ANTIQUE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

ANTIQUE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 164969. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marked on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips numbered to another revolver. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY, April 10, 1896 in a 6-gun shipment. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue with muzzle edge wear and lightly thinned on left side; ejector housing retains strong blue in gullets with thin blue on outer radius; frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere and turned silver on top edge of hammer; trigger guard & backstrap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with front strap & backstrap gray metal patina; cyl retains about 85% orig blue, strong in flutes, thinning on outer diameter. Grips are sound showing light wear. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-46583 JR222 (5,000-7,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1413	$4,600.00	ANTIQUE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 164969. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marked on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips numbered to another revolver. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY, April 10, 1896 in a 6-gun shipment. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue with muzzle edge wear and lightly thinned on left side; ejector housing retains strong blue in gullets with thin blue on outer radius; frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere and turned silver on top edge of hammer; trigger guard & backstrap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with front strap & backstrap gray metal patina; cyl retains about 85% orig blue, strong in flutes, thinning on outer diameter. Grips are sound showing light wear. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-46583 JR222 (5,000-7,000) 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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