RARE CASED ENGRAVED COL. COLT PRESENTATION 1855 ROOT SIDEHAMMER MODEL 2 PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED COL. COLT PRESENTATION 1855 ROOT SIDEHAMMER MODEL 2 PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2462. Cal. 28. Blue finish with 3-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address with pointing hand motif. Cyl is unfluted, 5-shots with cabin/Indian fight scene. Mounted with 1-pc select burl walnut grip, matching numbered to this revolver. Revolver is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with wonderful, small arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background, having nearly full coverage on the frame. Scrolls on each side of the frame terminate in Mr. Young’s distinctive mythical dog’s heads. Engraving extends onto the bbl lug and two flats on each side of the bbl. Rammer pivot, backstrap, buttstrap, bottom of frame & the entire hammer are all engraved to match. Backstrap is engraved, probably from the hand of Gustave Young, in period script “Willis Thrall Esqre / From Col Colt”. Right rear side of frame, under the hammer, has an extended slot which exposes the hammer pawl (hand) its full length. This slot allows the pawl to extend outside the frame and will bind the hammer when an attempt is made to fire. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined rosewood casing with an empty rectangular plate in the lid and mortised brass lock in bottom front. Inside bottom of case is compartmented for the revolver, a dbl sided eagle & stars flask, a 2-cavity blued steel bullet & ball mold with “COLT’S PATENT” marked sprue cutter, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Willis Thrall was the Director of the Exchange Bank of Hartford, Conn. where Elisha Colt was the cashier. Mr. Thrall was also a publisher of maps, prints & engravings plus he was a manufacturer & dealer of hardware & folding rules. He was also the President of the Screw Company of Hartford, plus he apparently dealt in land & mortgage transactions. From 1836-1855 he was with Kellogg’s of Hartford, Conn. His hardware & tool manufacturing company was founded in 1833 and was still in business as of 1871. They were manufacturers of 2-fold and 4-fold rules, board measures, bench & shoemaker measures, yardsticks, gauging rods, tri-squares, sliding bevel squares, base knobs, file & chisel handles plus other tools. This revolver is pictured in color on p. 142 in The Colt Engraving Book, Wilson. The caption to the photographs states that Mr. Thrall “was a prominent Hartford businessman and hardware merchant, known to have had business connections with Samuel Colt and the Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co.”. The nipple wrench is not included in this photograph. This revolver is also mentioned, and identified by SN, on p. 93 of the book Colt Engraving, Wilson, but not pictured. PROVENANCE: King Hussein of Jordan Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & bbl lug retain about 90% glossy orig blue; frame retains about 85-90% strong orig blue turned plum on backstrap and dark on buttstrap; cyl is a blue/brown patina and retains about 95% cabin/Indian fight scene; inside the frame, around the hammer nose slot, is heavily pitted; grip is sound showing light edge wear, a couple of small scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; Hammer pawl, as noted, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting; Case has a couple of cracks in the lid and another in the bottom with light handling & storage nicks & scratches along with some circular chemical spotting, otherwise retains about all of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with moderate to heavy soil in the bottom with damage from the front sight and one reattached partition and one loose partition; flask retains about all of its orig finish, bright & strong on one side, dull on the other; collar, tab & spout retain most of their bright orig gold wash; mold is equally new, retaining most of its orig blue; cap tin & nipple wrench are fine. 4-45191 (55,000-75,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2251	$57,500.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COL. COLT PRESENTATION 1855 ROOT SIDEHAMMER MODEL 2 PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2462. Cal. 28. Blue finish with 3-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address with pointing hand motif. Cyl is unfluted, 5-shots with cabin/Indian fight scene. Mounted with 1-pc select burl walnut grip, matching numbered to this revolver. Revolver is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with wonderful, small arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background, having nearly full coverage on the frame. Scrolls on each side of the frame terminate in Mr. Young’s distinctive mythical dog’s heads. Engraving extends onto the bbl lug and two flats on each side of the bbl. Rammer pivot, backstrap, buttstrap, bottom of frame & the entire hammer are all engraved to match. Backstrap is engraved, probably from the hand of Gustave Young, in period script “Willis Thrall Esqre / From Col Colt”. Right rear side of frame, under the hammer, has an extended slot which exposes the hammer pawl (hand) its full length. This slot allows the pawl to extend outside the frame and will bind the hammer when an attempt is made to fire. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined rosewood casing with an empty rectangular plate in the lid and mortised brass lock in bottom front. Inside bottom of case is compartmented for the revolver, a dbl sided eagle & stars flask, a 2-cavity blued steel bullet & ball mold with “COLT’S PATENT” marked sprue cutter, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Willis Thrall was the Director of the Exchange Bank of Hartford, Conn. where Elisha Colt was the cashier. Mr. Thrall was also a publisher of maps, prints & engravings plus he was a manufacturer & dealer of hardware & folding rules. He was also the President of the Screw Company of Hartford, plus he apparently dealt in land & mortgage transactions. From 1836-1855 he was with Kellogg’s of Hartford, Conn. His hardware & tool manufacturing company was founded in 1833 and was still in business as of 1871. They were manufacturers of 2-fold and 4-fold rules, board measures, bench & shoemaker measures, yardsticks, gauging rods, tri-squares, sliding bevel squares, base knobs, file & chisel handles plus other tools. This revolver is pictured in color on p. 142 in The Colt Engraving Book, Wilson. The caption to the photographs states that Mr. Thrall “was a prominent Hartford businessman and hardware merchant, known to have had business connections with Samuel Colt and the Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co.”. The nipple wrench is not included in this photograph. This revolver is also mentioned, and identified by SN, on p. 93 of the book Colt Engraving, Wilson, but not pictured. PROVENANCE: King Hussein of Jordan Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & bbl lug retain about 90% glossy orig blue; frame retains about 85-90% strong orig blue turned plum on backstrap and dark on buttstrap; cyl is a blue/brown patina and retains about 95% cabin/Indian fight scene; inside the frame, around the hammer nose slot, is heavily pitted; grip is sound showing light edge wear, a couple of small scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; Hammer pawl, as noted, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting; Case has a couple of cracks in the lid and another in the bottom with light handling & storage nicks & scratches along with some circular chemical spotting, otherwise retains about all of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with moderate to heavy soil in the bottom with damage from the front sight and one reattached partition and one loose partition; flask retains about all of its orig finish, bright & strong on one side, dull on the other; collar, tab & spout retain most of their bright orig gold wash; mold is equally new, retaining most of its orig blue; cap tin & nipple wrench are fine. 4-45191 (55,000-75,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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