*FINE EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS.

*FINE EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS. Cal. 45 Colt. SN 120409 & 215023. Not identically engraved but certainly by the same hand and likely at the same time. These revolvers offer a study in alternative style engraving. They both have 5-1/2″ bbls with gold wash over silver finish and gold colored synthetic 2-pc grips, one with medallions, the other without.

#120409, like its mate, has full coverage engraving with a great variety of cattle brands and vignettes, all in raised engraved form. Some of the vignettes are steer riding, and Indian, a wolf, a road runner & rattlesnake, a hanged man, a Mexican on a burro, a coyote howling at the moon with surrounding very nice foliate arabesque patterns. The back edge of the cylinder is stamped with a band of arrowheads, the bottom of the bbl is engraved “OLD JUDGE COLT” and the backstrap “TEXAS”. The top of the bbl has the Texas Lone Star and the sides of the hammer have rattlesnakes. Even the sides of the sight are engraved. The front strap is engraved “A.W. NIXON” and engraving in the flutes of the cylinder spell out “A NIXON”. The trigger bow is engraved with cattle brands. The screw heads are all engraved with serrated marks. This apparently was a mismatched artillery originally as the “DFC” sub-inspector mark is visible on the bottom of the bbl. CONDITION: Very fine. About 50% of the gold wash remains and most of the silver undercoat. Will not hold on safety notch or half cock, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of light pitting. Grips are slightly shrunken but fine.

*#215023 is nearly identically engraved with the backstrap engraved “ARIZONA” and the bottom of the bbl engraved “PERSUADER”. It has different vignettes and different cattle brands with this one having an elk, a masked outlaw, a saddle-bronc rider, a cowboy shooting an Indian from horseback in a desert scene, a gunfight with a 2-fisted shooter and a wounded individual. The front strap is also engraved “A.W. NIXON” and the flutes spell out “A. NIXON”. The screw heads on this revolver are also engraved with serrated lines and the sides of the hammer are engraved with rattlesnakes. CONDITION: Retains about 50% gold wash and most of the silver under-plating. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light pitting.

A custom dbl buscadero rig with coarse carving and simple single loop quick draw holsters with unusual aluminum cartridge loops accompany this pair. CONDITION: The rig is dry but still flexible, could use a little treatment. 4-54874 JR576 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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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	1212	$9,487.00	FINE EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS. Cal. 45 Colt. SN 120409 & 215023. Not identically engraved but certainly by the same hand and likely at the same time. These revolvers offer a study in alternative style engraving. They both have 5-1/2″ bbls with gold wash over silver finish and gold colored synthetic 2-pc grips, one with medallions, the other without. #120409, like its mate, has full coverage engraving with a great variety of cattle brands and vignettes, all in raised engraved form. Some of the vignettes are steer riding, and Indian, a wolf, a road runner & rattlesnake, a hanged man, a Mexican on a burro, a coyote howling at the moon with surrounding very nice foliate arabesque patterns. The back edge of the cylinder is stamped with a band of arrowheads, the bottom of the bbl is engraved “OLD JUDGE COLT” and the backstrap “TEXAS”. The top of the bbl has the Texas Lone Star and the sides of the hammer have rattlesnakes. Even the sides of the sight are engraved. The front strap is engraved “A.W. NIXON” and engraving in the flutes of the cylinder spell out “A NIXON”. The trigger bow is engraved with cattle brands. The screw heads are all engraved with serrated marks. This apparently was a mismatched artillery originally as the “DFC” sub-inspector mark is visible on the bottom of the bbl. CONDITION: Very fine. About 50% of the gold wash remains and most of the silver undercoat. Will not hold on safety notch or half cock, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of light pitting. Grips are slightly shrunken but fine. #215023 is nearly identically engraved with the backstrap engraved “ARIZONA” and the bottom of the bbl engraved “PERSUADER”. It has different vignettes and different cattle brands with this one having an elk, a masked outlaw, a saddle-bronc rider, a cowboy shooting an Indian from horseback in a desert scene, a gunfight with a 2-fisted shooter and a wounded individual. The front strap is also engraved “A.W. NIXON” and the flutes spell out “A. NIXON”. The screw heads on this revolver are also engraved with serrated lines and the sides of the hammer are engraved with rattlesnakes. CONDITION: Retains about 50% gold wash and most of the silver under-plating. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light pitting. A custom dbl buscadero rig with coarse carving and simple single loop quick draw holsters with unusual aluminum cartridge loops accompany this pair. CONDITION: The rig is dry but still flexible, could use a little treatment. 4-54874 JR576 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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