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

FINE EARLY COLT ETCHED PANEL FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 70291. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with a tiny nick on top edge and 1-line block letter Hartford address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” in an etched panel on left side. Bottom of bbl is stamped with a tiny “44”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking. Mounted with a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. The SN was observed on the frame, trigger guard & butt strap with the last four digits on the bottom of the bbl under ejector rod housing, on cyl and in back strap channel of grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44 with blue finish, bbl length & type of stocks not listed and shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on Aug. 23, 1881 in a shipment of fifty same type revolvers. Simmons Hardware was a major Colt distributor for numerous Western dealers and stores. St. Louis was also the jumping off place for the wagon trains heading west to the Great American Frontier during the great Westward expansion. The time frame and location make it an almost certainty that this single action saw service on the American frontier during the Indian Wars. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 25-30% strong orig blue, mostly under ejector rod housing and around front sight and in front of ejector rod housing. Majority of losses are from flaking, not wear, although there are a few spots of pitting with loss areas a light patina. The etched panel shows wear but is completely legible. Frame retains case colors in sheltered areas with balance having faded to silver. Hammer retains faded case colors, mostly turned silver. Trigger guard retains 65-70% orig blue, strong & bright on trigger plate, flaking & thinned on trigger bow & front strap. Back strap retains strong bright blue at the top and on the butt strap with body of back strap a blue/gray patina. Cyl is mostly a gray/brown patina with a few spots of light rust. Grip shows damage on left edge, otherwise is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains nearly all of its bright orig varnish. Screws are fine retaining some orig blue. Base pin is somewhat battered. Hammer is without safety notch and is not solid in half cock notch and mechanics need timing but are functional. Bright shiny bore with some fine pin prick pitting. 4-41697 JR224 (7,750-9,250)

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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	2181	$0.00	FINE EARLY COLT ETCHED PANEL FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 70291. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with a tiny nick on top edge and 1-line block letter Hartford address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” in an etched panel on left side. Bottom of bbl is stamped with a tiny “44”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking. Mounted with a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. The SN was observed on the frame, trigger guard & butt strap with the last four digits on the bottom of the bbl under ejector rod housing, on cyl and in back strap channel of grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 44 with blue finish, bbl length & type of stocks not listed and shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on Aug. 23, 1881 in a shipment of fifty same type revolvers. Simmons Hardware was a major Colt distributor for numerous Western dealers and stores. St. Louis was also the jumping off place for the wagon trains heading west to the Great American Frontier during the great Westward expansion. The time frame and location make it an almost certainty that this single action saw service on the American frontier during the Indian Wars. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 25-30% strong orig blue, mostly under ejector rod housing and around front sight and in front of ejector rod housing. Majority of losses are from flaking, not wear, although there are a few spots of pitting with loss areas a light patina. The etched panel shows wear but is completely legible. Frame retains case colors in sheltered areas with balance having faded to silver. Hammer retains faded case colors, mostly turned silver. Trigger guard retains 65-70% orig blue, strong & bright on trigger plate, flaking & thinned on trigger bow & front strap. Back strap retains strong bright blue at the top and on the butt strap with body of back strap a blue/gray patina. Cyl is mostly a gray/brown patina with a few spots of light rust. Grip shows damage on left edge, otherwise is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains nearly all of its bright orig varnish. Screws are fine retaining some orig blue. Base pin is somewhat battered. Hammer is without safety notch and is not solid in half cock notch and mechanics need timing but are functional. Bright shiny bore with some fine pin prick pitting. 4-41697 JR224 (7,750-9,250) 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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