*RARE COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*RARE COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 192852. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & case colored with 4″ bbl, made without provision for an ejector rod. Bbl has full front sight with 2-line address on top and the caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and the rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Inside left grip is crude initials “BFC” and inside right grip is “NAT”. Accompanied by two Colt Factory letters dated 1996 & 2007, one refers to a “Storekeeper’s Model” and the other a “Sheriff’s Model” with both having identical information, which fully identifies this revolver in 45 caliber with 4″ bbl, blue finish (blue & case colored), type of stocks not listed and shipped to J.S. Dunlay Hardware Co., Houston, TX on Jan. 23, 1900 in a shipment of three same type guns. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only approx. fifty Sheriff’s Model Single Actions produced in the smokeless powder frame 1896-1911 making this, indeed, an extremely rare single action. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except bbl & cylinder which are properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 30% thin orig blue, stronger in most sheltered areas. Frame retains about 25% faded case colors, mostly in sheltered areas with balance turned silver. Hammer retains smoky case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a blue/brown patina. Cylinder retains thin blue in the flutes with outside diameter a blue/brown patina. Grips are sound with two notches in the right edge and show moderate to heavy wear. Hammer is not solid in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. A truly rare find, a genuine Texas shipped Sheriff’s Model that undoubtedly saw service on the frontier. 4-35286 JR230 (17,500-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2130	$17,250.00	RARE COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 192852. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & case colored with 4″ bbl, made without provision for an ejector rod. Bbl has full front sight with 2-line address on top and the caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and the rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Inside left grip is crude initials “BFC” and inside right grip is “NAT”. Accompanied by two Colt Factory letters dated 1996 & 2007, one refers to a “Storekeeper’s Model” and the other a “Sheriff’s Model” with both having identical information, which fully identifies this revolver in 45 caliber with 4″ bbl, blue finish (blue & case colored), type of stocks not listed and shipped to J.S. Dunlay Hardware Co., Houston, TX on Jan. 23, 1900 in a shipment of three same type guns. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only approx. fifty Sheriff’s Model Single Actions produced in the smokeless powder frame 1896-1911 making this, indeed, an extremely rare single action. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except bbl & cylinder which are properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 30% thin orig blue, stronger in most sheltered areas. Frame retains about 25% faded case colors, mostly in sheltered areas with balance turned silver. Hammer retains smoky case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a blue/brown patina. Cylinder retains thin blue in the flutes with outside diameter a blue/brown patina. Grips are sound with two notches in the right edge and show moderate to heavy wear. Hammer is not solid in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. A truly rare find, a genuine Texas shipped Sheriff’s Model that undoubtedly saw service on the frontier. 4-35286 JR230 (17,500-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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