EXTREMELY RARE SAMUEL LOMBARD HART COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA HISTORY.

EXTREMELY RARE SAMUEL LOMBARD HART COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA HISTORY. SN 111703. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-13/16″ bbl that has a fine even round crown and relocated half moon German silver front sight with 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame is marked with 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S.” overstamped with two hearts surmounted by two sets of “SL” initials. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of SN in back strap channel with “DFC” (David F. Clark) sub-inspector initials on the bottom left edge, also overstamped with a single heart and the “SL” initials. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of revolver with “DFC” sub-inspector initials on the frame and the “mystery” “G” inspector initial on trigger guard & butt strap. Bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing, has the last four digits of SN along with the “DFC” initials and “P” proofs along with a tiny “G” proof near the ejector rod housing stud. Cyl also has last four digits of SN, “DFC” sub-inspector initials and a small “P” proof. Ejector rod housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head and base pin is orig with dimpled ends. This extraordinarily rare Single Action Army revolver falls within the 9th Government Contract of 2,000 revolvers produced in the period August 1884 through January 1885. It is apparent that Mr. Hart, a gunsmith in Tombstone, AZ, a Civil War veteran and a Captain in the Wisconsin Infantry arrived in Tombstone in about May of 1880 and opened his gun shop. He remained in Tombstone on the voting rolls until about 1886. There are several other known firearms similarly marked by Mr. Hart, only two or three of which are Colt SAAs. It is beyond doubt that this revolver, along with the other two known specimens were part of the same Government Contract and were probably purchased by Mr. Hart either directly from Colt, or through a distributor for resale in his gun shop. The years of the middle-1880’s were extraordinarily violent & dangerous in that area of southern Arizona with numerous outlaw factions and Indians raiding throughout the area. It stands to reason that this Colt was purchased by an area resident for personal protection or by someone in law enforcement or even an individual on the other side of the law. Regardless of who owned it it is an extremely rare & desirable piece of history from the great American southwest. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, blue finish and shipped to the U.S. Government Inspector at the Colt Factory on Oct. 24, 1884 in a shipment of 200 same type firearms. Also accompanied by a packet of several pages of correspondence between the consignor and a gentleman by the name of Atterbury from the 1974 period wherein they discuss two of these revolvers, one of which is this exact one and the other which belonged to Mr. Atterbury with the SN 112050 which was shipped Oct. 30, 1884 in a 150 gun shipment. Additionally accompanying are copies of a 5-page article by Mr. Atterbury which appeared in the December 1974 Gun Report wherein he discusses his S.L. Hart marked Colt Single Action and mentions this revolver. Also accompanying are two copies of muster rolls of Samuel L. Hart, Captain Company D, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. They are dated 1864. Not only is this a rare single action it is a doubly rare & desirable western collectible suitable for even the most advanced collection or especially for an Arizona museum collection. PROVENANCE: Atterbury CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grip & cylinder. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig Colt blue with some slight thinning on left side. Ejector rod housing also retains about 92-93% strong orig blue, slightly thinned on outer radius. Frame retains strong case colors in the gullets & sheltered areas fading to smoky colors elsewhere. Screws retain generous amounts of orig blue and the hammer most of its very strong case colors. Cyl retains 70-75% thinning orig blue with sharp edge & high point wear. Trigger guard & back strap retain 85-90% strong orig blue with candy striping on front strap & trigger bow and some light thinning on back strap. Base pin retains much orig blue. Grip is sound with light edge wear and retains most of its orig oil finish with crisp markings on bottom left edge. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired but there is no evidence as the bore retains strong orig blue and the chambers most of their orig blue. 4-42246 JR14 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2071	$33,350.00	EXTREMELY RARE SAMUEL LOMBARD HART COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA HISTORY. SN 111703. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 4-13/16″ bbl that has a fine even round crown and relocated half moon German silver front sight with 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame is marked with 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S.” overstamped with two hearts surmounted by two sets of “SL” initials. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of SN in back strap channel with “DFC” (David F. Clark) sub-inspector initials on the bottom left edge, also overstamped with a single heart and the “SL” initials. SN was observed in the usual three places on bottom of revolver with “DFC” sub-inspector initials on the frame and the “mystery” “G” inspector initial on trigger guard & butt strap. Bottom of bbl, under ejector rod housing, has the last four digits of SN along with the “DFC” initials and “P” proofs along with a tiny “G” proof near the ejector rod housing stud. Cyl also has last four digits of SN, “DFC” sub-inspector initials and a small “P” proof. Ejector rod housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head and base pin is orig with dimpled ends. This extraordinarily rare Single Action Army revolver falls within the 9th Government Contract of 2,000 revolvers produced in the period August 1884 through January 1885. It is apparent that Mr. Hart, a gunsmith in Tombstone, AZ, a Civil War veteran and a Captain in the Wisconsin Infantry arrived in Tombstone in about May of 1880 and opened his gun shop. He remained in Tombstone on the voting rolls until about 1886. There are several other known firearms similarly marked by Mr. Hart, only two or three of which are Colt SAAs. It is beyond doubt that this revolver, along with the other two known specimens were part of the same Government Contract and were probably purchased by Mr. Hart either directly from Colt, or through a distributor for resale in his gun shop. The years of the middle-1880’s were extraordinarily violent & dangerous in that area of southern Arizona with numerous outlaw factions and Indians raiding throughout the area. It stands to reason that this Colt was purchased by an area resident for personal protection or by someone in law enforcement or even an individual on the other side of the law. Regardless of who owned it it is an extremely rare & desirable piece of history from the great American southwest. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, blue finish and shipped to the U.S. Government Inspector at the Colt Factory on Oct. 24, 1884 in a shipment of 200 same type firearms. Also accompanied by a packet of several pages of correspondence between the consignor and a gentleman by the name of Atterbury from the 1974 period wherein they discuss two of these revolvers, one of which is this exact one and the other which belonged to Mr. Atterbury with the SN 112050 which was shipped Oct. 30, 1884 in a 150 gun shipment. Additionally accompanying are copies of a 5-page article by Mr. Atterbury which appeared in the December 1974 Gun Report wherein he discusses his S.L. Hart marked Colt Single Action and mentions this revolver. Also accompanying are two copies of muster rolls of Samuel L. Hart, Captain Company D, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. They are dated 1864. Not only is this a rare single action it is a doubly rare & desirable western collectible suitable for even the most advanced collection or especially for an Arizona museum collection. PROVENANCE: Atterbury CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grip & cylinder. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig Colt blue with some slight thinning on left side. Ejector rod housing also retains about 92-93% strong orig blue, slightly thinned on outer radius. Frame retains strong case colors in the gullets & sheltered areas fading to smoky colors elsewhere. Screws retain generous amounts of orig blue and the hammer most of its very strong case colors. Cyl retains 70-75% thinning orig blue with sharp edge & high point wear. Trigger guard & back strap retain 85-90% strong orig blue with candy striping on front strap & trigger bow and some light thinning on back strap. Base pin retains much orig blue. Grip is sound with light edge wear and retains most of its orig oil finish with crisp markings on bottom left edge. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired but there is no evidence as the bore retains strong orig blue and the chambers most of their orig blue. 4-42246 JR14 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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