*FINE ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED PRE-WAR COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*FINE ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED PRE-WAR COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 354968. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight with 1-line block letter address and model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with smooth 2-pc silver Colt medallion ivory grips. SN was observed on the bottom of frame and right side of front & back straps under the grip and the cyl has last two digits of SN on the rear face. Revolver is engraved by Wilbur Glahn with C+ or D quality engraving of foliate & floral patterns with fine stippled background. Frame has near full coverage with a large floral pattern on the ejector rod boss. Matching engraving extends the full length of each side of the bbl with foliate patterns around the address. Ejector rod housing is engraved to match in the top gullet and outer radius. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are also engraved to match with the backstrap having a panel engraved “H.F. Hirte”. Cyl is also engraved to match with full coverage on the outer diameter with the flutes undecorated in counterpoint. A nearly identical engraving pattern is found on Colt SAA SN 355459 as pictured on p. 397 of Colt Engraving, Wilson. Accompanied by an orig unnumbered, dark maroon, hinged lid box with a black & white end label on the top marked only “ENGRAVED”, with no label on the bottom. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter identifying this revolver in cal 38 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, ivory stocks and factory engraved, with special feature “H.F. Hirte engraved on backstrap”, sold and shipped to Hans F. Hirte, San Diego, Ca on October 27, 1933 in a 1-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Jim Fuqua (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including cyl, except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains about 98% strong orig factory finish with glossy strong blue and brilliant case colors. Hammer retains most of its strong orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on top edge. Top strap & left recoil shield are lightly faded. Cyl shows sharp edge wear, otherwise retains strong dark blue. Grips have a couple of minor age lines and retain a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but if so, very little. Box is near new. 4-45367 JR47 (30,000-45,000)

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
	1547	$54,625.00	FINE ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED PRE-WAR COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 354968. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight with 1-line block letter address and model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with smooth 2-pc silver Colt medallion ivory grips. SN was observed on the bottom of frame and right side of front & back straps under the grip and the cyl has last two digits of SN on the rear face. Revolver is engraved by Wilbur Glahn with C+ or D quality engraving of foliate & floral patterns with fine stippled background. Frame has near full coverage with a large floral pattern on the ejector rod boss. Matching engraving extends the full length of each side of the bbl with foliate patterns around the address. Ejector rod housing is engraved to match in the top gullet and outer radius. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are also engraved to match with the backstrap having a panel engraved “H.F. Hirte”. Cyl is also engraved to match with full coverage on the outer diameter with the flutes undecorated in counterpoint. A nearly identical engraving pattern is found on Colt SAA SN 355459 as pictured on p. 397 of Colt Engraving, Wilson. Accompanied by an orig unnumbered, dark maroon, hinged lid box with a black & white end label on the top marked only “ENGRAVED”, with no label on the bottom. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter identifying this revolver in cal 38 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, ivory stocks and factory engraved, with special feature “H.F. Hirte engraved on backstrap”, sold and shipped to Hans F. Hirte, San Diego, Ca on October 27, 1933 in a 1-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Jim Fuqua (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including cyl, except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains about 98% strong orig factory finish with glossy strong blue and brilliant case colors. Hammer retains most of its strong orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on top edge. Top strap & left recoil shield are lightly faded. Cyl shows sharp edge wear, otherwise retains strong dark blue. Grips have a couple of minor age lines and retain a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but if so, very little. Box is near new. 4-45367 JR47 (30,000-45,000) 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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