COLT 3-1/2″ ROUND BARREL CONVERSION REVOLVER.

SN 311554. Cal. 38 CF. Blue & color case hardened with 3-1/2″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address. Left side of frame has the 1871-1872 patent dates and left shoulder trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Cyl is rebated with 5 chambers & stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. There are about 6,000 of these revolvers produced during the period 1873-1880. They were made with orig bbls produced for this revolver, not conversion bbls. These little pocket sized revolvers were in use well into the mid 1880s and beyond and generally show hard service. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge, which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 10% orig blue, mostly around the wedge slots with the balance flaked, not worn, to a smooth, even, dark patina. Frame & hammer retain extraordinary, brilliant case colors. Trigger guard retains about 98% orig silver and the backstrap about 50%. Grip is sound, showing very light wear and retains about 98% crisp orig varnish. Cyl retains about 80% blue, stronger in the rebated area, flaking on the major diameter and shows about 98% stagecoach hold up scene. Crisp mechanics, very bright, shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. (WG-050) 4-51072 JR363 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 2042

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2042	$3,450.00	COLT 3-1/2″ ROUND BARREL CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 311554. Cal. 38 CF. Blue & color case hardened with 3-1/2″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address. Left side of frame has the 1871-1872 patent dates and left shoulder trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Cyl is rebated with 5 chambers & stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. There are about 6,000 of these revolvers produced during the period 1873-1880. They were made with orig bbls produced for this revolver, not conversion bbls. These little pocket sized revolvers were in use well into the mid 1880s and beyond and generally show hard service. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge, which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 10% orig blue, mostly around the wedge slots with the balance flaked, not worn, to a smooth, even, dark patina. Frame & hammer retain extraordinary, brilliant case colors. Trigger guard retains about 98% orig silver and the backstrap about 50%. Grip is sound, showing very light wear and retains about 98% crisp orig varnish. Cyl retains about 80% blue, stronger in the rebated area, flaking on the major diameter and shows about 98% stagecoach hold up scene. Crisp mechanics, very bright, shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. (WG-050) 4-51072 JR363 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 2042 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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COLT 3-1/2″ ROUND BARREL CONVERSION REVOLVER.