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2075
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$6,037.50
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*FINE PRE-WWII FIRST MODEL COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 251993. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips. While the 32-20 cartridge was not a real man-stopper, it was popular in the American West among law enforcement officers and others who wished to have a reasonably effective cartridge with low recoil which also had a matching caliber in the Winchester Models 1873 & 1892. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & ejector housing retain 96-97% glossy orig blue showing light muzzle end wear and a small ding on left edge of muzzle; frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, brilliant on sides of frame, somewhat faded on the recoil shield, loading gate & top strap; hammer is lightly to moderately faded; trigger guard retains about all of its bright orig blue, lightly thinned on front strap; backstrap & buttstrap retain bright blue, turned to a plummy/blue patina in the center; cyl retains 93-95% glossy orig blue showing wear around front & rear edges and a light drag line. Grips are sound showing very light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-48767 JR341 (5,000-9,000)
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. |