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2163
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$4,600.00
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FINE AFTER-MARKET ENGRAVED COLT FRONTIER SIX-SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 138129. Cal. 44 WCF. Blue & case colored with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly thinned front sight with 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates with rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with 1-pc checkered ivory grip made with two ivory panels glued to wood blocks on interior. Frame, cylinder, bbl, back strap & trigger guard are after-market engraved in Cuno Helfricht style with nearly full coverage on the frame consisting of sweeping foliate arabesque patterns with his trademark sunburst on recoil shield & loading gate. Top strap of the frame has snake & dot patterns. Bbl has extensive foliate arabesque patterns with a snake & ball pattern on each side. Top of bbl has straight line borders around address which terminates toward muzzle in a Moorish pattern. There are two narrow gold bands inlaid around the muzzle and a wider gold band at the chamber end. Ejector rod housing, which is second type, is engraved with snake & dot pattern in the gullet, a scalloped border at top of radius and a sparse arabesque pattern in the center. Cylinder is engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns on lands between flutes with a small sunburst at rear of each flute. Rear edge of cylinder has a narrow gold band inlay with a swag & dot border pattern. Top of back strap has a fan pattern reminiscent of Mr. Helfricht’s work with foliate arabesque & Moorish patterns down the back strap. Butt strap & trigger bow are engraved to match. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Overall retains about all of its fine custom finish, appears to be unfired since engraving. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36351 JR111 (2,500-3,500)
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. |