RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 3547. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight and New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated brass trigger guard & steel back strap contain its orig, matching numbered,1-pc, Army-sized ivory grip. Cyl is full fluted style with all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Frame is 4-screw style with flat head hammer screw and cut for shoulder stock. Revolver is engraved by Gustave Young with about full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame with one scroll terminating in a flower blossom on the left recoil shield. Matching foliate arabesque patterns extend over the bbl and terminate just forward of the address. Top of the back strap is engraved in Mr. Young’s minimal starburst panel with foliate arabesque pattern on the back strap, heel, butt strap & trigger guard. Raised areas of the cyl, over the chamber areas are engraved to match. Hammer is also engraved to match with a wolf’s head on each side of the nose, foliate arabesque patterns on the shank and fish scale patterns on the top edge & sides of the spur. It is well recorded that there were about 4,000 of these revolvers with fluted cylinders produced out of the first 8,000 or so revolvers made. Many of these fluted Army revolvers were shipped to southern dealers on the eve of the Civil War and are sometimes considered secondary Confederate arms. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a sgl sided “COLTS PATENT” trophy of flags & arms angle spout flask, a blued “COLT’S PATENT” 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small tin of Eley’s caps and a functioning key. Given the very limited number of these revolvers produced, and the time frame in which they were produced, it is statistically safe to say that extremely few were engraved and even fewer were cased. This is an orig casing built for the 7-1/2″ bbl revolver with Army grip vs. the 8″ standard production revolver. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 70% thinning orig blue, glossy & bright in sheltered areas; rammer pivot & handle retain about all of their dark orig case colors; frame retains traces of case colors in the most sheltered areas having faded mostly to gray; hammer is a gray patina; cyl retains 60-70% orig blue, mostly in the flutes & rebated area; trigger guard retains 40-50% orig silver and the back strap is a cleaned gray metal patina. Grip has a few age lines, shows very little wear and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; strong sharp bore with moderate pitting. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid and another in the bottom, otherwise is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about 75-80% orig varnish; interior is lightly faded in the lid with one area of soil from contact with the cylinder; bottom is moderately faded & soiled with light damage from the front sight and some slight loose material in the rear edge; flask is mostly a dark brass patina; mold is very fine, other accessories are fine. Altogether an extremely rare & desirable set. 4-49633 (55,000-75,000) – Lot 2152

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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	2152	$0.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3547. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight and New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated brass trigger guard & steel back strap contain its orig, matching numbered,1-pc, Army-sized ivory grip. Cyl is full fluted style with all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Frame is 4-screw style with flat head hammer screw and cut for shoulder stock. Revolver is engraved by Gustave Young with about full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame with one scroll terminating in a flower blossom on the left recoil shield. Matching foliate arabesque patterns extend over the bbl and terminate just forward of the address. Top of the back strap is engraved in Mr. Young’s minimal starburst panel with foliate arabesque pattern on the back strap, heel, butt strap & trigger guard. Raised areas of the cyl, over the chamber areas are engraved to match. Hammer is also engraved to match with a wolf’s head on each side of the nose, foliate arabesque patterns on the shank and fish scale patterns on the top edge & sides of the spur. It is well recorded that there were about 4,000 of these revolvers with fluted cylinders produced out of the first 8,000 or so revolvers made. Many of these fluted Army revolvers were shipped to southern dealers on the eve of the Civil War and are sometimes considered secondary Confederate arms. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a sgl sided “COLTS PATENT” trophy of flags & arms angle spout flask, a blued “COLT’S PATENT” 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small tin of Eley’s caps and a functioning key. Given the very limited number of these revolvers produced, and the time frame in which they were produced, it is statistically safe to say that extremely few were engraved and even fewer were cased. This is an orig casing built for the 7-1/2″ bbl revolver with Army grip vs. the 8″ standard production revolver. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 70% thinning orig blue, glossy & bright in sheltered areas; rammer pivot & handle retain about all of their dark orig case colors; frame retains traces of case colors in the most sheltered areas having faded mostly to gray; hammer is a gray patina; cyl retains 60-70% orig blue, mostly in the flutes & rebated area; trigger guard retains 40-50% orig silver and the back strap is a cleaned gray metal patina. Grip has a few age lines, shows very little wear and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; strong sharp bore with moderate pitting. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid and another in the bottom, otherwise is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about 75-80% orig varnish; interior is lightly faded in the lid with one area of soil from contact with the cylinder; bottom is moderately faded & soiled with light damage from the front sight and some slight loose material in the rear edge; flask is mostly a dark brass patina; mold is very fine, other accessories are fine. Altogether an extremely rare & desirable set. 4-49633 (55,000-75,000) – Lot 2152 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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RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.