ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 161736. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Nickel finish 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 circle. Revolver is fitted with 1-pc ivory grip having a deep carved eagle on a branch on the left side and a relief carved shield with confederate stars & bars over a fouled anchor. Grip is made of one solid piece of ivory. Revolver has about D-coverage, after-market, very fine, foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch-dot background. Frame has nearly full coverage with only the bottom front gullets not engraved. Engraving patterns extend over the sides of the bbl nearly to the muzzle, on the outer radius of the ejector rod housing, onto the backstrap and trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved to match with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and in a band around the rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in 38-40 caliber with 5 1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber grips and shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO. on November 27, 1895 in a one-gun shipment. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains most of its fine custom nickel finish applied after engraving over scattered fine pitting, with slight wear at the muzzle end of the bbl and the hammer. Cylinder pin is battered. Grip has numerous age lines and a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound with a mellow ivory color, probably about the age of the revolver. Mechanics are fine, strong clean bore with scattered pitting. 4-38964 (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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	2237	$0.00	ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 161736. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Nickel finish 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 circle. Revolver is fitted with 1-pc ivory grip having a deep carved eagle on a branch on the left side and a relief carved shield with confederate stars & bars over a fouled anchor. Grip is made of one solid piece of ivory. Revolver has about D-coverage, after-market, very fine, foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch-dot background. Frame has nearly full coverage with only the bottom front gullets not engraved. Engraving patterns extend over the sides of the bbl nearly to the muzzle, on the outer radius of the ejector rod housing, onto the backstrap and trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved to match with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and in a band around the rear edge. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in 38-40 caliber with 5 1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber grips and shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO. on November 27, 1895 in a one-gun shipment. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains most of its fine custom nickel finish applied after engraving over scattered fine pitting, with slight wear at the muzzle end of the bbl and the hammer. Cylinder pin is battered. Grip has numerous age lines and a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound with a mellow ivory color, probably about the age of the revolver. Mechanics are fine, strong clean bore with scattered pitting. 4-38964 (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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