*COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER.

*COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER. SN SA09388. Cal. 45 Colt. Scarce royal blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45” on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips with gold Colt 150th anniversary medallions. Left grip is inscribed with the names of three factory engravers and the dates they were employed at Colt along with “CONTEMPORARY”. Grips are matching numbered to the revolver. SN was observed on bottom of frame and on left side of front & back straps under the grip and last four digits of SN are around the cyl bushing hole on face of cylinder. Revolver is engraved by master Colt engraver Howard Dove in about 40-50% coverage various engraving patterns consisting mostly of foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Left recoil shield & loading gate are engraved with Helfricht style sunbursts and the sides of the front frame are engraved with extremely fine hunter stars. Engraving extends over sides of bbl terminating in front of the address with additional patterns on each side of the muzzle and on outer radius of ejector rod housing. Top of back strap is engraved with the Colt 150th anniversary logo and the back strap is engraved in script “Colt Engraving Sampler”. Cylinder, butt strap & trigger bow are engraved to match. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined Colt custom shop walnut casing with branded Colt logo in right front corner of lid. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, finish: “Mirror brite with color cased frame”, type of stocks smooth ivory with 150th medallions, factory engraved: “Yes, by Howard Dove. See remarks section for details” with walnut presentation case shipped to Stacy Williams Co., Birmingham, AL on Oct. 24, 1987. Under remarks section: “The above mentioned firearm has the following special features: Type “B” scroll engraving in “Henshaw” on the bottom of the backstrap and on the trigger guard bow, “Nimschke” on the cylinder, “Helfricht” on the frame, and “Contemporary” on the barrel and ejector rod housing. The 150th Rampant Colt logo is linecut engraved on top of the backstrap, —“. Remarks section also states this revolver was processed on Colt Custom Shop Order #3225, and is 1 of only 8 Single Action Army revolvers produced in the sampler edition in the above noted configuration”. Also accompanied by a notarized statement dated Aug. 23, 2010, from Robert Carradine, brother of David Carradine, certifying that “This Colt Single Action Army, serial number SA09388, is from the Colt Engraving Sampler series. I found this cased example in 1988 and presented it to David while he was filming ‘Kung Fu: The Legend Continues’ in 1992. I subsequently contacted the Colt historian and discovered this 5-1/2” .45 was engraved by Colt Master Engraver Howard Dove (Colt letter included). PROVENANCE: From the private collection of the late actor, David Carradine. CONDITION: New and unfired. Box has a few minor storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish. Interior is crisp & clean. 4-40807 JR262 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1471	$4,025.00	COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER. SN SA09388. Cal. 45 Colt. Scarce royal blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45” on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips with gold Colt 150th anniversary medallions. Left grip is inscribed with the names of three factory engravers and the dates they were employed at Colt along with “CONTEMPORARY”. Grips are matching numbered to the revolver. SN was observed on bottom of frame and on left side of front & back straps under the grip and last four digits of SN are around the cyl bushing hole on face of cylinder. Revolver is engraved by master Colt engraver Howard Dove in about 40-50% coverage various engraving patterns consisting mostly of foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Left recoil shield & loading gate are engraved with Helfricht style sunbursts and the sides of the front frame are engraved with extremely fine hunter stars. Engraving extends over sides of bbl terminating in front of the address with additional patterns on each side of the muzzle and on outer radius of ejector rod housing. Top of back strap is engraved with the Colt 150th anniversary logo and the back strap is engraved in script “Colt Engraving Sampler”. Cylinder, butt strap & trigger bow are engraved to match. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined Colt custom shop walnut casing with branded Colt logo in right front corner of lid. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, finish: “Mirror brite with color cased frame”, type of stocks smooth ivory with 150th medallions, factory engraved: “Yes, by Howard Dove. See remarks section for details” with walnut presentation case shipped to Stacy Williams Co., Birmingham, AL on Oct. 24, 1987. Under remarks section: “The above mentioned firearm has the following special features: Type “B” scroll engraving in “Henshaw” on the bottom of the backstrap and on the trigger guard bow, “Nimschke” on the cylinder, “Helfricht” on the frame, and “Contemporary” on the barrel and ejector rod housing. The 150th Rampant Colt logo is linecut engraved on top of the backstrap, —“. Remarks section also states this revolver was processed on Colt Custom Shop Order #3225, and is 1 of only 8 Single Action Army revolvers produced in the sampler edition in the above noted configuration”. Also accompanied by a notarized statement dated Aug. 23, 2010, from Robert Carradine, brother of David Carradine, certifying that “This Colt Single Action Army, serial number SA09388, is from the Colt Engraving Sampler series. I found this cased example in 1988 and presented it to David while he was filming ‘Kung Fu: The Legend Continues’ in 1992. I subsequently contacted the Colt historian and discovered this 5-1/2” .45 was engraved by Colt Master Engraver Howard Dove (Colt letter included). PROVENANCE: From the private collection of the late actor, David Carradine. CONDITION: New and unfired. Box has a few minor storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish. Interior is crisp & clean. 4-40807 JR262 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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