RARE COLT RIMFIRE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

RARE COLT RIMFIRE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 1253. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Usual configuration with 7-3/8″ slightly amputated bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with a fine Colt 1-pc ivory grip constructed of two slabs of ivory attached to two wood blocks to make a 1-pc grip. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Hammer & frame are orig rimfire with the firing pin secured with two rivets. SN was observed in the usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard, bbl & cylinder. Grip is unnumbered. There were approx. 1,800 of these revolvers produced in the period 1875-1880 by which time the rimfire Henry cartridge was obsolete and no longer in demand in the United States. Colt firearms, being the enterprising company they were, sold the vast majority of these revolvers to the South & Central American markets where the Henry & Winchester 1866 rifles were still popular. It is rare to find one in orig configuration given that they were subjected to continuous service under very extreme conditions, usually with little or no maintenance. A large number of those shipped south had their bbls reduced in length. PROVENANCE: Tony Smith (1996); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. No orig finish remains with the metal being a smooth cleaned gray patina; grip has a few age lines, otherwise is sound and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with scattered light pitting. 4-45304 JR113 (4,000-7,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1543	$5,750.00	RARE COLT RIMFIRE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 1253. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Usual configuration with 7-3/8″ slightly amputated bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with a fine Colt 1-pc ivory grip constructed of two slabs of ivory attached to two wood blocks to make a 1-pc grip. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Hammer & frame are orig rimfire with the firing pin secured with two rivets. SN was observed in the usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard, bbl & cylinder. Grip is unnumbered. There were approx. 1,800 of these revolvers produced in the period 1875-1880 by which time the rimfire Henry cartridge was obsolete and no longer in demand in the United States. Colt firearms, being the enterprising company they were, sold the vast majority of these revolvers to the South & Central American markets where the Henry & Winchester 1866 rifles were still popular. It is rare to find one in orig configuration given that they were subjected to continuous service under very extreme conditions, usually with little or no maintenance. A large number of those shipped south had their bbls reduced in length. PROVENANCE: Tony Smith (1996); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. No orig finish remains with the metal being a smooth cleaned gray patina; grip has a few age lines, otherwise is sound and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with scattered light pitting. 4-45304 JR113 (4,000-7,000) 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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