*SCARCE COLT BISLEY FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

*SCARCE COLT BISLEY FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 313441. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and 1-line block letter address, left side marked “(BISLEY MODEL) 38 W.C.F.” Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in circle. Top strap is flat with target rear sight. Mounted with 2-pc Rampant Colt hard rubber grips that have the last 4 digits of SN scratched inside each grip. According to COLT PEACEMAKER ENCYCLOPEDIA, Cochran, only a total of 98 target model Bisleys were produced in this cal. There was a total of 44,350 standard model Bisleys produced plus 976 target model Bisleys, giving a total of 45,326 of these revolvers in the period 1865 – 1912. Of this total 12,163 standard revolvers were in cal 38-40 plus only the aforementioned 98 produced in target model. This revolver was apparently made for American market as there are no British proofs as is found on the majority of target model Bisley revolvers. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying gun as: .38/40 cal, 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, shipped to Schwabacher Hardware, Seattle, WA on December 22, 1910 with 1 gun in shipment. PROVENANCE: Bill Spicer (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including grips, except cyl which is unnumbered. May have been fired but if so, very little. Overall retains about 97% strong glossy orig factory blue with only slight muzzle edge wear and slight wear on the tip of ejector rod housing with faint sharp edge wear on frame and cyl and a light cyl line. Backstrap is lightly flaked and front strap slightly thinned. Hammer retains brilliant case colors on sides and rear edge, moderately faded on top edge. Grips are sound, showing very light diamond point wear. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired, but if so very little. 4-45247 JR30 (8,000-12,000)

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
	1565	$13,800.00	SCARCE COLT BISLEY FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 313441. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and 1-line block letter address, left side marked “(BISLEY MODEL) 38 W.C.F.” Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in circle. Top strap is flat with target rear sight. Mounted with 2-pc Rampant Colt hard rubber grips that have the last 4 digits of SN scratched inside each grip. According to COLT PEACEMAKER ENCYCLOPEDIA, Cochran, only a total of 98 target model Bisleys were produced in this cal. There was a total of 44,350 standard model Bisleys produced plus 976 target model Bisleys, giving a total of 45,326 of these revolvers in the period 1865 – 1912. Of this total 12,163 standard revolvers were in cal 38-40 plus only the aforementioned 98 produced in target model. This revolver was apparently made for American market as there are no British proofs as is found on the majority of target model Bisley revolvers. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying gun as: .38/40 cal, 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, shipped to Schwabacher Hardware, Seattle, WA on December 22, 1910 with 1 gun in shipment. PROVENANCE: Bill Spicer (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including grips, except cyl which is unnumbered. May have been fired but if so, very little. Overall retains about 97% strong glossy orig factory blue with only slight muzzle edge wear and slight wear on the tip of ejector rod housing with faint sharp edge wear on frame and cyl and a light cyl line. Backstrap is lightly flaked and front strap slightly thinned. Hammer retains brilliant case colors on sides and rear edge, moderately faded on top edge. Grips are sound, showing very light diamond point wear. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired, but if so very little. 4-45247 JR30 (8,000-12,000) 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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