WONDERFUL CASED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

WONDERFUL CASED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 108483. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter Hartford address and the etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44” forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and “44 CF” on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with highly figured, varnished, 1-pc walnut grip that has four digits of SN that appear to be “4047” inside the backstrap channel. Inside frontstrap channel of the grip is the pencil name “L.A. BRASH” or possibly “LA BRASH”. Although this grip appears to be numbered to another revolver there is no question that it fits perfectly and has been installed about the lifetime of the revolver. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs. Top strap is engraved “COGSWELL & HARRISON / 226 STRAND. LONDON.”. Accompanied by a red baize lined leather trunk case with decorated lid and an empty scalloped-corner brass plaque in the center. Inside the lid has a paper Cogswell & Harrison label. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a brass & ebony cleaning rod, an ebony handled turn screw, a pewter Dixon oil bottle and in the front is a small leather label gold embossed “HUW D. WALTERS”. Two covered compartments with ivory pulls are empty. Front center compartment has a leather cartridge block for 32-rds, which contains twenty-one loaded rds and eleven fired cases. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found with nickel finish shipped to Colt’s London Agency, Pall Mall London on Aug. 20, 1885 in a shipment of twelve same type guns. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig factory nickel finish with some fine pimpling on right side of bbl and front of frame with some areas turning milky. Recoil shield & loading gate are slightly dulled with some spotting on frame. Trigger guard & backstrap are milky. Cylinder has some minor discoloration in flutes with dulling on about 30% of circumference. Face of cyl is gray metal color. Grip is sound with moderately worn edges and a small gouge by left heel and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few small scattered spots of pitting. Case is very fine with light scuffing. Interior is lightly faded. 4-38591 JR205 (18,000-23,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2108	$0.00	WONDERFUL CASED ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 108483. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter Hartford address and the etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44” forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and “44 CF” on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with highly figured, varnished, 1-pc walnut grip that has four digits of SN that appear to be “4047” inside the backstrap channel. Inside frontstrap channel of the grip is the pencil name “L.A. BRASH” or possibly “LA BRASH”. Although this grip appears to be numbered to another revolver there is no question that it fits perfectly and has been installed about the lifetime of the revolver. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs. Top strap is engraved “COGSWELL & HARRISON / 226 STRAND. LONDON.”. Accompanied by a red baize lined leather trunk case with decorated lid and an empty scalloped-corner brass plaque in the center. Inside the lid has a paper Cogswell & Harrison label. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a brass & ebony cleaning rod, an ebony handled turn screw, a pewter Dixon oil bottle and in the front is a small leather label gold embossed “HUW D. WALTERS”. Two covered compartments with ivory pulls are empty. Front center compartment has a leather cartridge block for 32-rds, which contains twenty-one loaded rds and eleven fired cases. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found with nickel finish shipped to Colt’s London Agency, Pall Mall London on Aug. 20, 1885 in a shipment of twelve same type guns. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig factory nickel finish with some fine pimpling on right side of bbl and front of frame with some areas turning milky. Recoil shield & loading gate are slightly dulled with some spotting on frame. Trigger guard & backstrap are milky. Cylinder has some minor discoloration in flutes with dulling on about 30% of circumference. Face of cyl is gray metal color. Grip is sound with moderately worn edges and a small gouge by left heel and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few small scattered spots of pitting. Case is very fine with light scuffing. Interior is lightly faded. 4-38591 JR205 (18,000-23,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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