RARE CASEY INSPECTED, MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

RARE CASEY INSPECTED, MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 19536. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and a tiny “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip whose backstrap channel is too dark to discern numbers. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap. Last four digits of SN are on bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and on cylinder. Ejector rod housing is second type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. The tiny “C” (A.P. Casey) inspector initials are found on bbl, trigger guard, top of back strap & cylinder. Casey inspected Cavalry revolvers are quite scarce. They were inspected during the period Dec. 1874 through March 1875 and there was a total of 2,560 revolvers procured under those contracts and Casey and two other inspectors inspected them. Given the time frame that they were produced makes it almost a certainty that this revolver was among those issued to Cavalry units participating in the Indian wars. Mr. Howard’s collection notes state that this is the highest known SN inspected by Casey. PROVENANCE: Bill Spicer (1996); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains except traces of blue under ejector housing; revolver is an overall dark plum brown patina with some fine pitting around muzzle and on cylinder; grip is sound with chipped right toe showing heavy wear with no cartouches remaining and overall retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-45312 JR112 (7,000-10,000)

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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	1542	$7,475.00	RARE CASEY INSPECTED, MARTIALLY MARKED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 19536. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and a tiny “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip whose backstrap channel is too dark to discern numbers. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap. Last four digits of SN are on bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and on cylinder. Ejector rod housing is second type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. The tiny “C” (A.P. Casey) inspector initials are found on bbl, trigger guard, top of back strap & cylinder. Casey inspected Cavalry revolvers are quite scarce. They were inspected during the period Dec. 1874 through March 1875 and there was a total of 2,560 revolvers procured under those contracts and Casey and two other inspectors inspected them. Given the time frame that they were produced makes it almost a certainty that this revolver was among those issued to Cavalry units participating in the Indian wars. Mr. Howard’s collection notes state that this is the highest known SN inspected by Casey. PROVENANCE: Bill Spicer (1996); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains except traces of blue under ejector housing; revolver is an overall dark plum brown patina with some fine pitting around muzzle and on cylinder; grip is sound with chipped right toe showing heavy wear with no cartouches remaining and overall retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-45312 JR112 (7,000-10,000) 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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