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2193
$2,360.00

*COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 261324. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with 2-pc, unnumbered, rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Although grips are unnumbered they fit perfectly and evidently have been with this revolver most or all of its life. Accompanied by a custom, red felt lined mahogany casing with empty brass shield in lid and a mortised brass lock in front with shield shaped escutcheon. Bottom is compartmented for revolver and a cartridge block containing 21 cartridges. There is a covered compartment in the right rear and two open compartments in the front containing a nickeled English style oiler and a formed wire cleaning rod. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except grips & cyl which are unnumbered. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain about 70% strong orig blue showing holster wear on the left side of bbl and outer radius of ejector rod housing. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, faded elsewhere and turned silver on loading gate & top strap. Cyl retains 65-70% thin orig blue, strong & bright in flutes. Trigger guard, butt strap & back strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with main back & front straps a blue/brown patina. Grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case is fine. 4-41376 JR47 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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