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ENGRAVED EARLY COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal 45 Colt. SN 33217. Early old Colt with bbl cut to 6-1/8”, homemade front sight with 2-pc pearl grips. It has about 75% coverage old, New York style, foliate arabesque pattern engraving with a nickel finish. It is accompanied by a modern spare cylinder that appears to be chambered for 45 ACP. The spare cylinder also appears to have a gold wash over silver plating and is lightly engraved between the flutes. The revolver has the original ejector rod housing and bullseye ejector rod head. The bbl is numbered to the frame. CONDITION: It retains 80-85% strong nickel with muzzle wear and moderate pitting around the forcing cane. Recoil shield and loading gate are also worn and there is some loose nickel underneath the cylinder pin. Original cylinder is worn and retains nickel only in the flutes. Spare cylinder retains gold wash in the flutes. Grips have a chip at the left heel and on the right side at the frame. Screw slots are worn. It has a replacement hammer and a strong dark bore. Good mechanics. 4-50289 JR362 (3,500-4,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004
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