*SPECTACULAR CUSTOM ENGRAVED CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH GOLD.

Revised: 9/22/2010

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We have been advised that Paul H. Mobley, the engraver of this gun, was actually a Colt Master Engraver.

*SPECTACULAR CUSTOM ENGRAVED CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH GOLD. SN 98693SA. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue and color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with the model and caliber inlaid in gold on the left side. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in gold. Screws, trigger and base pin are all high polish fire blued and the hammer is color case hardened. Mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips with gold Colt medallions. Revolver is engraved by Paul H. Mobley with about 70% coverage, fine foliate, arabesque patterns with extremely fine, well executed, punch-dot background. Left recoil shield has a flat gold inlaid Rampant Colt standing on a globe with platinum broken spear in its mouth and between its front legs. Loading gate is engraved in a floral spray with full coverage punch-dot background. Left side of frame has an engraved rosette around the hammer screw hole with matching rosette on the right side. Right side of frame, below the cyl opening, is engraved with a diamond pattern surrounded by tiny punch dots. The same diamond patterns are engraved on both sides of the bbl boss at the front of the frame, with triangle-shaped patterns on each side below the bbl boss. The bbl has nearly full length coverage engraving with diamond and punch-dot patterns about the central portion with foliate fans at each end. The root of the bbl is inlaid with a wide and narrow flat gold band and there is a fine gold band around the muzzle. The bbl address is outlined in an extremely fine gold wire border. Ejector rod housing is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the outer radius and has an extremely fine gold vine & leaf inlay in the top gullet. Top of the back strap is engraved in a very fine fan pattern with diamond and dot pattern in the center of the back strap with foliate, arabesque patterns at the top and at the heel, across the butt strap and on the trigger plate. Sides of the frame and rear edges of the sides of the hammer are outlined in very fine gold wire. The fan at the top of the back strap, the entire back strap and butt strap are also outlined in very fine gold wire. Front of the trigger plate is outlined in a fine gold wire border with leaves at each end and the SN is inlaid in gold. Bottom front of frame is engraved in a wonderful Fleur de Lis pattern with punch-dot background and outlined in fine gold wire. Cylinder has full coverage foliate, arabesque patterns over the entire outer circumference with artistically open, un-engraved bright blue flutes. The front edges of the lands between the flutes have a fine, double gold wire inlay and there is a running gold wire border around the flutes. Rear edge of cyl has a deep zig-zag engraved border with double, wide gold bands. A truly incredible piece of work. SN was observed on the bottom of the frame and the left side of the front and back straps under the grip with the last four digits of the SN around the bushing hole on the face of the cyl. Right side of the front strap, under the grip is engraved “PAUL H MOBLEY. ENG.’96”. Accompanied by a fine Colt custom shop, gold velvet lined, walnut casing with branded Colt logo in the right front corner of the lid. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed and shipped to D.E. L. Supply, 58 Highland Ave, Tewksbury, MA on March 8, 1978 in a one gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by a letter on Nutmeg Sports letterhead and signed by Jim Alaimo, Former Superintendent of the Colt Custom Gun Shop. The letter details the work described above and states that it was engraved by the late Secret Service Agent, Paul Mobley who was an engraving student of Colt Master Engraver, Ken Hurst. From the gist of the letter, it appears that this revolver was owned by Mr. Mike Noe of Lancaster, KY who apparently commissioned Mr. Mobley to engrave it for him. Mr. Alaimo states that Mr. Mobley engraved very few pieces and that this is one of, if not the single finest and most lavishly engraved pieces that he ever did. Mr. Alaimo also gives a little background on Secret Service Agent Mobley. He was a member of the Secret Service, assigned to guard President Ronald Reagan traveling to the Washington Hilton for a press conference. As the President and his entourage exited the hotel, John Hinkley fired six shots in about 2 seconds from his .22 caliber revolver, wounding President Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, a Washington D.C. police officer and a Secret Service agent. Mr Alaimo states that Agent Mobley jumped Hinkley and pinned his gun hand to the ground. Agent Mobley is one of the Special Agents in a suit holding Hinkley against the wall, which image has become a very famous photograph. A copy of that photograph accompanies this lot and is autographed “FOR JIM ALAIMO / I HAD BETTER DAYS!”, and signed “Paul H. Mobley”. In the photograph the presidential limousine can be seen leaving the area with police officers and men in civilian suits laying on the ground and a person who appears to be James Brady, behind the limo just visible over the trunk. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains all of its bright, factory style blue and brilliant case colors, apparently unfired since engraving. Grips are crisp and retain a fine, light ivory patina. Hammer is not solid in the safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Brilliant shiny bore. Case is equally new. 4-40914 JR272 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1109	$0.00	Revised: 9/22/2010 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We have been advised that Paul H. Mobley, the engraver of this gun, was actually a Colt Master Engraver. SPECTACULAR CUSTOM ENGRAVED CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH GOLD. SN 98693SA. