RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS CONNECTIONS.

RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS CONNECTIONS. SN 164018. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Nickel and gold finish with 4 3/4″ bbl, slightly altered front sight & 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3 patent dates and rampant colt in a partial circle. It is mounted with modern replacement 2-pc ivory grips with raised carved ox head on the right side. Revolver is beautifully engraved in New York-style, probably from the Nimschke shop, possibly by the master himself. Engraving consists of about 80% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame, bbl, buttstrap & trigger guard. Top of backstrap is engraved in a fan pattern with triangular center. Backstrap is engraved in snake and dot patterns with matching patterns on top strap & in top gullet of ejector housing. Outer diameter of the ejector housing is very nicely engraved in geometric patterns & a flower blossom. Cylinder is beautifully engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes, a beautiful double line swag pattern from flute to flute with border patterns at the rear edge. Cylinder, hammer, trigger & base pin are gold plated with the balance of the revolver nickel finished. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 38-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel & gold finish, pearl stocks with carved American Eagle motif, factory engraved & shipped to J. Bielenberg, Brownsville, Texas on December 21, 1895 in a one gun shipment. Also accompanied by the book Colt Factory Engravers of the Nineteenth Century, Houze which is furnished simply as a reference for engraving. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains virtually all of it’s fine, factory-style restored finish. Replacement grips are sound with a dark artificially aged patina. Hammer is not solid in the safety or half-cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bore is worn with fine pitting and a ring near the muzzle which has caused a slight bulge. Book is near new. 4-48291 JR82 (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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	2090	$15,525.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS CONNECTIONS. SN 164018. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Nickel and gold finish with 4 3/4″ bbl, slightly altered front sight & 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3 patent dates and rampant colt in a partial circle. It is mounted with modern replacement 2-pc ivory grips with raised carved ox head on the right side. Revolver is beautifully engraved in New York-style, probably from the Nimschke shop, possibly by the master himself. Engraving consists of about 80% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame, bbl, buttstrap & trigger guard. Top of backstrap is engraved in a fan pattern with triangular center. Backstrap is engraved in snake and dot patterns with matching patterns on top strap & in top gullet of ejector housing. Outer diameter of the ejector housing is very nicely engraved in geometric patterns & a flower blossom. Cylinder is beautifully engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes, a beautiful double line swag pattern from flute to flute with border patterns at the rear edge. Cylinder, hammer, trigger & base pin are gold plated with the balance of the revolver nickel finished. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 38-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel & gold finish, pearl stocks with carved American Eagle motif, factory engraved & shipped to J. Bielenberg, Brownsville, Texas on December 21, 1895 in a one gun shipment. Also accompanied by the book Colt Factory Engravers of the Nineteenth Century, Houze which is furnished simply as a reference for engraving. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains virtually all of it’s fine, factory-style restored finish. Replacement grips are sound with a dark artificially aged patina. Hammer is not solid in the safety or half-cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bore is worn with fine pitting and a ring near the muzzle which has caused a slight bulge. Book is near new. 4-48291 JR82 (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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