RARE CASED ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.

SN 154299 & 154304. Cal. 44. Revolvers are virtually identical with silver finish, 8″ round bbls, full front sights and 1 line New-York U.S. America addresses. The brass trigger guards and iron backstraps contain 1-pc ivory grips with left and right hand, very detailed, raised carved Mexican eagles. Revolvers are engraved in vine style, probably by Gustave Young with small “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a pillow shape on the frames. Caliber marking is found on the left rear web of the trigger guards. Engraving consists of full coverage vine patterns without shading on the frames with several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Sides of the hammers are deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of hammer noses, fish scale patterns on sides of the spurs and top edges. Matching engraving patterns extend over sides of the bbls terminating over the top, forward of the addresses. Ends of the wedges are matching engraved. It appears that the cylinders may have been gold washed. Screws are blued. Frames are 3-screw type cut for shoulder stock. When consigned it was discovered that #154304 was still loaded, but probably never fired. The loads were drawn and the orig bullets are included. Accompanied by an original Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the two revolvers, a silver plated, double sided trophy of flags and arms “COLTS PATENT” flask with angle spout, a silver plated 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” steel mold with sprue cutter marked on the right side “44H”, a silver plated “L” shaped nipple wrench, 2 orig, blue paper wrapped, green label Eley Brothers cap tins, a small screw lid ivory bits box and a functioning key. A true pair being only 5 numbers apart. Undoubtedly this set was a presentation to some high ranking Mexican government official or military officer. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) SN 154299. Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip is unnumbered. Overall retains 95-96% strong orig silver plating with the only losses on the front and backstraps. Cylinder shows faint gold wash in the rebated area with some light pimpling and thin Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Screws retain most of their orig blue, slightly thinned. Grip is sharp and crisp, showing only light high point wear and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore probably never fired. 2) SN 154304. Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip is unnumbered. Overall retains 95-96% strong orig silver plating with the only losses on the front and backstraps. Cylinder shows faint gold wash in the rebated area with some light pimpling, some scattered wear spots and thin Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Screws retain most of their orig blue, slightly thinned. Grip is sharp and crisp, showing only light high point wear and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore, probably never fired. Chambers of the cylinders show light rust from black powder corrosion from when it was loaded, probably in excess of 100 years or more. Although it was loaded, it appears to have never been fired. Both cylinders retain all 6 of their safety pins. Case has a couple of cracks across the lid and others in the bottom with numerous handling and storage nicks and scratches and retains about 90% orig varnish. Interior is faded to a golden color with bright burgundy under the revolvers and accessories and the bottom compartments. Accessories are fine with the mold showing nicks and dings and the cap tins minor paper wrapping losses. Altogether a spectacular and desirable set. 4-49625 (60,000-100,000) – Lot 2153

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
	2153	$0.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS. SN 154299 & 154304. Cal. 44. Revolvers are virtually identical with silver finish, 8″ round bbls, full front sights and 1 line New-York U.S. America addresses. The brass trigger guards and iron backstraps contain 1-pc ivory grips with left and right hand, very detailed, raised carved Mexican eagles. Revolvers are engraved in vine style, probably by Gustave Young with small “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a pillow shape on the frames. Caliber marking is found on the left rear web of the trigger guards. Engraving consists of full coverage vine patterns without shading on the frames with several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Sides of the hammers are deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of hammer noses, fish scale patterns on sides of the spurs and top edges. Matching engraving patterns extend over sides of the bbls terminating over the top, forward of the addresses. Ends of the wedges are matching engraved. It appears that the cylinders may have been gold washed. Screws are blued. Frames are 3-screw type cut for shoulder stock. When consigned it was discovered that #154304 was still loaded, but probably never fired. The loads were drawn and the orig bullets are included. Accompanied by an original Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the two revolvers, a silver plated, double sided trophy of flags and arms “COLTS PATENT” flask with angle spout, a silver plated 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” steel mold with sprue cutter marked on the right side “44H”, a silver plated “L” shaped nipple wrench, 2 orig, blue paper wrapped, green label Eley Brothers cap tins, a small screw lid ivory bits box and a functioning key. A true pair being only 5 numbers apart. Undoubtedly this set was a presentation to some high ranking Mexican government official or military officer. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) SN 154299. Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip is unnumbered. Overall retains 95-96% strong orig silver plating with the only losses on the front and backstraps. Cylinder shows faint gold wash in the rebated area with some light pimpling and thin Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Screws retain most of their orig blue, slightly thinned. Grip is sharp and crisp, showing only light high point wear and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore probably never fired. 2) SN 154304. Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip is unnumbered. Overall retains 95-96% strong orig silver plating with the only losses on the front and backstraps. Cylinder shows faint gold wash in the rebated area with some light pimpling, some scattered wear spots and thin Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking. Screws retain most of their orig blue, slightly thinned. Grip is sharp and crisp, showing only light high point wear and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore, probably never fired. Chambers of the cylinders show light rust from black powder corrosion from when it was loaded, probably in excess of 100 years or more. Although it was loaded, it appears to have never been fired. Both cylinders retain all 6 of their safety pins. Case has a couple of cracks across the lid and others in the bottom with numerous handling and storage nicks and scratches and retains about 90% orig varnish. Interior is faded to a golden color with bright burgundy under the revolvers and accessories and the bottom compartments. Accessories are fine with the mold showing nicks and dings and the cap tins minor paper wrapping losses. Altogether a spectacular and desirable set. 4-49625 (60,000-100,000) – Lot 2153 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 PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.