*SPECTACULAR FACTORY ENGRAVED 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*SPECTACULAR FACTORY ENGRAVED 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN SA73045. Cal. 45 Colt. Silver finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber markings on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory grips with 150th anniversary Colt medallions. Revolver is engraved by Colt master engraver George Spring with D+ coverage outstanding intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with full coverage on frame, backstrap & buttstrap. Engraving patterns extend over bbl to front sight and around muzzle then back down bottom of bbl. Ejector rod housing has full coverage matching engraving on outer radius with a zig-zag & dot pattern in top gullet. Cylinder has matching engraving on lands between the flutes and behind each flute with a dbl chip border at rear edge. Interestingly Mr. Spring has incorporated a dog’s head into the engraving patterns on left side of frame and a wolf’s head on left side of bbl boss, reminiscent of Gustave Young’s work. Frame for this revolver, while bearing a 3rd generation serial number, is black powder configuration. Serial number was observed in usual place on bottom of frame and again on left side of front and backstraps under the grip. The last three digits of SN are on bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing, inside radius of ejector rod housing and on face of cylinder around cylinder bushing hole. Also on front and backstraps is an assembly number “W5440” which is probably the order number. Mr. Spring’s signature appears on left side of buttstrap under the grip. Accompanied by its orig Colt custom shop Styrofoam-lined box with chartreuse & black label and its Colt factory custom shop walnut casing with the Colt logo in the lid, royal blue velvet lining, recessed in bottom for revolver with a functioning key. Additionally accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver, as found, with presentation case, shipped to Jerry’s Sport Center, Olyphant, PA on March 16, 1988 in a one gun shipment. CONDITION: New, unfired and untunned, all matching with no discernible flaws. Grips are outstanding with a fine light ivory color. Case is equally new. 4-38599 JR210 (7,500-10,500)

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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	2245	$8,337.50	SPECTACULAR FACTORY ENGRAVED 3RD GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN SA73045. Cal. 45 Colt. Silver finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address with model & caliber markings on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory grips with 150th anniversary Colt medallions. Revolver is engraved by Colt master engraver George Spring with D+ coverage outstanding intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with full coverage on frame, backstrap & buttstrap. Engraving patterns extend over bbl to front sight and around muzzle then back down bottom of bbl. Ejector rod housing has full coverage matching engraving on outer radius with a zig-zag & dot pattern in top gullet. Cylinder has matching engraving on lands between the flutes and behind each flute with a dbl chip border at rear edge. Interestingly Mr. Spring has incorporated a dog’s head into the engraving patterns on left side of frame and a wolf’s head on left side of bbl boss, reminiscent of Gustave Young’s work. Frame for this revolver, while bearing a 3rd generation serial number, is black powder configuration. Serial number was observed in usual place on bottom of frame and again on left side of front and backstraps under the grip. The last three digits of SN are on bottom of bbl under ejector rod housing, inside radius of ejector rod housing and on face of cylinder around cylinder bushing hole. Also on front and backstraps is an assembly number “W5440” which is probably the order number. Mr. Spring’s signature appears on left side of buttstrap under the grip. Accompanied by its orig Colt custom shop Styrofoam-lined box with chartreuse & black label and its Colt factory custom shop walnut casing with the Colt logo in the lid, royal blue velvet lining, recessed in bottom for revolver with a functioning key. Additionally accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver, as found, with presentation case, shipped to Jerry’s Sport Center, Olyphant, PA on March 16, 1988 in a one gun shipment. CONDITION: New, unfired and untunned, all matching with no discernible flaws. Grips are outstanding with a fine light ivory color. Case is equally new. 4-38599 JR210 (7,500-10,500) 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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