VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 2903. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7 1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line Hartford address. Frame is 4 screw style cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw & has a small “COLTS PATENT” on the left side. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel backstrap contain a varnished, 1-pc, Army sized walnut grip with serial number 2903 in backstrap channel. Cylinder is rebated & full fluted with 4 of the 6 safety pins mostly serviceable. Trigger guard has the serial number “2901” and the serial number on the bbl lug, “2903” has had a “3” stamped over the “1” which is also found on the wedge. All other numbers on this revolver are clearly “2903”. Accompanied by an extraordinarily rare, burgundy velvet lined, mahogany casing with very rare paper label of distributor James Walsh whose address was 60 Main St. Richmond, VA inside the lid. Bottom of the case is compartmented for the revolver, a double sided Remington style copper & brass flask with dog and pheasant motif, a blued 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold marked on the right side “44H” with an “H” inspector initial and a partial tin of Eley’s caps. There are about 4,000 of these rare revolvers out of the first 8,000 models ’60 army revolvers produced in both 7-1/2″ & 8″ bbls & with both Army & Navy size grips. As is attested to by the distributors label in the lid of this case, many of these early fluted Army revolvers were delivered to southern dealers & distributors just on the eve of the Civil War and are considered secondary Confederate arms. They rarely are found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Numbers matching as reported above. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer handle & pivot retain strong case colors. Frame retains strong case colors on the sides faded to a mottled silver/brown patina on the recoil shields. Hammer has silvered case colors. Trigger guard retains traces of orig silver being mostly a medium mustard patina. Backstrap retains blue in sheltered areas being mostly a thin blue/brown, the backstrap with light surface pitting. Grip is sound showing moderate wear on the edges with light nicks & scratches and retains about 85% orig varnish. Cylinder retains 50-60% orig blue, mostly in the flutes with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore, has been fired, but very little, just poor storage. Case is sound showing usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded inside the lid and the label is completely intact, moderately yellowed. Bottom is moderately faded with moderate to heavy soil. Flask retains about 65-70% orig finish and the mold is a dark blue patina. Cap tin is fine. A truly rare set that undoubtedly has Confederate ties. 4-51172 JR121 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2084

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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	2084	$22,425.00	VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2903. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7 1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line Hartford address. Frame is 4 screw style cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw & has a small “COLTS PATENT” on the left side. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel backstrap contain a varnished, 1-pc, Army sized walnut grip with serial number 2903 in backstrap channel. Cylinder is rebated & full fluted with 4 of the 6 safety pins mostly serviceable. Trigger guard has the serial number “2901” and the serial number on the bbl lug, “2903” has had a “3” stamped over the “1” which is also found on the wedge. All other numbers on this revolver are clearly “2903”. Accompanied by an extraordinarily rare, burgundy velvet lined, mahogany casing with very rare paper label of distributor James Walsh whose address was 60 Main St. Richmond, VA inside the lid. Bottom of the case is compartmented for the revolver, a double sided Remington style copper & brass flask with dog and pheasant motif, a blued 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold marked on the right side “44H” with an “H” inspector initial and a partial tin of Eley’s caps. There are about 4,000 of these rare revolvers out of the first 8,000 models ’60 army revolvers produced in both 7-1/2″ & 8″ bbls & with both Army & Navy size grips. As is attested to by the distributors label in the lid of this case, many of these early fluted Army revolvers were delivered to southern dealers & distributors just on the eve of the Civil War and are considered secondary Confederate arms. They rarely are found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Numbers matching as reported above. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer handle & pivot retain strong case colors. Frame retains strong case colors on the sides faded to a mottled silver/brown patina on the recoil shields. Hammer has silvered case colors. Trigger guard retains traces of orig silver being mostly a medium mustard patina. Backstrap retains blue in sheltered areas being mostly a thin blue/brown, the backstrap with light surface pitting. Grip is sound showing moderate wear on the edges with light nicks & scratches and retains about 85% orig varnish. Cylinder retains 50-60% orig blue, mostly in the flutes with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore, has been fired, but very little, just poor storage. Case is sound showing usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded inside the lid and the label is completely intact, moderately yellowed. Bottom is moderately faded with moderate to heavy soil. Flask retains about 65-70% orig finish and the mold is a dark blue patina. Cap tin is fine. A truly rare set that undoubtedly has Confederate ties. 4-51172 JR121 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2084 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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VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.