VERY RARE “CONDEMNED” COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/11/2012

Additional Information: The cylinder may be an old factory refinish.

VERY RARE “CONDEMNED” COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 113835. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. This revolver was produced under the 7th or 8th contracts in the early 1880s and fell within the series inspected by Capt. John E. Greer and sub-inspected by David F. Clark. This revolver has Mr. Clark’s “DFC” initials on bottom of bbl, bottom front of frame & cyl. It also has Capt. Greer’s “G” initial on the trigger guard & buttstrap. In addition there is a “C” stamped just above the “DFC” initials on bottom front of frame. This mark is commensurate with known condemned single actions. Given that this revolver was manufactured in the early 1880s and not shipped until late 1888 indicates that the condemned parts were stored until the completion of the contract when they were removed and assembled into revolvers and sold on the civilian market. This revolver is mounted with a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel and is without inspector cartouches or initials. SN was observed in usual places on frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl under ejector housing and on cylinder. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Kennedy & Curtis, Philadelphia, PA on Oct. 6, 1888 in a 10-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig factory blue with light muzzle edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches with some very minor flaking; ejector housing retains about 90% glossy orig blue with light front end wear and some light flaking; frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere; trigger guard retains strong blue in sheltered areas with a blue/gray frontstrap; backstrap is mostly a blue/gray patina with blue near the top; cyl retains about 95% military blue with some flaking in the flutes; chambers of cyl & bore retain some orig blue; grip is sound with light nicks, dings & scratches, showing moderate edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44682 JR199 (20,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2175	$17,110.00	Revised: 3/11/2012 Additional Information: The cylinder may be an old factory refinish. VERY RARE “CONDEMNED” COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 113835. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. This revolver was produced under the 7th or 8th contracts in the early 1880s and fell within the series inspected by Capt. John E. Greer and sub-inspected by David F. Clark. This revolver has Mr. Clark’s “DFC” initials on bottom of bbl, bottom front of frame & cyl. It also has Capt. Greer’s “G” initial on the trigger guard & buttstrap. In addition there is a “C” stamped just above the “DFC” initials on bottom front of frame. This mark is commensurate with known condemned single actions. Given that this revolver was manufactured in the early 1880s and not shipped until late 1888 indicates that the condemned parts were stored until the completion of the contract when they were removed and assembled into revolvers and sold on the civilian market. This revolver is mounted with a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel and is without inspector cartouches or initials. SN was observed in usual places on frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl under ejector housing and on cylinder. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and type of stocks not listed, shipped to Kennedy & Curtis, Philadelphia, PA on Oct. 6, 1888 in a 10-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig factory blue with light muzzle edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches with some very minor flaking; ejector housing retains about 90% glossy orig blue with light front end wear and some light flaking; frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere; trigger guard retains strong blue in sheltered areas with a blue/gray frontstrap; backstrap is mostly a blue/gray patina with blue near the top; cyl retains about 95% military blue with some flaking in the flutes; chambers of cyl & bore retain some orig blue; grip is sound with light nicks, dings & scratches, showing moderate edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44682 JR199 (20,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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