ENGRAVED EARLY PRODUCTION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

ENGRAVED EARLY PRODUCTION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 45589. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel on left side partially visible. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left rear shoulder of trigger guard is stamped “44 CF”. Ejector housing is second type with half moon ejector rod head and base pin is orig with dimpled ends. Mounted with 1-pc ivory grip with deep relief carved Mexican eagle on right side. Grip is constructed in the orig manner with two slabs of ivory attached to two wood spacers in the center. Revolver is very nicely engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, with about 60-70% coverage in a variety of patterns including foliate arabesque, fan & feather patterns, diamond & dot patterns and leaf & vine patterns on the top strap. Front gullets are stamped with a series of decorative dots. Foliate arabesque patterns extend up both sides of bbl, on both sides of muzzle with geometric patterns around front sight. Ejector housing is engraved with leaf & vine pattern in top gullet and a zigzag & dot pattern on outer radius. Top of back strap has a Nimschke style fan pattern with geometric patterns down the back strap and on the trigger guard that also has a hunter star. Butt strap is hand scratched “W H NESBITT”. Cyl is engraved in unusual foliate patterns on the lands between the flutes, a snake & dot pattern around the rear edge and two straight line borders, one on each side of the stop notches. Engraving is over the SN on the cylinder. All visible numbers are matching with the bbl & cyl having last four digits of matching number. Some of the trigger guard & backstrap screws have been changed. This revolver was produced in 1878, the same year that the etched panel bbl marking was introduced. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains 60-70% nickel with losses mostly from frame & cyl; bbl retains most of its nickel with some flaking on the bottom and shows about 3/4 of the etched panel; ejector housing retains about 75% nickel showing wear on front of outer radius. Grip has a chipped left toe with numerous age lines, shows moderate to heavy wear and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina; grip has shrunk over the years and now has very old oil soaked spacers at the frame. Hammer will not hold in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 4-48763 JR325 (10,000-15,000)

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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	2047	$9,200.00	ENGRAVED EARLY PRODUCTION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 45589. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel on left side partially visible. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left rear shoulder of trigger guard is stamped “44 CF”. Ejector housing is second type with half moon ejector rod head and base pin is orig with dimpled ends. Mounted with 1-pc ivory grip with deep relief carved Mexican eagle on right side. Grip is constructed in the orig manner with two slabs of ivory attached to two wood spacers in the center. Revolver is very nicely engraved in New York style, probably from the Nimschke shop, with about 60-70% coverage in a variety of patterns including foliate arabesque, fan & feather patterns, diamond & dot patterns and leaf & vine patterns on the top strap. Front gullets are stamped with a series of decorative dots. Foliate arabesque patterns extend up both sides of bbl, on both sides of muzzle with geometric patterns around front sight. Ejector housing is engraved with leaf & vine pattern in top gullet and a zigzag & dot pattern on outer radius. Top of back strap has a Nimschke style fan pattern with geometric patterns down the back strap and on the trigger guard that also has a hunter star. Butt strap is hand scratched “W H NESBITT”. Cyl is engraved in unusual foliate patterns on the lands between the flutes, a snake & dot pattern around the rear edge and two straight line borders, one on each side of the stop notches. Engraving is over the SN on the cylinder. All visible numbers are matching with the bbl & cyl having last four digits of matching number. Some of the trigger guard & backstrap screws have been changed. This revolver was produced in 1878, the same year that the etched panel bbl marking was introduced. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains 60-70% nickel with losses mostly from frame & cyl; bbl retains most of its nickel with some flaking on the bottom and shows about 3/4 of the etched panel; ejector housing retains about 75% nickel showing wear on front of outer radius. Grip has a chipped left toe with numerous age lines, shows moderate to heavy wear and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina; grip has shrunk over the years and now has very old oil soaked spacers at the frame. Hammer will not hold in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 4-48763 JR325 (10,000-15,000) 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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