RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 6A 1855 ROOT SIDE HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 10337. Cal. 31. All blue finish with rare 4-1/2″ stepped rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New-York U.S.A. address. Mounted with 1-pc “certifiable antique elephant ivory” grip that has very deep relief carved Mexican eagle on the left side. Grip is matching numbered rather whimsically, probably by a bored assembler with the Roman numerals “III III VII” (337) which are the matching last three digits of the SN. Cyl is unfluted with 5-chambers and stage-coach hold-up scene roll marking. Revolver is engraved in late vine style without background and has about 60% coverage on the frame, top and bottom straps with matching patterns extending over the major diameter of the bbl on the backstrap, buttstrap and hammer. Accompanied by an English style, brass bound rosewood casing with plaque of the lid engraved “Amori Benson”. The brass fittings are gold-washed. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a single-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle & stars flask, a blued steel bow-legged “COLT’S PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter and a brass and steel cleaning rod. Covered compartment in the right rear is empty. There were about 2100 Model 6 and 6A revolvers produced 1855 to about 1870. Extremely few were engraved and of those only a handful were so cased. These revolvers were very popular with both ladies and gentlemen of this era and usually saw hard service and are almost never found with high orig finish. Survival rate of cased examples are exceedingly rare. A quick Google search disclosed that there was a Dr. Amori Benson who was born 1799 in Putney, VT and died 1876 in Somerville, MA and is buried in Bennington, VT. PROVENANCE: The Esteemed Collection of Steve Ardia. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our "Ivory Position Statement" and the "Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object." This information is located in the front section of our catalog. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including bbl, cyl and grip. Overall, frame and bbl retain about 60-70% orig blue with the balance flaked to a dark patina. Backstrap is mostly a grey patina and the cyl is a light grey patina showing 60-70% stage-coach hold-up scene roll marking. Bbl is loose in the frame. Grip has a couple of age lines and a large chip out of the toe, otherwise is sound with a mellow ivory patina. Hammer will not catch at full cock and is not solid at half cock, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with moderate pitting. Case is fine with most of the green paper covering on the bottom and overall retains most of its orig factory varnish and about 80% gold-wash on the brass fittings. Interior is very lightly soiled in the bottom, otherwise is bright and clean. Flask retains 85-88% strong orig finish and the mold about 95% bright orig blue. Cleaning rod is fine. 49631-47 JR21 IVORY (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2125

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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	2125	$0.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 6A 1855 ROOT SIDE HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 10337. Cal. 31. All blue finish with rare 4-1/2″ stepped rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New-York U.S.A. address. Mounted with 1-pc “certifiable antique elephant ivory” grip that has very deep relief carved Mexican eagle on the left side. Grip is matching numbered rather whimsically, probably by a bored assembler with the Roman numerals “III III VII” (337) which are the matching last three digits of the SN. Cyl is unfluted with 5-chambers and stage-coach hold-up scene roll marking. Revolver is engraved in late vine style without background and has about 60% coverage on the frame, top and bottom straps with matching patterns extending over the major diameter of the bbl on the backstrap, buttstrap and hammer. Accompanied by an English style, brass bound rosewood casing with plaque of the lid engraved “Amori Benson”. The brass fittings are gold-washed. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a single-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle & stars flask, a blued steel bow-legged “COLT’S PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter and a brass and steel cleaning rod. Covered compartment in the right rear is empty. There were about 2100 Model 6 and 6A revolvers produced 1855 to about 1870. Extremely few were engraved and of those only a handful were so cased. These revolvers were very popular with both ladies and gentlemen of this era and usually saw hard service and are almost never found with high orig finish. Survival rate of cased examples are exceedingly rare. A quick Google search disclosed that there was a Dr. Amori Benson who was born 1799 in Putney, VT and died 1876 in Somerville, MA and is buried in Bennington, VT. PROVENANCE: The Esteemed Collection of Steve Ardia. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our "Ivory Position Statement" and the "Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object." This information is located in the front section of our catalog. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including bbl, cyl and grip. Overall, frame and bbl retain about 60-70% orig blue with the balance flaked to a dark patina. Backstrap is mostly a grey patina and the cyl is a light grey patina showing 60-70% stage-coach hold-up scene roll marking. Bbl is loose in the frame. Grip has a couple of age lines and a large chip out of the toe, otherwise is sound with a mellow ivory patina. Hammer will not catch at full cock and is not solid at half cock, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with moderate pitting. Case is fine with most of the green paper covering on the bottom and overall retains most of its orig factory varnish and about 80% gold-wash on the brass fittings. Interior is very lightly soiled in the bottom, otherwise is bright and clean. Flask retains 85-88% strong orig finish and the mold about 95% bright orig blue. Cleaning rod is fine. 49631-47 JR21 IVORY (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2125 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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RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 6A 1855 ROOT SIDE HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER.