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2137
$4,600.00

*COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 338120. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with 1-line block letter address and left side of bbl roll marked “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 44-40”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt without a circle. Mounted with 2-pc Colt silver medallion ivory grips. Serial number was observed in the usual places on frame, trigger guard & butt strap and the last two digits of SN are on rear face of cylinder. Grips are not numbered. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, shipped to Shapleigh Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on Dec. 17, 1919 in a 5-gun shipment. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig glossy factory blue with holster wear on muzzle. Ejector rod housing retains 92-93% orig blue, thin on outer radius. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, moderately faded, brilliant in sheltered areas. Trigger guard & back strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with the front & back straps a blue/gray patina. Cylinder retains 90-92% orig blue, strong & bright in the flutes, thinning on outer diameter. Grips are sound showing little or no wear and retain a wonderful golden mellow patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-39829 JR355 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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