EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONFIGURED FOR SHOULDER STOCK.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONFIGURED FOR SHOULDER STOCK. SN 22950. Cal. 45 Boxer. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address with last four digits of SN on bottom under ejector rod housing. Ejector rod housing is second type with bullseye ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and the frame has extended hammer screw/stock lug. Left shoulder of the trigger guard is stamped with the caliber marking “45 CAL / B”. Hammer is the very early type with long checkered panel on the spur. Mounted with nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with the 4-digit number “2730” in back strap channel. Accompanied by an extremely rare, green baize lined, English oak casing with medallion in the lid that is engraved “J.W.G.O.” Interior has the later style label inside the lid “COLTS PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING CO.” with Pall Mall address, a line drawing of a sgl action revolver with red overstamps on each side. Label is titled “DIRECTIONS FOR USING COLT’S NEW .450 BORE GOVERNMENT ARMY PISTOL”. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, an extremely rare 1st Type nickel plated brass skeleton stock, a Dixon pewter oil bottle, an L-shaped blued steel Colt single action wrench and a formed wire cleaning rod in its slot in the back. Center of the case has a cartridge block with holes for twelve 45 caliber cartridges. In addition there is an extremely rare full sealed box of Eley 450 cartridges. Box is 2-pc , made of Kraft colored cardboard with full wrapped green & black label with a line drawing of the cartridge. Rear edge of the box has a black & white overlabel “MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / COLT’S PATENT / Fire-Arms Manufacturing Co., / 14 PALL MALL, LONDON, W.”. Right rear corner of the case is a covered compartment with ivory pull containing a functioning key. The skeleton stock measures 16-7/8″ from center of buttplate to tip of yoke vs. 14-3/8″ of the earliest one found on the pinch frame Single Action being sold elsewhere in this auction. This difference in length, as found on this English proofed single action, confirms something recently read by this cataloger wherein Baron Fredrick Von Oppen, Samuel Colt’s Brother-in-law and Head of the Colt London Agency, had written to Colt requesting that future shipments of stocks for the Army pistol be made longer. It is unknown how many such cased stocked Single Action Revolvers were ever produced but it seems likely that there were very few with none having come to market in recent years. CONDITION: Revolver is fine to very fine, all matching except grip as noted above. Even though the grip is mismatched it is readily apparent from the fit and condition that this grip has been on this revolver most of its life. Bbl retains 60-70% orig nickel with the loss area cleaned to gray metal. Frame, hammer & cyl retain virtually all of their strong, orig factory nickel with strong bright orig blue on all the screws. Front strap and trigger guard have a few spots of pinpoint bubbled nickel, however most nickel is solid. Back strap also has some fine pin pricks of bubbling near the heel but overall has solid nickel. Mechanics are crisp, has been fired, but very little. Case is extremely fine with only a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches on the lid and overall retains virtually all of its orig finish. Interior is lightly faded and soiled with a few chemical spots in the baize lining with all partitions solid. Stock appears to be near new, retaining virtually all of its strong, bright, orig nickel with strong blue on the screw & nut. Box of ammo is extremely fine with one small tear in the label, not affecting the image or seal, with light soil. Other accessories are equally fine. Label is yellowed with moderate soil. An extremely rare & complete set. 4-41971 JR255 (45,000-55,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2165	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER CONFIGURED FOR SHOULDER STOCK. SN 22950. Cal. 45 Boxer. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address with last four digits of SN on bottom under ejector rod housing. Ejector rod housing is second type with bullseye ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and the frame has extended hammer screw/stock lug. Left shoulder of the trigger guard is stamped with the caliber marking “45 CAL / B”. Hammer is the very early type with long checkered panel on the spur. Mounted with nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with the 4-digit number “2730” in back strap channel. Accompanied by an extremely rare, green baize lined, English oak casing with medallion in the lid that is engraved “J.W.G.O.” Interior has the later style label inside the lid “COLTS PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING CO.” with Pall Mall address, a line drawing of a sgl action revolver with red overstamps on each side. Label is titled “DIRECTIONS FOR USING COLT’S NEW .450 BORE GOVERNMENT ARMY PISTOL”. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, an extremely rare 1st Type nickel plated brass skeleton stock, a Dixon pewter oil bottle, an L-shaped blued steel Colt single action wrench and a formed wire cleaning rod in its slot in the back. Center of the case has a cartridge block with holes for twelve 45 caliber cartridges. In addition there is an extremely rare full sealed box of Eley 450 cartridges. Box is 2-pc , made of Kraft colored cardboard with full wrapped green & black label with a line drawing of the cartridge. Rear edge of the box has a black & white overlabel “MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / COLT’S PATENT / Fire-Arms Manufacturing Co., / 14 PALL MALL, LONDON, W.”. Right rear corner of the case is a covered compartment with ivory pull containing a functioning key. The skeleton stock measures 16-7/8″ from center of buttplate to tip of yoke vs. 14-3/8″ of the earliest one found on the pinch frame Single Action being sold elsewhere in this auction. This difference in length, as found on this English proofed single action, confirms something recently read by this cataloger wherein Baron Fredrick Von Oppen, Samuel Colt’s Brother-in-law and Head of the Colt London Agency, had written to Colt requesting that future shipments of stocks for the Army pistol be made longer. It is unknown how many such cased stocked Single Action Revolvers were ever produced but it seems likely that there were very few with none having come to market in recent years. CONDITION: Revolver is fine to very fine, all matching except grip as noted above. Even though the grip is mismatched it is readily apparent from the fit and condition that this grip has been on this revolver most of its life. Bbl retains 60-70% orig nickel with the loss area cleaned to gray metal. Frame, hammer & cyl retain virtually all of their strong, orig factory nickel with strong bright orig blue on all the screws. Front strap and trigger guard have a few spots of pinpoint bubbled nickel, however most nickel is solid. Back strap also has some fine pin pricks of bubbling near the heel but overall has solid nickel. Mechanics are crisp, has been fired, but very little. Case is extremely fine with only a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches on the lid and overall retains virtually all of its orig finish. Interior is lightly faded and soiled with a few chemical spots in the baize lining with all partitions solid. Stock appears to be near new, retaining virtually all of its strong, bright, orig nickel with strong blue on the screw & nut. Box of ammo is extremely fine with one small tear in the label, not affecting the image or seal, with light soil. Other accessories are equally fine. Label is yellowed with moderate soil. An extremely rare & complete set. 4-41971 JR255 (45,000-55,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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