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2069
$4,312.50

COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH PALL MALL LONDON ADDRESS. SN 37155. Cal. 45 Boxer. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter “HARTFORD PALL MALL LONDON” address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard the caliber marking. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs. Mounted with 1-pc smooth ivory grip that is made in the orig style of two slabs of ivory attached to two wood spacers. Ejector housing is second type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, of the 357,859 Single Actions produced from 1873 to 1941 only 729 were in caliber 450 Boxer. This revolver will letter in its current caliber with nickel finish, 5-1/2″ bbl, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Colt’s London Agency on Oct. 10, 1878 in a 30-gun shipment. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all visible numbers matching. Bbl, cyl & grips are unnumbered; overall retains most of its strong orig nickel with the majority of the losses on the front & backstraps which are cleaned gray metal; screws & base pin retain most of their orig fire blue; trigger guard & left side of trigger plate have small dings; cyl retains most of its orig nickel showing very little use; ejector housing also retains about all of its orig nickel. Grip is sound with age lines and retains a fine ivory patina on left side, faded to lighter ivory patina on right side with myriad small age lines. Hammer is not solid in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered tiny spots of pitting; hammer spring has been changes. 4-48793 JR353 (4,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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