*CUNO HELFRICHT ENGRAVED SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*CUNO HELFRICHT ENGRAVED SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 331254. Cal.45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates & rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with silver Colt medallion 2-pc pearl grips with raised carved ox head on right side. Engraved in Cuno Helfricht’s deluxe style with nearly full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with fine punch-dot background. Both sides of bbl boss have diamond patterns with tiny flower blossoms in bottom front gullets. Loading gate has Mr. Helfricht’s trademark flower blossom and top of back strap is engraved with his trademark fan pattern. Top strap is engraved in feather patterns with foliate arabesque patterns extending about 3/5 of the way down each side of bbl. Bbl address is surrounded by wave & dot and dbl line borders terminating at the forward end in Moorish patterns with more foliate arabesque patterns on each side of muzzle. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in top gullet and a snake & leaf pattern on outer radius. Cyl is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes with simple borders around flutes and a scallop & line border at rear edge. Back strap & butt strap have Moorish zig zag patterns with inscription on back strap “John McKenney”. Trigger guard is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns. Right rear web of trigger guard is stamped with a small 6-pointed star indicating factory re-work. SN was observed in usual places on frame, trigger guard & butt strap and last four digits of SN are found on rear face of cylinder, bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and inside radius of ejector rod housing. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, pearl stocks with carved ox head motif, factory engraved in level 2 with the inscription as found on the backstrap. Under “special features” it lists “furnished with dbl action cyl of long flute configuration”, sold to Wm. McKenney, address unavailable and shipped to R.H. Shearer, address unavailable on Jan. 11, 1915 in a 1-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: David Crocker Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching as noted above. Grips are unnumbered. Overall retains virtually all of its fine factory restored finish with no evidence of having been fired since restoration. Face of cyl has very fine pitting and is missing cyl bushing. Grips have a chip on right side at the frame, otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-36855 JR31 (12,500-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2146	$27,600.00	CUNO HELFRICHT ENGRAVED SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 331254. Cal.45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates & rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with silver Colt medallion 2-pc pearl grips with raised carved ox head on right side. Engraved in Cuno Helfricht’s deluxe style with nearly full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with fine punch-dot background. Both sides of bbl boss have diamond patterns with tiny flower blossoms in bottom front gullets. Loading gate has Mr. Helfricht’s trademark flower blossom and top of back strap is engraved with his trademark fan pattern. Top strap is engraved in feather patterns with foliate arabesque patterns extending about 3/5 of the way down each side of bbl. Bbl address is surrounded by wave & dot and dbl line borders terminating at the forward end in Moorish patterns with more foliate arabesque patterns on each side of muzzle. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in top gullet and a snake & leaf pattern on outer radius. Cyl is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes with simple borders around flutes and a scallop & line border at rear edge. Back strap & butt strap have Moorish zig zag patterns with inscription on back strap “John McKenney”. Trigger guard is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns. Right rear web of trigger guard is stamped with a small 6-pointed star indicating factory re-work. SN was observed in usual places on frame, trigger guard & butt strap and last four digits of SN are found on rear face of cylinder, bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing and inside radius of ejector rod housing. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, pearl stocks with carved ox head motif, factory engraved in level 2 with the inscription as found on the backstrap. Under “special features” it lists “furnished with dbl action cyl of long flute configuration”, sold to Wm. McKenney, address unavailable and shipped to R.H. Shearer, address unavailable on Jan. 11, 1915 in a 1-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: David Crocker Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching as noted above. Grips are unnumbered. Overall retains virtually all of its fine factory restored finish with no evidence of having been fired since restoration. Face of cyl has very fine pitting and is missing cyl bushing. Grips have a chip on right side at the frame, otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-36855 JR31 (12,500-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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