*RARE BATTLE OF BRITAIN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*RARE BATTLE OF BRITAIN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 355608. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight and 1-line block letter address with model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Right side of front & back straps, under the grip, having matching SN and rear face of cyl has last two digits of matching SN. Bottom of bbl, cyl, right side of frame and left shoulder of backstrap have British proofs. Left shoulder of backstrap also has the British broad arrow acceptance mark. Bottom of bbl is proofed in one line which shows a mailed arm holding a sword over “NP” followed by “.45′ .680″ 5 TONS”. Right side of frame & cyl have tiny crown over “GP” proofs. Left shoulder of backstrap is proofed with a crown over “E4” over “M”. This revolver was one of 163 Single Actions shipped to Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT on June 18, 1940 that had been sold to the British Purchasing Commission. Of that order 108 of those Single Actions were in caliber 45 Colt. Of the 163 Single Actions only 63 were nickel finish. A listing on p. 182 of A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, Graham, Kopec & Moore, details the entire SN listing of the Single Actions in that shipment including this revolver. CONDITION: New & unfired, all matching with only one or two tiny spots of nickel loss; one spot is on left edge of muzzle and the other on a land between the flutes of cyl. Grips are equally crisp & new with one or two tiny spots on left side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, with only a faint drag line around the cylinder. 4-48781 JR339 (8,000-12,000)

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.

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	2082	$14,375.00	RARE BATTLE OF BRITAIN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 355608. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight and 1-line block letter address with model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Right side of front & back straps, under the grip, having matching SN and rear face of cyl has last two digits of matching SN. Bottom of bbl, cyl, right side of frame and left shoulder of backstrap have British proofs. Left shoulder of backstrap also has the British broad arrow acceptance mark. Bottom of bbl is proofed in one line which shows a mailed arm holding a sword over “NP” followed by “.45′ .680″ 5 TONS”. Right side of frame & cyl have tiny crown over “GP” proofs. Left shoulder of backstrap is proofed with a crown over “E4” over “M”. This revolver was one of 163 Single Actions shipped to Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT on June 18, 1940 that had been sold to the British Purchasing Commission. Of that order 108 of those Single Actions were in caliber 45 Colt. Of the 163 Single Actions only 63 were nickel finish. A listing on p. 182 of A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, Graham, Kopec & Moore, details the entire SN listing of the Single Actions in that shipment including this revolver. CONDITION: New & unfired, all matching with only one or two tiny spots of nickel loss; one spot is on left edge of muzzle and the other on a land between the flutes of cyl. Grips are equally crisp & new with one or two tiny spots on left side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, with only a faint drag line around the cylinder. 4-48781 JR339 (8,000-12,000) 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.

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