DOCUMENTED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SCARCE BARREL ADDRESS.

DOCUMENTED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SCARCE BARREL ADDRESS. SN 101976. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and rare 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates with caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with spectacular gold lip pearl 2-pc grips with raised carved steerhead on right side. This revolver was the property of Fleetwood B. Jackson who was born in 1865 in Hardin County, Ohio and as a young man moved to Wyoming and established a sheep ranch on Upper Four Mile, Montana in 1901. By 1910 he was running 4500 head of sheep on his ranch. He was killed in a farm accident in his hayfield when his team spooked at an approaching automobile. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber stocks and shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, NY on June 18, 1885 in a 10-gun shipment. Hartley & Graham were distributors to many of the dealers & wholesalers on the western frontier. Also accompanied by several photographs of Mr. Jackson and one with his wife along with a large photograph of Mr. Jackson, his dogs and a large flock of sheep dated about 1910. Additionally accompanying is a copy of Mr. Jackson’s obituary with the hand written date “September 5, 1915″, no indication from which newspaper it may have come. Also accompanied by a J.S. Collins marked money/cartridge belt with a period hand tooled, unmarked, dbl loop holster. Belt is about 40″ long x 3-7/8” wide made of 1-pc of leather sewn at the top edge and marked on the tongue billet with the Collins cartouche and “45”. It has 47 sewn on large caliber loops for 44 or 45 caliber cartridges. Holster is nicely tooled in diamond patterns around the perimeter of the holster & skirt and both loops. Decoration on the holster & loops have flower blossoms also. CONDITION: Revolver is fine with the bbl retaining about 75-80% strong orig nickel showing very heavy wear on left muzzle edge; frame retains about 40% orig nickel, strong on left side with loss areas a gray metal patina; trigger guard & buttstrap retain about 50% orig nickel with front strap & backstrap gray metal patina; cyl retains 60-70% nickel and ejector housing strong blue in the top & bottom gullets, gray metal patina on outer radius. Grips have chipped heels, otherwise are sound with tremendous fire & color, a truly exceptional pair of grips. Hammer will not catch in the half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong frosty bore. Belt has some loose stitching with a worn bottom edge but is still solid & supple; several belt loops show heavy wear with some loose stitching; the Collins cartouche is barely visible; holster also shows heavy wear but is solid & serviceable and retains generous amounts of brown finish with heavy wear and thong holes in the toe with a partially open back seam. 4-46559 JR217 (10,000-15,000)

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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	1388	$11,500.00	DOCUMENTED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SCARCE BARREL ADDRESS. SN 101976. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and rare 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates with caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with spectacular gold lip pearl 2-pc grips with raised carved steerhead on right side. This revolver was the property of Fleetwood B. Jackson who was born in 1865 in Hardin County, Ohio and as a young man moved to Wyoming and established a sheep ranch on Upper Four Mile, Montana in 1901. By 1910 he was running 4500 head of sheep on his ranch. He was killed in a farm accident in his hayfield when his team spooked at an approaching automobile. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber stocks and shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, NY on June 18, 1885 in a 10-gun shipment. Hartley & Graham were distributors to many of the dealers & wholesalers on the western frontier. Also accompanied by several photographs of Mr. Jackson and one with his wife along with a large photograph of Mr. Jackson, his dogs and a large flock of sheep dated about 1910. Additionally accompanying is a copy of Mr. Jackson’s obituary with the hand written date “September 5, 1915″, no indication from which newspaper it may have come. Also accompanied by a J.S. Collins marked money/cartridge belt with a period hand tooled, unmarked, dbl loop holster. Belt is about 40″ long x 3-7/8” wide made of 1-pc of leather sewn at the top edge and marked on the tongue billet with the Collins cartouche and “45”. It has 47 sewn on large caliber loops for 44 or 45 caliber cartridges. Holster is nicely tooled in diamond patterns around the perimeter of the holster & skirt and both loops. Decoration on the holster & loops have flower blossoms also. CONDITION: Revolver is fine with the bbl retaining about 75-80% strong orig nickel showing very heavy wear on left muzzle edge; frame retains about 40% orig nickel, strong on left side with loss areas a gray metal patina; trigger guard & buttstrap retain about 50% orig nickel with front strap & backstrap gray metal patina; cyl retains 60-70% nickel and ejector housing strong blue in the top & bottom gullets, gray metal patina on outer radius. Grips have chipped heels, otherwise are sound with tremendous fire & color, a truly exceptional pair of grips. Hammer will not catch in the half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong frosty bore. Belt has some loose stitching with a worn bottom edge but is still solid & supple; several belt loops show heavy wear with some loose stitching; the Collins cartouche is barely visible; holster also shows heavy wear but is solid & serviceable and retains generous amounts of brown finish with heavy wear and thong holes in the toe with a partially open back seam. 4-46559 JR217 (10,000-15,000) 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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