*CASED KEN WARREN ENGRAVED & GOLD INLAID COLT 3RD GENERATION SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER REX ALLEN TRIBUTE.

*CASED KEN WARREN ENGRAVED & GOLD INLAID COLT 3RD GENERATION SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER REX ALLEN TRIBUTE. SN 87423SA. Cal. 45 Colt. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber markings on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and the rampant Colt. Mounted with fine custom 1-pc ivory grip with carved diamond brand at top left side. Revolver is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with fine shaded background and about full coverage on frame & outer diameter of cylinder. Engraving extends over the bbl and terminates about 1″ in front of the address with another band of engraving around front sight. Top of the back strap is engraved with the intertwined initials “RA” and a fine shaded background. Butt strap & trigger plate are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Back strap has the signature of Rex Allen inlaid in gold and the butt strap “13 of 20” inlaid in gold. Left recoil shield is inlaid in a raised gold diamond brand identical to the one on the grip, with another identical brand inlaid in flat gold on trigger bow. Loading gate is inlaid in a flat gold music note. Sides of frame, front sides of frame, loading gate, shoulders of trigger guard, ears of back strap, top strap, butt strap & trigger plate are all outlined with gold wire border. Bbl has two gold bands at each end with two matching gold bands at rear end of ejector rod housing and a sgl gold band at front end. Initials at top of back strap have a gold wire shield shaped inlay with a geometric gold inlay in the heel. Front flat of frame, below base pin, is engraved “K.W. WARREN”. Accompanied by an 8×10 color photograph of Rex Allen & Ken Warren in an orange grove with Mr. Warren holding one of the cased sets and Rex Allen holding the engraved revolver. Also accompanied by a a Ken Warren made, elaborate walnut casing with very decorative molded lid and edges with a brass plaque on top imprinted “MOUNTAIN STATES ENGRAVING / PAYS TRIBUTE TO / REX ALLEN”. Interior is red velvet lined with a brass plaque inside the lid that has the oval vignette of a picture of Rex Allen with the same heading as is on the plaque on the lid on the outside which is followed by a short biography of Rex Allen and is signed “Kenneth W. Warren / Mountain States Engraving” and is dated “1983”. The bottom is fitted for the revolver, two ivory handled, gold plated turn screws, a bristle cleaning brush with ivory handle & gold ferrule, an ivory handled & gold plated cleaning rod, a small rectangular ivory box and an ivory oil bottle. All of the hand implements have the scrimshawed diamond brand as is found on revolver. Lid of box is scrimshawed with Rex Allen’s signature and the diamond brand. The top of the oil bottle knob is srimshawed with the diamond band. Right front of the case has a small gold plaque engraved “Engraved for / Kenneth W. Warren / by Ken Warren”. Consignor states that this is one of two identical sets created by Ken Warren, one of which was given to Rex Allen for his museum and the other, this set, retained by Mr. Warren. CONDITION: Extremely fine, unturned & unfired since engraving. Grip has several fine age lines and retains a light ivory patina. Case & all accessories are extremely fine. 4-40950 JR280 (4,000-6,000)

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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	1482	$4,025.00	CASED KEN WARREN ENGRAVED & GOLD INLAID COLT 3RD GENERATION SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER REX ALLEN TRIBUTE. SN 87423SA. Cal. 45 Colt. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber markings on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and the rampant Colt. Mounted with fine custom 1-pc ivory grip with carved diamond brand at top left side. Revolver is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with fine shaded background and about full coverage on frame & outer diameter of cylinder. Engraving extends over the bbl and terminates about 1″ in front of the address with another band of engraving around front sight. Top of the back strap is engraved with the intertwined initials “RA” and a fine shaded background. Butt strap & trigger plate are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Back strap has the signature of Rex Allen inlaid in gold and the butt strap “13 of 20” inlaid in gold. Left recoil shield is inlaid in a raised gold diamond brand identical to the one on the grip, with another identical brand inlaid in flat gold on trigger bow. Loading gate is inlaid in a flat gold music note. Sides of frame, front sides of frame, loading gate, shoulders of trigger guard, ears of back strap, top strap, butt strap & trigger plate are all outlined with gold wire border. Bbl has two gold bands at each end with two matching gold bands at rear end of ejector rod housing and a sgl gold band at front end. Initials at top of back strap have a gold wire shield shaped inlay with a geometric gold inlay in the heel. Front flat of frame, below base pin, is engraved “K.W. WARREN”. Accompanied by an 8×10 color photograph of Rex Allen & Ken Warren in an orange grove with Mr. Warren holding one of the cased sets and Rex Allen holding the engraved revolver. Also accompanied by a a Ken Warren made, elaborate walnut casing with very decorative molded lid and edges with a brass plaque on top imprinted “MOUNTAIN STATES ENGRAVING / PAYS TRIBUTE TO / REX ALLEN”. Interior is red velvet lined with a brass plaque inside the lid that has the oval vignette of a picture of Rex Allen with the same heading as is on the plaque on the lid on the outside which is followed by a short biography of Rex Allen and is signed “Kenneth W. Warren / Mountain States Engraving” and is dated “1983”. The bottom is fitted for the revolver, two ivory handled, gold plated turn screws, a bristle cleaning brush with ivory handle & gold ferrule, an ivory handled & gold plated cleaning rod, a small rectangular ivory box and an ivory oil bottle. All of the hand implements have the scrimshawed diamond brand as is found on revolver. Lid of box is scrimshawed with Rex Allen’s signature and the diamond brand. The top of the oil bottle knob is srimshawed with the diamond band. Right front of the case has a small gold plaque engraved “Engraved for / Kenneth W. Warren / by Ken Warren”. Consignor states that this is one of two identical sets created by Ken Warren, one of which was given to Rex Allen for his museum and the other, this set, retained by Mr. Warren. CONDITION: Extremely fine, unturned & unfired since engraving. Grip has several fine age lines and retains a light ivory patina. Case & all accessories are extremely fine. 4-40950 JR280 (4,000-6,000) 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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