RARE ENGRAVED BLACK POWDER COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

Revised: 11/26/2012

Additional Information: The corrected estimate should be $100,000-$150,000.

RARE ENGRAVED BLACK POWDER COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 117074. Cal. 45 Colt. Rare black powder frame, blue & color case hardened single action with 7-1/2″ bbl, front sight with an added German silver blade and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber is marked on left front web of trigger guard. It has 3rd type ejector housing with half moon ejector rod head and is mounted with 2-pc pearl grips that have a large raised carved steer head on right side along with the initials “JSD”. Revolver is engraved from the Cuno Helfricht shop with about 65-70% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame and Mr. Helfricht’s fan patterns on the left recoil shield, loading gate and top flat of backstrap. Top strap is engraved in snake & dot patterns which are also in the top gullet of ejector housing and on outer radius. Foliate arabesque patterns extend over sides of bbl with geometric patterns around address. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger bow are engraved in geometric patterns. Cyl is engraved on the lands between the flutes in typical Helfricht patterns of alternating foliate arabesque patterns and sunbursts with a snake & dot pattern around rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, factory engraved and shipped to J.P. Lower & Sons, Denver, CO, on April 9, 1886 in a 1-gun shipment. Any engraved black powder frame single action with blued finish surviving today is a great rarity and to find one with strong orig finish is an extreme rarity. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, grips & cyl are unnumbered. Bbl retains about 60% orig blue showing holster wear on the sides that is a smooth medium to dark patina; ejector housing retains bright blue in the gullets with a matching patina on outer radius; frame retains about 60% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, turned dark elsewhere; hammer retains strong, bright case colors on sides and rear edge, turned dark on top edge; trigger guard & front strap retain 75-80% orig blue turned plummy on toe & trigger bow; top flat of backstrap retains bright blue with backstrap & buttstrap plum patina; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with one spot of pitting in one flute; outer diameter retains a thin plummy blue patina with one area of fine pin prick rust; grips, probably not orig to this revolver, have a chip in each rear edge and a chipped left heel with rust stains on top left side, otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Engraved Black Powder Colts w/blue finish are very rare. 4-46945 (100,000-150,000)

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.

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	1370	$130,000.00	Revised: 11/26/2012 Additional Information: The corrected estimate should be $100,000-$150,000. RARE ENGRAVED BLACK POWDER COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 117074. Cal. 45 Colt. Rare black powder frame, blue & color case hardened single action with 7-1/2″ bbl, front sight with an added German silver blade and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber is marked on left front web of trigger guard. It has 3rd type ejector housing with half moon ejector rod head and is mounted with 2-pc pearl grips that have a large raised carved steer head on right side along with the initials “JSD”. Revolver is engraved from the Cuno Helfricht shop with about 65-70% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame and Mr. Helfricht’s fan patterns on the left recoil shield, loading gate and top flat of backstrap. Top strap is engraved in snake & dot patterns which are also in the top gullet of ejector housing and on outer radius. Foliate arabesque patterns extend over sides of bbl with geometric patterns around address. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger bow are engraved in geometric patterns. Cyl is engraved on the lands between the flutes in typical Helfricht patterns of alternating foliate arabesque patterns and sunbursts with a snake & dot pattern around rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, factory engraved and shipped to J.P. Lower & Sons, Denver, CO, on April 9, 1886 in a 1-gun shipment. Any engraved black powder frame single action with blued finish surviving today is a great rarity and to find one with strong orig finish is an extreme rarity. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, grips & cyl are unnumbered. Bbl retains about 60% orig blue showing holster wear on the sides that is a smooth medium to dark patina; ejector housing retains bright blue in the gullets with a matching patina on outer radius; frame retains about 60% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, turned dark elsewhere; hammer retains strong, bright case colors on sides and rear edge, turned dark on top edge; trigger guard & front strap retain 75-80% orig blue turned plummy on toe & trigger bow; top flat of backstrap retains bright blue with backstrap & buttstrap plum patina; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with one spot of pitting in one flute; outer diameter retains a thin plummy blue patina with one area of fine pin prick rust; grips, probably not orig to this revolver, have a chip in each rear edge and a chipped left heel with rust stains on top left side, otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Engraved Black Powder Colts w/blue finish are very rare. 4-46945 (100,000-150,000) 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.

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