SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 42740. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight & 1-line “New York” address. It has usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT”. Frame is 3-screw type with flat head hammer screw & cut for shoulder stock. It has brass trigger guard & steel back strap with 1-pc walnut grip having legible cartouches on each side. Various parts have small inspector initials. This revolver with 3-screw frame cut for shoulder stock is a little out of the ordinary, having been produced in a period when the 4-screw frame was pre-eminent. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “3160”. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig factory blue with feathers around front sight and rammer lug. Fluting on bbl lug is extremely well defined with a feathery appearance and a sharp delineation line. Rammer & handle retain faded case colors, strong on pivot area. Frame retains strong bright case colors on right side with left side fading to gray, with visible case colors. Hammer retains about all of its orig strong case colors. Cylinder retains about 50% thin orig factory blue & about 80% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard was never silver plated & retains crisp edges with a light brass patina. Back strap with its distinctive polish lines retains 96-97% strong orig factory blue with some slight surface etching toward heel. Grip shows moderate edge wear with a small gouge on right side & a circle impression on left side near frame. Cartouches on each side are completely legible, crisp on right side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-35781 JR378 (22,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2275	$23,000.00	SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 42740. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight & 1-line “New York” address. It has usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT”. Frame is 3-screw type with flat head hammer screw & cut for shoulder stock. It has brass trigger guard & steel back strap with 1-pc walnut grip having legible cartouches on each side. Various parts have small inspector initials. This revolver with 3-screw frame cut for shoulder stock is a little out of the ordinary, having been produced in a period when the 4-screw frame was pre-eminent. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “3160”. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig factory blue with feathers around front sight and rammer lug. Fluting on bbl lug is extremely well defined with a feathery appearance and a sharp delineation line. Rammer & handle retain faded case colors, strong on pivot area. Frame retains strong bright case colors on right side with left side fading to gray, with visible case colors. Hammer retains about all of its orig strong case colors. Cylinder retains about 50% thin orig factory blue & about 80% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard was never silver plated & retains crisp edges with a light brass patina. Back strap with its distinctive polish lines retains 96-97% strong orig factory blue with some slight surface etching toward heel. Grip shows moderate edge wear with a small gouge on right side & a circle impression on left side near frame. Cartouches on each side are completely legible, crisp on right side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-35781 JR378 (22,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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