” address. Left side of frame has the 1871-1872 patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cyl is usual 6-shots with Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Bbl lug has the percussion style loading cutout of the Richards conversion and the short conversion ring of the Richards-Mason conversion without integral sight, along with patent date markings on the frame. In addition it has the firing pin secured with 2-rivits in the hammer nose versus the firing pin in the conversion ring of the Richards conversion. There is no record of the actual numbers of these transitional pieces but they likely are very limited. There was about 9,000 Richards conversion revolvers and 2,100 Richards-Mason conversion revolvers, likely with only a few of the transitional pieces ever produced. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: About very fine, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 90-92% glossy orig blue, slightly thinned around the muzzle and left side. Ejector housing retains about 60% glossy orig blue. Frame, conversion ring, and hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors, lightly cleaned on left side. Hammer retains 30-40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina and shows about 98% Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Trigger guard retains about 60% strong orig silver and backstrap about 80-85% orig blue, a little thin in the center. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains virtually all of its crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its orig factory blue in the chambers of the cyl & bore. One of the finest Richards/Richards-Mason conversion revolvers extant. (WG-010) 4-51093 JR358 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2029

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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	2029	$13,800.00	SCARCE TRANSITIONAL 2ND MODEL RICHARDS CONVERSION COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER. SN 196090. Cal. 44 Colt CF. Blue and color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line “NEW YORK U.S. AMERICA” address. Left side of frame has the 1871-1872 patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cyl is usual 6-shots with Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Bbl lug has the percussion style loading cutout of the Richards conversion and the short conversion ring of the Richards-Mason conversion without integral sight, along with patent date markings on the frame. In addition it has the firing pin secured with 2-rivits in the hammer nose versus the firing pin in the conversion ring of the Richards conversion. There is no record of the actual numbers of these transitional pieces but they likely are very limited. There was about 9,000 Richards conversion revolvers and 2,100 Richards-Mason conversion revolvers, likely with only a few of the transitional pieces ever produced. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: About very fine, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 90-92% glossy orig blue, slightly thinned around the muzzle and left side. Ejector housing retains about 60% glossy orig blue. Frame, conversion ring, and hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors, lightly cleaned on left side. Hammer retains 30-40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina and shows about 98% Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Trigger guard retains about 60% strong orig silver and backstrap about 80-85% orig blue, a little thin in the center. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains virtually all of its crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its orig factory blue in the chambers of the cyl & bore. One of the finest Richards/Richards-Mason conversion revolvers extant. (WG-010) 4-51093 JR358 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2029 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 TRANSITIONAL 2ND MODEL RICHARDS CONVERSION COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER.