MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 137537. 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 2-line 3-patent dates and a small “U.S”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. SN was observed in the usual places, on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl under ejector housing and on cylinder. Grip has a crisp “SEB” (Capt. Stanhope E. Blunt) cartouche on left side beneath the date “1891” and an “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr) sub-inspector cartouche on right side. Bottom of bbl, frame, cyl & bottom left edge of grip also have the “RAC” initials. Trigger guard & buttstrap have a “K” inspector initial. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as having been delivered to the U.S. Government inspector at the Colt plant on Jan. 20, 1891 in a shipment of 200 same type guns. Also accompanied by a letter from renowned Colt expert Richard Ellis wherein he authenticates this revolver. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with “feathers” on each side of front sight and each side of the ejector housing stud; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, brilliant on sides, faded on recoil shields, top strap & top edge of hammer. Trigger guard & back strap retain strong bright blue in sheltered areas with frontstrap retaining about 60% thin orig blue and backstrap a blue/gray patina; cyl retains 85-90% orig blue, thin on outer diameter, strong in flutes; chambers of cyl & bore retain most of their orig blue; grip is sound with only a couple of minor handling & storage nicks with slight edge wear and retains about all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; possibly unfired. 4-44684 JR197 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	1100	$23,000.00	MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 137537. 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 2-line 3-patent dates and a small “U.S”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. SN was observed in the usual places, on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl under ejector housing and on cylinder. Grip has a crisp “SEB” (Capt. Stanhope E. Blunt) cartouche on left side beneath the date “1891” and an “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr) sub-inspector cartouche on right side. Bottom of bbl, frame, cyl & bottom left edge of grip also have the “RAC” initials. Trigger guard & buttstrap have a “K” inspector initial. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as having been delivered to the U.S. Government inspector at the Colt plant on Jan. 20, 1891 in a shipment of 200 same type guns. Also accompanied by a letter from renowned Colt expert Richard Ellis wherein he authenticates this revolver. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with “feathers” on each side of front sight and each side of the ejector housing stud; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, brilliant on sides, faded on recoil shields, top strap & top edge of hammer. Trigger guard & back strap retain strong bright blue in sheltered areas with frontstrap retaining about 60% thin orig blue and backstrap a blue/gray patina; cyl retains 85-90% orig blue, thin on outer diameter, strong in flutes; chambers of cyl & bore retain most of their orig blue; grip is sound with only a couple of minor handling & storage nicks with slight edge wear and retains about all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; possibly unfired. 4-44684 JR197 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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