HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 50180. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “US”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip having the outlines of a cartouche on each side and the date “1878” on left side. Grip is a modern replacement artificially aged to resemble old equipment. It has 2nd type ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Bottom of the bbl has the last four digits of the SN under the ejector rod housing. The “HN” inspector initials were observed on bottom of bbl, frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cylinder & hammer and bottom right of grip. Serial numbers on the trigger guard & buttstrap have been restamped. This revolver appears to have been part of the 3rd contract signed Aug. 1878. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found, sold to United States Government and delivered to U.S. Gov’t Inspector at the Colt plant Sept. 13, 1878 in a shipment of 200 same type guns. As with most Single Action Armys of that era they were virtually all issued to frontier Cavalry troopers during the Indian Wars and saw hard service. CONDITION: About good. No orig finish remains being an overall artificially aged brown patina with scattered pitting on the cylinder. Trigger screw is a replacement and most other screws are battered. Cylinder pin is battered. Hammer spring is a replacement. Grip has a chipped left heel, otherwise is fine retaining most of its custom finish. Strong bore with scattered pitting. Mechanics are fine. 4-38301 JR177 (5,000-7,000)

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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	2211	$0.00	HENRY NETTLETON INSPECTED COLT CAVALRY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 50180. Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “US”. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip having the outlines of a cartouche on each side and the date “1878” on left side. Grip is a modern replacement artificially aged to resemble old equipment. It has 2nd type ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Bottom of the bbl has the last four digits of the SN under the ejector rod housing. The “HN” inspector initials were observed on bottom of bbl, frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cylinder & hammer and bottom right of grip. Serial numbers on the trigger guard & buttstrap have been restamped. This revolver appears to have been part of the 3rd contract signed Aug. 1878. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found, sold to United States Government and delivered to U.S. Gov’t Inspector at the Colt plant Sept. 13, 1878 in a shipment of 200 same type guns. As with most Single Action Armys of that era they were virtually all issued to frontier Cavalry troopers during the Indian Wars and saw hard service. CONDITION: About good. No orig finish remains being an overall artificially aged brown patina with scattered pitting on the cylinder. Trigger screw is a replacement and most other screws are battered. Cylinder pin is battered. Hammer spring is a replacement. Grip has a chipped left heel, otherwise is fine retaining most of its custom finish. Strong bore with scattered pitting. Mechanics are fine. 4-38301 JR177 (5,000-7,000) 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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