COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 175457. Cal. 44. Blue & case colored with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New York address. It has “COLTS PATENT” on left front side of frame with caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. Trigger guard is unplated brass with a blued steel back strap & butt strap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has the usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. This is a civilian model Army produced just after the Civil War and certainly could have seen service on the frontier. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with a few small spots of pitting and some battering around wedge slot. Wedge screw is a replacement. Rammer handle retains about 60% dark case colors. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, strong on left side, more faded on right side. Hammer retains about 50% faded case colors. Trigger guard appears to have never been silver plated and retains a medium mustard patina. Back strap & butt strap retain about 85% orig blue, strong at top & bottom, thinning on back strap. Grip is sound with slightly worn edges and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue and about 90% Naval battle scene. Four of six safety pins are crisp. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, pitted in grooves. 4-35931 JR11 (3,500-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2057	$6,325.00	COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 175457. Cal. 44. Blue & case colored with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New York address. It has “COLTS PATENT” on left front side of frame with caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. Trigger guard is unplated brass with a blued steel back strap & butt strap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has the usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. This is a civilian model Army produced just after the Civil War and certainly could have seen service on the frontier. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with a few small spots of pitting and some battering around wedge slot. Wedge screw is a replacement. Rammer handle retains about 60% dark case colors. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, strong on left side, more faded on right side. Hammer retains about 50% faded case colors. Trigger guard appears to have never been silver plated and retains a medium mustard patina. Back strap & butt strap retain about 85% orig blue, strong at top & bottom, thinning on back strap. Grip is sound with slightly worn edges and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue and about 90% Naval battle scene. Four of six safety pins are crisp. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, pitted in grooves. 4-35931 JR11 (3,500-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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