COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONVERTED TO 22 RIMFIRE.

COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONVERTED TO 22 RIMFIRE. SN 135472. Cal. 22. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Fitted with 2-pc smooth pearl grips. Bbl & cyl currently installed are undoubtedly factory original. The bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing, is marked with the last three digits of SN as is the rear face of the cyl. Hammer is original Colt with a rimfire firing pin mounted with two flush rivets. The frame has been converted for the centerfire hammer from what was a rimfire opening. Accompanied by a Colt 7-1/2″ bbl & cyl in 38 Spcl. which are probably from an earlier conversion from its orig caliber to 38 Spcl. Both bbls show wrench marks about the middle. Also accompanied by a copy of a Colt Factory Letter which identifies this revolver in 22 cal with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, type of stock not listed, shipped to Powell & Clement Co, Cincinnati, OH on December 19, 1895 in a 3-gun shipment. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only 107 of these rare revolvers were ever produced, serial numbered mostly in the 44 rimfire series with a few in the 135000 serial range such as this one. Few survive today in original configuration with original finish. PROVENANCE: Charles Layson (1997); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its strong factory style finish with the aforementioned light wrench marks on the bbl. Screws & trigger retain most of their strong fire blue. Grips are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a ring and bulge about 1″ from muzzle. The 38 caliber cyl retains most of its orig factory nickel. The 38 caliber bbl retains strong orig nickel with heavy wrench marks and a sanded area over these marks. The ejector housing stud on the 38 cal bbl is severely damaged. 4-45381 JR53 (3,000-10,000)

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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	1569	$3,450.00	COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONVERTED TO 22 RIMFIRE. SN 135472. Cal. 22. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Fitted with 2-pc smooth pearl grips. Bbl & cyl currently installed are undoubtedly factory original. The bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing, is marked with the last three digits of SN as is the rear face of the cyl. Hammer is original Colt with a rimfire firing pin mounted with two flush rivets. The frame has been converted for the centerfire hammer from what was a rimfire opening. Accompanied by a Colt 7-1/2″ bbl & cyl in 38 Spcl. which are probably from an earlier conversion from its orig caliber to 38 Spcl. Both bbls show wrench marks about the middle. Also accompanied by a copy of a Colt Factory Letter which identifies this revolver in 22 cal with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, type of stock not listed, shipped to Powell & Clement Co, Cincinnati, OH on December 19, 1895 in a 3-gun shipment. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only 107 of these rare revolvers were ever produced, serial numbered mostly in the 44 rimfire series with a few in the 135000 serial range such as this one. Few survive today in original configuration with original finish. PROVENANCE: Charles Layson (1997); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its strong factory style finish with the aforementioned light wrench marks on the bbl. Screws & trigger retain most of their strong fire blue. Grips are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a ring and bulge about 1″ from muzzle. The 38 caliber cyl retains most of its orig factory nickel. The 38 caliber bbl retains strong orig nickel with heavy wrench marks and a sanded area over these marks. The ejector housing stud on the 38 cal bbl is severely damaged. 4-45381 JR53 (3,000-10,000) 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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