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1114
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$5,750.00
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COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 154462. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with left side roll marked “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. Bottom of bbl is stamped with a tiny “44” under base pin. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips that have last four digits of matching serial number inside each grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in cal. 44-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl and blue finish with type of stocks not listed shipped to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chicago, IL on Jan. 20, 1894 in a shipment of ten same time revolvers. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including grips, except cyl which is unnumbered. Bbl retains about 75% glossy orig blue with holster wear on left side; ejector housing retains 60-70% orig blue with holster wear on outer radius; frame retains strong case colors in sheltered areas with balance fading to silver; hammer retains strong case colors on sides; grip frame is mostly a gray patina with blue in the most sheltered areas; cyl retains a blue/brown patina on outer diameter with blue in the flutes; grips are sound showing moderate wear. Hammer is not solid in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-44704 JR211 (3,500-5,000)
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. |