SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 48283. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. It has 3-line patent dates on left side of frame and a small “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip. It has had the date & cartouches overstamped with the number “50” over “CO.E” on left side and “WCCO / 26” on right side. WCCO, we are told, stands for Western Costume Company of Hollywood and apparently the number “26” was their inventory control number. The markings on left side of grip are probably the rack number in Company E of whatever unit it happened to belong. Revolver has the Henry Nettleton inspector initials on bbl, frame, trigger guard, buttstrap, cyl, hammer and bottom left edge of the grip. Bbl is mounted with a replacement third type ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. The Western Costume Company is the premier movie costume supplier to the film industry since its beginning in 1912. Its first contracted Western was “Squaw Man” starring William S. Hart. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter that identifies this revolver in 45 caliber, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, blue finish and delivered to the U.S. Government Inspector at the Colt plant July 12, 1878 in a shipment of 100 same type guns. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. No orig finish remains having been chemically cleaned to a light gray patina. Markings are all sharp & legible as are SN’s & inspector initials. Grip has slightly chipped left toe with thre notches in left edge and four or five more in right edge with aforementioned overstamped cartouches and retains a hand-worn patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Crisp bore with ultra-fine pitting from firing blanks. 4-38981 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2210	$3,450.00	SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 48283. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. It has 3-line patent dates on left side of frame and a small “U.S.”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip. It has had the date & cartouches overstamped with the number “50” over “CO.E” on left side and “WCCO / 26” on right side. WCCO, we are told, stands for Western Costume Company of Hollywood and apparently the number “26” was their inventory control number. The markings on left side of grip are probably the rack number in Company E of whatever unit it happened to belong. Revolver has the Henry Nettleton inspector initials on bbl, frame, trigger guard, buttstrap, cyl, hammer and bottom left edge of the grip. Bbl is mounted with a replacement third type ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. The Western Costume Company is the premier movie costume supplier to the film industry since its beginning in 1912. Its first contracted Western was “Squaw Man” starring William S. Hart. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter that identifies this revolver in 45 caliber, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, blue finish and delivered to the U.S. Government Inspector at the Colt plant July 12, 1878 in a shipment of 100 same type guns. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. No orig finish remains having been chemically cleaned to a light gray patina. Markings are all sharp & legible as are SN’s & inspector initials. Grip has slightly chipped left toe with thre notches in left edge and four or five more in right edge with aforementioned overstamped cartouches and retains a hand-worn patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Crisp bore with ultra-fine pitting from firing blanks. 4-38981 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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