*PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH BOX AND TEXAS HISTORY.

*PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH BOX AND TEXAS HISTORY. SN 337150. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full thick front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates with rampant Colt. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of revolver. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips with the last four digits of the matching SN scratched inside each grip. Accompanied by a spare set of deep rampant Colt medallion smooth ivory grips. Medallions are left & right hand. The entire SN is in pencil inside each grip. The number inside the ivory grips is spurious as they do not fit as factory grips should fit and so are simply a fine set of orig factory ivory grips. Accompanied by an orig factory, dark maroon, hinged lid box with correct dark blue & white end label which indicates rubber grips & blue finish. Bottom of box is inscribed with the SN “351722”. Inside the lid has an orig Colt label inscribed in ink “GEO. S. WILSON / N.T.A.C.” along with what appears to be an Arabic script notation. Accompanied by a copy of a Colt Factory Letter identifying this revolver in cal 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed, shipped to Momsen, Dunnigan, Ryan Co, El Paso, TX on April 15, 1918 in a 10-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Walter Hoffman (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips except cyl which is unnumbered. Bbl & ejector housing retain most of their glossy orig Colt blue with only light muzzle edge wear and thinning of the blue at the tip of the ejector housing. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, lightly faded. Cyl retains about 95% strong orig Colt blue. Grip frame retains dark orig blue with thinning on front & back straps. Right grip has a chipped toe, otherwise grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Ivory grips have a few minor age lines and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows heavy wear with repaired corners & edges with the white areas turned yellow. 4-45376 JR48 (7,500-12,500)

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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	1553	$10,350.00	PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH BOX AND TEXAS HISTORY. SN 337150. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full thick front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates with rampant Colt. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of revolver. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips with the last four digits of the matching SN scratched inside each grip. Accompanied by a spare set of deep rampant Colt medallion smooth ivory grips. Medallions are left & right hand. The entire SN is in pencil inside each grip. The number inside the ivory grips is spurious as they do not fit as factory grips should fit and so are simply a fine set of orig factory ivory grips. Accompanied by an orig factory, dark maroon, hinged lid box with correct dark blue & white end label which indicates rubber grips & blue finish. Bottom of box is inscribed with the SN “351722”. Inside the lid has an orig Colt label inscribed in ink “GEO. S. WILSON / N.T.A.C.” along with what appears to be an Arabic script notation. Accompanied by a copy of a Colt Factory Letter identifying this revolver in cal 45 Colt with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed, shipped to Momsen, Dunnigan, Ryan Co, El Paso, TX on April 15, 1918 in a 10-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Walter Hoffman (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips except cyl which is unnumbered. Bbl & ejector housing retain most of their glossy orig Colt blue with only light muzzle edge wear and thinning of the blue at the tip of the ejector housing. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, lightly faded. Cyl retains about 95% strong orig Colt blue. Grip frame retains dark orig blue with thinning on front & back straps. Right grip has a chipped toe, otherwise grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Ivory grips have a few minor age lines and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows heavy wear with repaired corners & edges with the white areas turned yellow. 4-45376 JR48 (7,500-12,500) 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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