SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER.

SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 44. SN 180417. Wonderful, silver-plated army with 8″ rnd bbl, silver-plated, brass trigger guard & front strap with a wonderful orig Tiffany grip with a scarce Civil War battle scene on each side, a trophy of arms on backstrap & a large raised American eagle on bottom of butt. There is a blank oval near top of backstrap. Bbl, cylinder, frame, hammer & trigger guard are beautifully engraved, probably by Nimschke, with foliate & floral arabesque patterns & typical wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Cylinder has full coverage matching engraving on raised area with dash & dot borders at front & back edges. Bbl has additional flourishes & a dbl border at muzzle. One unusual feature of this revolver is that rammer is numbered with last four digits of serial number in very tiny numbers longitudinally & are exposed when rammer is operated. This undoubtedly was intended as a presentation to someone of importance, very likely from Civil War. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl & rammer retain about 75% orig silver plating with balance a cleaned metal color. Frame retains 25-30% orig silver-plating, mostly on recoil shield area with balance a cleaned metal color. Hammer retains virtually all of its strong orig silver-plating. Trigger guard & front strap retain about 75% orig silver. Grip is very fine retaining most of its orig silver with some under plating showing through. Cylinder retains about 50% orig silver with balance cleaned bright. Screws are fine with one or two slipped slots. Mechanics are fine with bright shiny bore. A truly beautiful & seldom encountered Colt. 4-56528 JR219 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	177	$23,000.00	SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 44. SN 180417. Wonderful, silver-plated army with 8″ rnd bbl, silver-plated, brass trigger guard & front strap with a wonderful orig Tiffany grip with a scarce Civil War battle scene on each side, a trophy of arms on backstrap & a large raised American eagle on bottom of butt. There is a blank oval near top of backstrap. Bbl, cylinder, frame, hammer & trigger guard are beautifully engraved, probably by Nimschke, with foliate & floral arabesque patterns & typical wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Cylinder has full coverage matching engraving on raised area with dash & dot borders at front & back edges. Bbl has additional flourishes & a dbl border at muzzle. One unusual feature of this revolver is that rammer is numbered with last four digits of serial number in very tiny numbers longitudinally & are exposed when rammer is operated. This undoubtedly was intended as a presentation to someone of importance, very likely from Civil War. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl & rammer retain about 75% orig silver plating with balance a cleaned metal color. Frame retains 25-30% orig silver-plating, mostly on recoil shield area with balance a cleaned metal color. Hammer retains virtually all of its strong orig silver-plating. Trigger guard & front strap retain about 75% orig silver. Grip is very fine retaining most of its orig silver with some under plating showing through. Cylinder retains about 50% orig silver with balance cleaned bright. Screws are fine with one or two slipped slots. Mechanics are fine with bright shiny bore. A truly beautiful & seldom encountered Colt. 4-56528 JR219 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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