SCARCE COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER.

SCARCE COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER. SN 27452. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left rear side of frame has the rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips and has a lanyard stud & loop in the butt. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with long flutes and last three digits of matching SN on rear face. Trigger & edges of hammer are fire-blued with hammer having bright polished sides. Screws are fire-blued. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were 51,210 of these scarce revolvers were produced in the period 1878-1905 in a large variety of calibers, configurations and bbl lengths in blue & nickel finish. It was Colt’s first attempt at a large bore dbl action revolver and was immediately successful becoming extremely popular throughout the American West, Northwest Territories and Alaska. They usually saw very hard service on both sides of the law and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains virtually all of its bright orig nickel finish, probably unfired with some minor flaking on right side of frame and slight dulling of the grip frame with some faint sharp edge losses on the front & back straps. Trigger & hammer retain most of their bright orig fire blue as do most of the screws; hammer screw is lightly faded. Grips are sound showing very little wear, turning slightly chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-48340 JR73 (5,000-8,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2101	$6,490.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER. SN 27452. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left rear side of frame has the rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with 2-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grips and has a lanyard stud & loop in the butt. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with long flutes and last three digits of matching SN on rear face. Trigger & edges of hammer are fire-blued with hammer having bright polished sides. Screws are fire-blued. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were 51,210 of these scarce revolvers were produced in the period 1878-1905 in a large variety of calibers, configurations and bbl lengths in blue & nickel finish. It was Colt’s first attempt at a large bore dbl action revolver and was immediately successful becoming extremely popular throughout the American West, Northwest Territories and Alaska. They usually saw very hard service on both sides of the law and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains virtually all of its bright orig nickel finish, probably unfired with some minor flaking on right side of frame and slight dulling of the grip frame with some faint sharp edge losses on the front & back straps. Trigger & hammer retain most of their bright orig fire blue as do most of the screws; hammer screw is lightly faded. Grips are sound showing very little wear, turning slightly chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-48340 JR73 (5,000-8,000) 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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