EARLY FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION COLT 1878 HAMMER GUN WITH TUBE SET AND CASE.

SN 261. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Fine twist bbls are marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A.” on concave rib. Case hardened top lever action is fitted with front action sidelocks that have serpentine high spurred rebounding hammers. Action is engraved with line borders. Lockplates are marked “Colt’s Pt. F. A. Mfg. Co.” Top lever, trigger plate and trigger guard are charcoal blued. Trigger guard has SN at grip. Plain European walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over blued steel buttplate. There is point pattern checkering with mullered borders at grip. Matching splinter forend has inset ebony tip and Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left-.734, right -.731. Bore restrictions: left -.025 (I Mod), right -.019 (Mod). Minimum wall thickness: left -.034, right -.032. Drop at heel: 3-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-7/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Gun is accompanied by aluminum Nasco case lined in green velvet, with bottom compartment for action and bbls, with Briley tube sets for 20 ga. and 28 ga. in top compartment. Case also contains choke tubes and wrench for the tube set, and a leather hand protector. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 80 – 90% orig brown, darkening overall. Action retains approx 50% orig case hardening color, silvered on fences, and browning on bottom. Lockplates and hammers retain approx 70% of their orig vibrant case color. Top lever is silvered at thumbpiece. Trigger plate is excellent, with some flaking. Trigger guard retains a considerable amount of its blue, most loss due to flaking. Stocks have a number of light marks, and scratches in their orig oil finish. Buttplate retains over 80% of its orig charcoal blue. Bores are excellent with some light frosting. Action is tight. Locks are crisp. Left hammer retaining nut is missing. Case is very fine with some soiling and bumps. Interior cloth is excellent, near new, as are choke tubes and accessories. A fine early ’78 Colt, most saw exceptionally hard use. 4-51083 MGM291 (8,000-15,000) – Lot 2053

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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	2053	$3,680.00	EARLY FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION COLT 1878 HAMMER GUN WITH TUBE SET AND CASE. SN 261. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Fine twist bbls are marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A.” on concave rib. Case hardened top lever action is fitted with front action sidelocks that have serpentine high spurred rebounding hammers. Action is engraved with line borders. Lockplates are marked “Colt’s Pt. F. A. Mfg. Co.” Top lever, trigger plate and trigger guard are charcoal blued. Trigger guard has SN at grip. Plain European walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over blued steel buttplate. There is point pattern checkering with mullered borders at grip. Matching splinter forend has inset ebony tip and Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left-.734, right -.731. Bore restrictions: left -.025 (I Mod), right -.019 (Mod). Minimum wall thickness: left -.034, right -.032. Drop at heel: 3-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-7/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Gun is accompanied by aluminum Nasco case lined in green velvet, with bottom compartment for action and bbls, with Briley tube sets for 20 ga. and 28 ga. in top compartment. Case also contains choke tubes and wrench for the tube set, and a leather hand protector. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 80 – 90% orig brown, darkening overall. Action retains approx 50% orig case hardening color, silvered on fences, and browning on bottom. Lockplates and hammers retain approx 70% of their orig vibrant case color. Top lever is silvered at thumbpiece. Trigger plate is excellent, with some flaking. Trigger guard retains a considerable amount of its blue, most loss due to flaking. Stocks have a number of light marks, and scratches in their orig oil finish. Buttplate retains over 80% of its orig charcoal blue. Bores are excellent with some light frosting. Action is tight. Locks are crisp. Left hammer retaining nut is missing. Case is very fine with some soiling and bumps. Interior cloth is excellent, near new, as are choke tubes and accessories. A fine early ’78 Colt, most saw exceptionally hard use. 4-51083 MGM291 (8,000-15,000) – Lot 2053 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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EARLY FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION COLT 1878 HAMMER GUN WITH TUBE SET AND CASE.