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2205
$10,925.00

*CASED SET OF CUSTOM ENGRAVED 3RD GENERATION & 4TH GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS. SN SA06884 & S20846A. 1) Caliber 44 Special. SN SA06884. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight and 1-line block letter address with model & caliber marking on left side. Mounted with 2-pc Ajax checkered faux ivory grips. Revolver is beautifully panel scene engraved with a standing elk on left side of frame and a reproduction of the Colt hunter & grizzly bear panel on right side. Balance of frame has full coverage wonderful, intertwined, foliate arabesque patterns with stippled background. One of the scrolls on left recoil shield terminates in a Gustav Young style flower blossom. Engraving extends about 5″ up each side of bbl and again around the front sight with both sides of front sight engraved to match. Hammer is engraved in Gustav Young style with a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Back strap, butt strap, front strap & trigger guard are engraved to match. There is also an engraved panel on bottom front edge of frame and outside radius of ejector rod housing. Cylinder is matching engraved on outer diameter with flutes an unengraved counterpoint. SN was observed on bottom of frame and left sides of the front & back straps with last four digits of SN on face of cyl around bushing hole. The engraver’s mark “TD” or “DT” is stamped on trigger guard. 2) Caliber 45 Colt & 45 ACP. SN S20846A. Blue & color case hardened with 4-3/4″ bbl, full thick front sight and 1-line block letter address with model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and the rampant Colt and it is mounted with a beautiful smooth 1-pc ivory grip with SN in back strap channel. Revolver is beautifully engraved by the same engraver as #1 above with about 90% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & sides of hammer. Engraving extends 2-1/2″ up each side of bbl and around muzzle with both sides of front sight engraved to match. Back strap, butt strap, trigger guard & cyl are engraved to match. Bbl has a dbl inlaid gold wire band at the frame end and a sgl gold band at muzzle end. Cyl has matching wide & narrow inlaid gold bands around rear edge. Engraver’s mark was observed on left side of front strap under grip. SN was observed on frame and left sides of front & back straps with last three digits of SN on the face of both cylinders, around cyl bushing holes. The 45 ACP cyl is stamped on rear face “ACP” and is engraved identically to the 45 Colt cylinder. Revolvers are accompanied by a custom olive green felt lined mahogany casing with mortised brass lock in bottom front edge and a fine dust rail. Inside lid is a disassembly instruction label. Bottom is compartmented for both revolvers and the spare cyl with two 6-rd cartridge blocks containing six each 45 Colt and 44 Spcl. cartridges. CONDITION: Both revolvers are as new, all matching except grips on #1 which are unnumbered. Both revolvers appear to be crisp & unfired retaining virtually all of their fine custom Colt style blue & color case hardened finish. Grips are equally new. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is equally new. 4-41720 JR44 (6,000-9,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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