SCARCE 1875 ISSUE CASEY-INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/1/2013

Please Note: Estimate should be $16,500-20,000

SCARCE 1875 ISSUE CASEY-INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 18819. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line script address. Left side of the frame has 2-line patent dates and a tiny “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of a SN in the back strap channel which appears to be “8819”. Right side of the grip is hand-stamped “1ST B / 19 NY”. This indicates that this was probably the 19th revolver of the 1st Battery New York Militia. Page 43 of Colt Cavalry and Artillery Revolvers…A Continuing Study, Kopec & Fenn, lists known revolvers from this series issued to the New York Militia, which lists this revolver by SN. Ejector housing is first type with bull’s eye ejector rod head and the base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Bottom of the bbl, under the ejector housing, is marked with the complete SN. Cyl is without a SN which is common to find on New York Militia revolvers which occurred when they were refinished. Hammer spring is later type with roller groove. Tiny “C” (A.P. Casey) sub-inspector initials are found on the trigger guard, top of the back strap and bottom of the bbl. Bbl mark is nearly obliterated. Bottom right edge of the grip is marked “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr) sub-inspector initials. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 65-70% strong orig blue with chemical spotting on the left side and shows orig feathers on each side of the front sight; bbl address was thinned during the refinish process; frame retains bright case colors in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere, turning silver on the high points of the recoil shield & loading gate; trigger guard retains strong blue with the front strap & trigger bow thinning to a blue/gray patina; back strap is mostly a blue/gray patina; cyl retains about 80% bright restored blue. Grip has a couple of large dings and overall retains about 60-70% refinished varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-48240 JR362 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	1353	$0.00	Revised: 3/1/2013 Please Note: Estimate should be $16,500-20,000 SCARCE 1875 ISSUE CASEY-INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 18819. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line script address. Left side of the frame has 2-line patent dates and a tiny “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of a SN in the back strap channel which appears to be “8819”. Right side of the grip is hand-stamped “1ST B / 19 NY”. This indicates that this was probably the 19th revolver of the 1st Battery New York Militia. Page 43 of Colt Cavalry and Artillery Revolvers…A Continuing Study, Kopec & Fenn, lists known revolvers from this series issued to the New York Militia, which lists this revolver by SN. Ejector housing is first type with bull’s eye ejector rod head and the base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Bottom of the bbl, under the ejector housing, is marked with the complete SN. Cyl is without a SN which is common to find on New York Militia revolvers which occurred when they were refinished. Hammer spring is later type with roller groove. Tiny “C” (A.P. Casey) sub-inspector initials are found on the trigger guard, top of the back strap and bottom of the bbl. Bbl mark is nearly obliterated. Bottom right edge of the grip is marked “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr) sub-inspector initials. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 65-70% strong orig blue with chemical spotting on the left side and shows orig feathers on each side of the front sight; bbl address was thinned during the refinish process; frame retains bright case colors in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere, turning silver on the high points of the recoil shield & loading gate; trigger guard retains strong blue with the front strap & trigger bow thinning to a blue/gray patina; back strap is mostly a blue/gray patina; cyl retains about 80% bright restored blue. Grip has a couple of large dings and overall retains about 60-70% refinished varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-48240 JR362 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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