CASED FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER.

CASED FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER. SN 81284. Cal. 41 Colt. Gold & silver finish with 5″ bbl, slightly modified half moon front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Frame, bbl, trigger guard & grip frame are silver finish with the cyl, ejector rod housing, ejector rod head, trigger & hammer gold finish. Mounted with beautiful smooth 2-pc pearl grips. Revolver is engraved by Cuno Helfricht in about “B” style with about 75% coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns on frame with Mr. Helfricht’s trademark foliate sunburst patterns on recoil shield & loading gate. Front edge of frame is engraved in foliate patterns with snake & dot patterns in bottom gullets. Foliate arabesque patterns extend nearly to the muzzle on bbl with geometric & foliate patterns around address and top of bbl. Top of back strap is engraved in a large “X” pattern with geometric patterns down back strap and on trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with a foliate spray on the lands between the flutes. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in gullet and on outer radius. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as caliber 38 (obviously a ledger entry error) with 5″ bbl, finish & type of stocks not listed, factory engraved in style “B” and shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, NY on Feb. 4, 1891 in a shipment of two same type revolvers. Also accompanied by a fine mon-Coltmahogany casing with empty brass shield in lid, burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for revolver with a modern turn screw and a formed wire cleaning rod in front compartment. Left center of the case is fitted with a cartridge block containing nineteen 41 caliber cartridges. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains about all of its restored silver & gold finish with slight muzzle edge wear and minor wear on the tip of ejector rod housing. Engraving shows heavy polishing and is thin in a few places. Grips have a chip on left side of frame, a fine crack through the left escutcheon and a large repair on right toe. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case & contents are fine. 4-41394 JR148 (4,000-6,000)

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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	2216	$4,025.00	CASED FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER. SN 81284. Cal. 41 Colt. Gold & silver finish with 5″ bbl, slightly modified half moon front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Frame, bbl, trigger guard & grip frame are silver finish with the cyl, ejector rod housing, ejector rod head, trigger & hammer gold finish. Mounted with beautiful smooth 2-pc pearl grips. Revolver is engraved by Cuno Helfricht in about “B” style with about 75% coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns on frame with Mr. Helfricht’s trademark foliate sunburst patterns on recoil shield & loading gate. Front edge of frame is engraved in foliate patterns with snake & dot patterns in bottom gullets. Foliate arabesque patterns extend nearly to the muzzle on bbl with geometric & foliate patterns around address and top of bbl. Top of back strap is engraved in a large “X” pattern with geometric patterns down back strap and on trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with a foliate spray on the lands between the flutes. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in gullet and on outer radius. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver as caliber 38 (obviously a ledger entry error) with 5″ bbl, finish & type of stocks not listed, factory engraved in style “B” and shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, NY on Feb. 4, 1891 in a shipment of two same type revolvers. Also accompanied by a fine mon-Coltmahogany casing with empty brass shield in lid, burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for revolver with a modern turn screw and a formed wire cleaning rod in front compartment. Left center of the case is fitted with a cartridge block containing nineteen 41 caliber cartridges. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains about all of its restored silver & gold finish with slight muzzle edge wear and minor wear on the tip of ejector rod housing. Engraving shows heavy polishing and is thin in a few places. Grips have a chip on left side of frame, a fine crack through the left escutcheon and a large repair on right toe. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case & contents are fine. 4-41394 JR148 (4,000-6,000) 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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