*COLT 3RD GENERATION RONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER.

*COLT 3RD GENERATION RONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER. SN SA67180. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line script letter address with serifs at each end and the left side marked “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. There is a tiny “44” on bottom of bbl just above base pin. Frame is black powder style with screw-retained base pin and 3-line patent dates on left side and it is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips, numbered to this revolver, with 150th anniversary Colt medallions. Left grip is inscribed in black letters with the names of three factory engravers and the dates they were employed by the company along with an entry “Contemporary”. Revolver is engraved in a variety of styles with about 30-40% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and Cuno Helfricht style sunbursts on left recoil shield & loading gate. Each side of the forward part of the frame is engraved with a hunter star. Top of back strap is engraved with the Colt 150th anniversary logo and back strap is script engraved “Colt Engraving Sampler”. SN was observed on bottom of frame and left side of the front & back straps under the grip. Last four digits of SN are stamped around the bushing hole on cylinder and last three digits of SN are on the bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and inside radius of ejector rod housing. Accompanied by its orig burgundy 1-pc Styrofoam lined cardboard box with chartreuse custom shop label and its owner’s manual and other paperwork as supplied by the company along with the octagonal shaped orange hang tag. 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 SA67180, is from the Engraving Sampler series. My brother always wanted a nickel 4-3/4″ in 44-40 and I purchased this example for him in 1988.” PROVENANCE: From the private collection of the late actor, David Carradine. CONDITION: Crisp, new & unfired and unturned. 4-40811 JR259 (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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1472	$4,600.00	COLT 3RD GENERATION RONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER ENGRAVING SAMPLER. SN SA67180. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line script letter address with serifs at each end and the left side marked “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. There is a tiny “44” on bottom of bbl just above base pin. Frame is black powder style with screw-retained base pin and 3-line patent dates on left side and it is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips, numbered to this revolver, with 150th anniversary Colt medallions. Left grip is inscribed in black letters with the names of three factory engravers and the dates they were employed by the company along with an entry “Contemporary”. Revolver is engraved in a variety of styles with about 30-40% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and Cuno Helfricht style sunbursts on left recoil shield & loading gate. Each side of the forward part of the frame is engraved with a hunter star. Top of back strap is engraved with the Colt 150th anniversary logo and back strap is script engraved “Colt Engraving Sampler”. SN was observed on bottom of frame and left side of the front & back straps under the grip. Last four digits of SN are stamped around the bushing hole on cylinder and last three digits of SN are on the bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and inside radius of ejector rod housing. Accompanied by its orig burgundy 1-pc Styrofoam lined cardboard box with chartreuse custom shop label and its owner’s manual and other paperwork as supplied by the company along with the octagonal shaped orange hang tag. 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 SA67180, is from the Engraving Sampler series. My brother always wanted a nickel 4-3/4″ in 44-40 and I purchased this example for him in 1988.” PROVENANCE: From the private collection of the late actor, David Carradine. CONDITION: Crisp, new & unfired and unturned. 4-40811 JR259 (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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