SCARCE EARLY ENGRAVED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

SCARCE EARLY ENGRAVED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 53117. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked with cal. Mounted with fine 1-pc ivory grip. SN was observed in usual three places, on the frame, trigger guard and buttstrap with last 4 digits of SN on bottom of bbl under the ejector rod housing and on cyl. Bottom of bbl is stamped with tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, in about B coverage consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and large snake & dot patterns on top strap. Each side of bbl boss and trigger bow are engraved with hunter’s stars. Foliate arabesque patterns extend over sides of bbl with a double wavy line border around the address which terminates in geometric patterns and two different sizes of punch dots. Matching geometric patterns and dots are on each side of muzzle. Backstrap is engraved with matching geometric patterns and a small foliate spray at the top. Cyl is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes with fine snake & dot pattern around rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying revolver as 44/40 cal, nickel finish, ivory stocks, factory engraved, shipped to B. Kittredge & Co., Cincinnati, OH on May 3, 1880, with 10 guns of same type. Also, included, a copy of an article from Gun Report indicates this revolver was in a 10 gun shipment in May 1880 and that this revolver and another from the same shipment, SN 53073, both are pictured in this article. PROVENANCE: Tony Smith; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Overall retains about 95% strong orig nickel with slight losses around muzzle and cyl. Face of cyl has very fine pitting. Grip has a chip on right edge with a few age lines and overall retains a beautiful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. Base pin is orig type but may be a replacement. 4-45239 JR28 (20,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1535	$43,125.00	SCARCE EARLY ENGRAVED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 53117. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked with cal. Mounted with fine 1-pc ivory grip. SN was observed in usual three places, on the frame, trigger guard and buttstrap with last 4 digits of SN on bottom of bbl under the ejector rod housing and on cyl. Bottom of bbl is stamped with tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, in about B coverage consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and large snake & dot patterns on top strap. Each side of bbl boss and trigger bow are engraved with hunter’s stars. Foliate arabesque patterns extend over sides of bbl with a double wavy line border around the address which terminates in geometric patterns and two different sizes of punch dots. Matching geometric patterns and dots are on each side of muzzle. Backstrap is engraved with matching geometric patterns and a small foliate spray at the top. Cyl is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes with fine snake & dot pattern around rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying revolver as 44/40 cal, nickel finish, ivory stocks, factory engraved, shipped to B. Kittredge & Co., Cincinnati, OH on May 3, 1880, with 10 guns of same type. Also, included, a copy of an article from Gun Report indicates this revolver was in a 10 gun shipment in May 1880 and that this revolver and another from the same shipment, SN 53073, both are pictured in this article. PROVENANCE: Tony Smith; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Overall retains about 95% strong orig nickel with slight losses around muzzle and cyl. Face of cyl has very fine pitting. Grip has a chip on right edge with a few age lines and overall retains a beautiful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. Base pin is orig type but may be a replacement. 4-45239 JR28 (20,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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