RARE COLT BUNTLINE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SHOULDER STOCK.

Revised: 3/9/2012

CORRECTION: The last sentence in the description, just before Provenance, states “This revolver is consecutively numbered to another Buntline special being sold in this auction.” This is not true. The consecutively numbered Buntline special is being sold in our next auction.

RARE COLT BUNTLINE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SHOULDER STOCK. SN 28807. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 16″ bbl, dovetailed German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and 1-line block letter address. Top strap has a milled recess which contains a Buntline leaf-style sight with sliding aperture. Front of top strap also has a gas relief hole. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Mounted with a nicely figured, varnished, 1-pc, replacement walnut grip. Frame is 3-screw type with extended hammer screw for the shoulder stock. Accompanied by an orig nickel finish brass skeleton shoulder stock of the correct style for this revolver. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in 45 caliber with 16″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to B. Kittredge Co., Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 1, 1877 in a shipment of four same type guns. According to A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, Graham, Kopec & Moore, this revolver was in one of the two largest shipments of Buntlines with the other shipment of five in March 1880. There are eighteen Buntlines recorded in Colt’s shipping ledgers, ten of which had 16″ bbls and four others whose bbl lengths are not listed. This revolver is identified by SN in the referenced publication as well as in the Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia Volume 2, Cochran, as being orig Buntline revolvers. This revolver was sold through another auction house several years ago and is listed as having come from the Hunter Von Leer Collection. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains about 99%+ strong custom restored finish, probably by Tom Haas, Sr. with glossy bright blue & brilliant case colors; grip is sound with sharp edges and retains about all of its fine varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Stock is equally fine. 4-44691 JR200 (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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2176	$48,875.00	Revised: 3/9/2012 CORRECTION: The last sentence in the description, just before Provenance, states “This revolver is consecutively numbered to another Buntline special being sold in this auction.” This is not true. The consecutively numbered Buntline special is being sold in our next auction. RARE COLT BUNTLINE SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH SHOULDER STOCK. SN 28807. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 16″ bbl, dovetailed German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and 1-line block letter address. Top strap has a milled recess which contains a Buntline leaf-style sight with sliding aperture. Front of top strap also has a gas relief hole. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Mounted with a nicely figured, varnished, 1-pc, replacement walnut grip. Frame is 3-screw type with extended hammer screw for the shoulder stock. Accompanied by an orig nickel finish brass skeleton shoulder stock of the correct style for this revolver. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in 45 caliber with 16″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to B. Kittredge Co., Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 1, 1877 in a shipment of four same type guns. According to A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, Graham, Kopec & Moore, this revolver was in one of the two largest shipments of Buntlines with the other shipment of five in March 1880. There are eighteen Buntlines recorded in Colt’s shipping ledgers, ten of which had 16″ bbls and four others whose bbl lengths are not listed. This revolver is identified by SN in the referenced publication as well as in the Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia Volume 2, Cochran, as being orig Buntline revolvers. This revolver was sold through another auction house several years ago and is listed as having come from the Hunter Von Leer Collection. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains about 99%+ strong custom restored finish, probably by Tom Haas, Sr. with glossy bright blue & brilliant case colors; grip is sound with sharp edges and retains about all of its fine varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Stock is equally fine. 4-44691 JR200 (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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