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue and color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with the model and caliber inlaid in gold on the left side. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in gold. Screws, trigger and base pin are all high polish fire blued and the hammer is color case hardened. Mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips with gold Colt medallions. Revolver is engraved by Paul H. Mobley with about 70% coverage, fine foliate, arabesque patterns with extremely fine, well executed, punch-dot background. Left recoil shield has a flat gold inlaid Rampant Colt standing on a globe with platinum broken spear in its mouth and between its front legs. Loading gate is engraved in a floral spray with full coverage punch-dot background. Left side of frame has an engraved rosette around the hammer screw hole with matching rosette on the right side. Right side of frame, below the cyl opening, is engraved with a diamond pattern surrounded by tiny punch dots. The same diamond patterns are engraved on both sides of the bbl boss at the front of the frame, with triangle-shaped patterns on each side below the bbl boss. The bbl has nearly full length coverage engraving with diamond and punch-dot patterns about the central portion with foliate fans at each end. The root of the bbl is inlaid with a wide and narrow flat gold band and there is a fine gold band around the muzzle. The bbl address is outlined in an extremely fine gold wire border. Ejector rod housing is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the outer radius and has an extremely fine gold vine & leaf inlay in the top gullet. Top of the back strap is engraved in a very fine fan pattern with diamond and dot pattern in the center of the back strap with foliate, arabesque patterns at the top and at the heel, across the butt strap and on the trigger plate. Sides of the frame and rear edges of the sides of the hammer are outlined in very fine gold wire. The fan at the top of the back strap, the entire back strap and butt strap are also outlined in very fine gold wire. Front of the trigger plate is outlined in a fine gold wire border with leaves at each end and the SN is inlaid in gold. Bottom front of frame is engraved in a wonderful Fleur de Lis pattern with punch-dot background and outlined in fine gold wire. Cylinder has full coverage foliate, arabesque patterns over the entire outer circumference with artistically open, un-engraved bright blue flutes. The front edges of the lands between the flutes have a fine, double gold wire inlay and there is a running gold wire border around the flutes. Rear edge of cyl has a deep zig-zag engraved border with double, wide gold bands. A truly incredible piece of work. SN was observed on the bottom of the frame and the left side of the front and back straps under the grip with the last four digits of the SN around the bushing hole on the face of the cyl. Right side of the front strap, under the grip is engraved “PAUL H MOBLEY. ENG.’96”. Accompanied by a fine Colt custom shop, gold velvet lined, walnut casing with branded Colt logo in the right front corner of the lid. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed and shipped to D.E. L. Supply, 58 Highland Ave, Tewksbury, MA on March 8, 1978 in a one gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by a letter on Nutmeg Sports letterhead and signed by Jim Alaimo, Former Superintendent of the Colt Custom Gun Shop. The letter details the work described above and states that it was engraved by the late Secret Service Agent, Paul Mobley who was an engraving student of Colt Master Engraver, Ken Hurst. From the gist of the letter, it appears that this revolver was owned by Mr. Mike Noe of Lancaster, KY who apparently commissioned Mr. Mobley to engrave it for him. Mr. Alaimo states that Mr. Mobley engraved very few pieces and that this is one of, if not the single finest and most lavishly engraved pieces that he ever did. Mr. Alaimo also gives a little background on Secret Service Agent Mobley. He was a member of the Secret Service, assigned to guard President Ronald Reagan traveling to the Washington Hilton for a press conference. As the President and his entourage exited the hotel, John Hinkley fired six shots in about 2 seconds from his .22 caliber revolver, wounding President Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, a Washington D.C. police officer and a Secret Service agent. Mr Alaimo states that Agent Mobley jumped Hinkley and pinned his gun hand to the ground. Agent Mobley is one of the Special Agents in a suit holding Hinkley against the wall, which image has become a very famous photograph. A copy of that photograph accompanies this lot and is autographed “FOR JIM ALAIMO / I HAD BETTER DAYS!”, and signed “Paul H. Mobley”. In the photograph the presidential limousine can be seen leaving the area with police officers and men in civilian suits laying on the ground and a person who appears to be James Brady, behind the limo just visible over the trunk. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains all of its bright, factory style blue and brilliant case colors, apparently unfired since engraving. Grips are crisp and retain a fine, light ivory patina. Hammer is not solid in the safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Brilliant shiny bore. Case is equally new. 4-40914 JR272 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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