COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 123659. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has the caliber marking. Mounted with 2-pc Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Bottom of bbl, under the ejector housing, has last 4 digits of matching SN. Bottom of the bbl also has military sub-inspector initials “D.F.C.” (David F. Clark) and a small P proof. Obviously a bbl that did not pass military inspection but was not seriously flawed so was recycled into a civilian revolver. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter which identifies this revolver in cal 45 Colt, with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips and shipped to Collins Gun Company, Omaha, NE, on July 2, 1888 in a 2 gun shipment. This revolver was produced in about 1888 at a time when the West was really wild and side arms were a way of life and a daily use tool. They usually saw continuous hard service on the frontier under adverse circumstances, usually with no maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. Given that this revolver was shipped to Omaha, NE, where outlaws and Indians were still prevalent, along with the ubiquitous great American cowboy, it can almost certainly be surmised that this revolver would have seen Frontier service. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Very fine; all matching except grips which are unnumbered & may be old replacements; bbl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with holster wear on the left side and around the muzzle with freckles of pinprick pitting; ejector housing retains about 70% glossy orig blue, thin on the front of the outer radius; there are 3 or 4 small scratches on the bbl toward the frame; frame retains about 60% orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, faded on the left side, stronger on the right side; hammer retains bright case colors; screw heads are all crisp with bright blue; cyl retains 60-70% orig blue, strong in the flutes, thin on the outer diameter; trigger guard & backstrap retain glossy orig blue in sheltered areas, thinning on front & backstraps; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear; mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore with a few freckles of very fine pitting. 4-54316 JR168 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3081

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3081	$9,775.00	COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 123659. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has the caliber marking. Mounted with 2-pc Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Bottom of bbl, under the ejector housing, has last 4 digits of matching SN. Bottom of the bbl also has military sub-inspector initials “D.F.C.” (David F. Clark) and a small P proof. Obviously a bbl that did not pass military inspection but was not seriously flawed so was recycled into a civilian revolver. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter which identifies this revolver in cal 45 Colt, with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips and shipped to Collins Gun Company, Omaha, NE, on July 2, 1888 in a 2 gun shipment. This revolver was produced in about 1888 at a time when the West was really wild and side arms were a way of life and a daily use tool. They usually saw continuous hard service on the frontier under adverse circumstances, usually with no maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. Given that this revolver was shipped to Omaha, NE, where outlaws and Indians were still prevalent, along with the ubiquitous great American cowboy, it can almost certainly be surmised that this revolver would have seen Frontier service. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Very fine; all matching except grips which are unnumbered & may be old replacements; bbl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with holster wear on the left side and around the muzzle with freckles of pinprick pitting; ejector housing retains about 70% glossy orig blue, thin on the front of the outer radius; there are 3 or 4 small scratches on the bbl toward the frame; frame retains about 60% orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, faded on the left side, stronger on the right side; hammer retains bright case colors; screw heads are all crisp with bright blue; cyl retains 60-70% orig blue, strong in the flutes, thin on the outer diameter; trigger guard & backstrap retain glossy orig blue in sheltered areas, thinning on front & backstraps; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear; mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore with a few freckles of very fine pitting. 4-54316 JR168 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3081 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.