*SUPERB HELFRICHT ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WONDERFUL AZ HISTORY.

*SUPERB HELFRICHT ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WONDERFUL AZ HISTORY. SN 335045. Cal .38 WCF (38-40. Spectacular silver finished Single Action with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has the 2-line, 3-patent dates and is mounted with spectacular 2-pc, Rampant Colt deep silver medallion pearl grips. Right side has a deep relief carved stooping eagle. Rear face of cylinder has last 4 digits of matching serial number. Revolver is engraved probably from the hand of the master himself, Cuno Helfricht, with about 80% coverage, very fine, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with extremely fine pearled background. Left recoil shield is engraved in Mr. Helfrichts typical fan pattern with feather patterns on the top strap, diamond patterns on each side of bbl boss and his distinctive flower blossoms in the bottom front gullets. Matching foliate arabesque patterns extend the entire length of both sides of bbl with fine snake & dot patterns in the top gullet of the ejector housing along with fine zig-zag borders and leaf and vine pattern on the outer radius. Backstrap is engraved with Mr. Helfricht’s distinctive fan pattern at the top with geometric patterns downs the back and buttstraps with another of his distinctive patterns on the trigger bow. Cylinder is engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes, a line border around the flutes with a small sunburst at the rear end of the flutes. Rear edge of the cylinder is beautifully engraved in scallop and snake & dot patterns. This is one of Mr. Helfricht’s more elaborately engraved Single Actions. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal 38-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, silver finish, pearl grips with carved eagle motif, factory engraved and sold to Globe Hardware Co., address unavailable, shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on January 24, 1917 in a one gun shipment. The Globe Hardware Co. in the letter, is located in Globe, AZ, and has been in business from 1898 to the present. Contact with a granddaughter of the orig owner of the company disclosed that some of the old records are still available. A search of those records disclosed that this revolver was received January 30, 1917 from Simmons Hardware Co. and was sold the same day to Alvin Booth. Contact with the Gila County, AZ Historical Museum revealed that Alvin Booth, a “colored” man, was born April 1, 1868 in Hillsboro, TX, settling in Globe to do handyman and janitorial services around town. Booth was a well known and respected figure in Globe, being employed by several prominent bankers and businessmen in town. Booth was very frugal, saved his money and purchased several investment properties in the area, becoming somewhat well-to-do. In 1913 he was chosen to attend the Emancipation Convention in Philadelphia to represent the Arizona colored population at the convention. His appointment was made by Governor George W. P. Hunt, who Booth had worked for when the governor was a businessman in Globe. He was also a delegate in 1920 to the convention of the Industrial and Commercial Council of People of African Descent. He was mentioned in “Arizona’s Black Pioneers” and several other publications noting prominent people of early Arizona. Booth died March 16, 1937 in Globe, AZ, and was laid to rest in the “white man’s cemetery” next to his father who had joined him in Globe in his later years. PROVENANCE: Fax correspondence from Gila County, AZ Historical Museum. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus and all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its crisp, orig silver finish which is lightly oxidized, showing no wear. Revolver appears to be new and unfired. Grips are crisp with no visible flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore shows no evidence of having ever been fired. An absolutely spectacular example of the engravers art and finisher’s polishing skills. This revolver is nearly identical to another Single Action from the same time frame, being sold elsewhere in this auction. 4-49405 JR311 (65,000-85,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	2044	$69,000.00	SUPERB HELFRICHT ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WONDERFUL AZ HISTORY. SN 335045. Cal .38 WCF (38-40. Spectacular silver finished Single Action with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has the 2-line, 3-patent dates and is mounted with spectacular 2-pc, Rampant Colt deep silver medallion pearl grips. Right side has a deep relief carved stooping eagle. Rear face of cylinder has last 4 digits of matching serial number. Revolver is engraved probably from the hand of the master himself, Cuno Helfricht, with about 80% coverage, very fine, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with extremely fine pearled background. Left recoil shield is engraved in Mr. Helfrichts typical fan pattern with feather patterns on the top strap, diamond patterns on each side of bbl boss and his distinctive flower blossoms in the bottom front gullets. Matching foliate arabesque patterns extend the entire length of both sides of bbl with fine snake & dot patterns in the top gullet of the ejector housing along with fine zig-zag borders and leaf and vine pattern on the outer radius. Backstrap is engraved with Mr. Helfricht’s distinctive fan pattern at the top with geometric patterns downs the back and buttstraps with another of his distinctive patterns on the trigger bow. Cylinder is engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes, a line border around the flutes with a small sunburst at the rear end of the flutes. Rear edge of the cylinder is beautifully engraved in scallop and snake & dot patterns. This is one of Mr. Helfricht’s more elaborately engraved Single Actions. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal 38-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, silver finish, pearl grips with carved eagle motif, factory engraved and sold to Globe Hardware Co., address unavailable, shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on January 24, 1917 in a one gun shipment. The Globe Hardware Co. in the letter, is located in Globe, AZ, and has been in business from 1898 to the present. Contact with a granddaughter of the orig owner of the company disclosed that some of the old records are still available. A search of those records disclosed that this revolver was received January 30, 1917 from Simmons Hardware Co. and was sold the same day to Alvin Booth. Contact with the Gila County, AZ Historical Museum revealed that Alvin Booth, a “colored” man, was born April 1, 1868 in Hillsboro, TX, settling in Globe to do handyman and janitorial services around town. Booth was a well known and respected figure in Globe, being employed by several prominent bankers and businessmen in town. Booth was very frugal, saved his money and purchased several investment properties in the area, becoming somewhat well-to-do. In 1913 he was chosen to attend the Emancipation Convention in Philadelphia to represent the Arizona colored population at the convention. His appointment was made by Governor George W. P. Hunt, who Booth had worked for when the governor was a businessman in Globe. He was also a delegate in 1920 to the convention of the Industrial and Commercial Council of People of African Descent. He was mentioned in “Arizona’s Black Pioneers” and several other publications noting prominent people of early Arizona. Booth died March 16, 1937 in Globe, AZ, and was laid to rest in the “white man’s cemetery” next to his father who had joined him in Globe in his later years. PROVENANCE: Fax correspondence from Gila County, AZ Historical Museum. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus and all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its crisp, orig silver finish which is lightly oxidized, showing no wear. Revolver appears to be new and unfired. Grips are crisp with no visible flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore shows no evidence of having ever been fired. An absolutely spectacular example of the engravers art and finisher’s polishing skills. This revolver is nearly identical to another Single Action from the same time frame, being sold elsewhere in this auction. 4-49405 JR311 (65,000-85,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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