SCARCE EARLY ETCHED COLT PANEL FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SCARCE EARLY ETCHED COLT PANEL FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 72428. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl has last four digits of SN under ejector rod housing and a tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger bow is marked “44 CF”. Mounted with varnished 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Ejector housing is third type with half moon ejector head and base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Hammer has short knurled panel with single line. SN was observed in usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of matching number on bbl, cyl & grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44-40 with bbl length & type stocks not listed and blue finish, shipped to J.P. Lower, Denver, CO on Oct. 12, 1881 in a 6-gun shipment. During the time frame that this SAA was shipped, the J.P. Lower Company was the premier firearms dealer & outfitter for the Rocky Mountain region, supplying customers from all walks of life. It is almost beyond doubt that this single action would have been carried on the American frontier during the Indian Wars and outlaw confrontations and it is near miraculous that it has survived with its current orig finish. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue, lightly thinned with muzzle wear and light but completely legible etched panel; frame retains about all of its orig factory case colors, only slightly thinned on recoil shield, loading gate & top strap, brilliant on sides; hammer also retains brilliant case colors, faded on top edge; trigger guard retains strong orig blue, moderately thinned on front strap; backstrap retains bright blue at the top & on buttstrap with the backstrap being mostly a blue/gray patina; cyl retains 80-85% thinning orig blue, strong & bright in flutes; chambers & face of cyl retain generous amounts of orig blue, having been fired but very little; grip is sound with a chip out of the right edge, showing moderate edge wear and overall retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a couple of spots of pitting and traces of orig blue near muzzle. Altogether an early and hard to find, orig frontier six shooter. 4-44692 JR206 (10,000-20,000)

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
	2178	$28,750.00	SCARCE EARLY ETCHED COLT PANEL FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 72428. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl has last four digits of SN under ejector rod housing and a tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger bow is marked “44 CF”. Mounted with varnished 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Ejector housing is third type with half moon ejector head and base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Hammer has short knurled panel with single line. SN was observed in usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap with last four digits of matching number on bbl, cyl & grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44-40 with bbl length & type stocks not listed and blue finish, shipped to J.P. Lower, Denver, CO on Oct. 12, 1881 in a 6-gun shipment. During the time frame that this SAA was shipped, the J.P. Lower Company was the premier firearms dealer & outfitter for the Rocky Mountain region, supplying customers from all walks of life. It is almost beyond doubt that this single action would have been carried on the American frontier during the Indian Wars and outlaw confrontations and it is near miraculous that it has survived with its current orig finish. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue, lightly thinned with muzzle wear and light but completely legible etched panel; frame retains about all of its orig factory case colors, only slightly thinned on recoil shield, loading gate & top strap, brilliant on sides; hammer also retains brilliant case colors, faded on top edge; trigger guard retains strong orig blue, moderately thinned on front strap; backstrap retains bright blue at the top & on buttstrap with the backstrap being mostly a blue/gray patina; cyl retains 80-85% thinning orig blue, strong & bright in flutes; chambers & face of cyl retain generous amounts of orig blue, having been fired but very little; grip is sound with a chip out of the right edge, showing moderate edge wear and overall retains most of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a couple of spots of pitting and traces of orig blue near muzzle. Altogether an early and hard to find, orig frontier six shooter. 4-44692 JR206 (10,000-20,000) 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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