RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 162897. Cal. 455 Eley. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, target front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Top strap is flat style with adjustable square notch sight. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Hammer is color case hardened and the trigger is fire-blued with checkered face. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Left side of the bbl & frame and cyl in the flutes has tiny British proofs. Bore has the very rare Metford rifling. According to the book Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, of the 914 flat top target model single actions produced, only 37 were made in caliber 455 Eley. Also according to the referenced publication, Metford rifling is found only on a few British caliber revolvers. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 455 Eley with blue finish, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on May 8, 1902 in a 6-gun shipment. Although shipment was not made until 1902, the frame was manufactured in 1895. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 60% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; ejector housing retains about 50% glossy orig blue, primarily in the gullets; frame & back strap retain about 70% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina; trigger guard retains strong orig blue with the front strap flaked to a medium patina; trigger retains most of its orig fire blue and the hammer most of its orig case colors, moderately faded; cyl retains about 40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina, strong & bright in the flutes; screws are crisp and retain most of their orig blue. Grips are sound showing very light diamond point wear with the left side turning slightly chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. The loading cutout in the right recoil shield has had a notch filed in the lower front edge, ostensibly to speed up loading & ejecting empties. It is not visible with the loading gate closed. 4-49004 JR62 (8,500-12,500)

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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	2055	$8,625.00	RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 162897. Cal. 455 Eley. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, target front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Top strap is flat style with adjustable square notch sight. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Hammer is color case hardened and the trigger is fire-blued with checkered face. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Left side of the bbl & frame and cyl in the flutes has tiny British proofs. Bore has the very rare Metford rifling. According to the book Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, of the 914 flat top target model single actions produced, only 37 were made in caliber 455 Eley. Also according to the referenced publication, Metford rifling is found only on a few British caliber revolvers. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 455 Eley with blue finish, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on May 8, 1902 in a 6-gun shipment. Although shipment was not made until 1902, the frame was manufactured in 1895. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 60% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; ejector housing retains about 50% glossy orig blue, primarily in the gullets; frame & back strap retain about 70% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina; trigger guard retains strong orig blue with the front strap flaked to a medium patina; trigger retains most of its orig fire blue and the hammer most of its orig case colors, moderately faded; cyl retains about 40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina, strong & bright in the flutes; screws are crisp and retain most of their orig blue. Grips are sound showing very light diamond point wear with the left side turning slightly chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. The loading cutout in the right recoil shield has had a notch filed in the lower front edge, ostensibly to speed up loading & ejecting empties. It is not visible with the loading gate closed. 4-49004 JR62 (8,500-12,500) 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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