ENGRAVED 1ST GENERATION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

ENGRAVED 1ST GENERATION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 96175. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 5-7/16″ bbl, 1-line block letter address and etched panel on left side “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is stamped “44 CF”. Mounted with nice 2-pc pearl grips (which are not numbered) that has a relief carved ox head with red jewel eyes on right side. Revolver is engraved in New York style, ostensibly from the Nimschke shop with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with punch dot background. Engraving patterns extend up both sides of bbl, on backstrap & buttstrap with hunter stars on trigger bow and both sides of front frame. Cyl is engraved in sunburst patterns on the lands between the flutes. This gun is further described in a letter from noted Colt authority and collector, Richard Burdick, wherein he states, “The Colt Historical records show this firearm as having been shipped in 1888 as a standard blue non-engraved 5 1/2” barrel, 44-40 Single Action Army to Schoverling, Daly, and Gales in New York. The revolver has been refinished at some point and shows rounding to the metal edges. The ejector housing does not fit tight to the frame. The acid etched panel “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” appears redone. The engraving lacks the progression cuts left by hand engraved hammer and graver execution suggesting the engraving was done in the last fifty years. The hammer and trigger are nickel and not the case color hammer and blue trigger as used on New York engraved guns. The front sight appears to have been replaced. The muzzle of the barrel is not square and does not have the correct crowning.” CONDITION: As noted above, all matching except grips which are unnumbered; overall retains 60-70% strong nickel with the balance bare metal; grips have a chipped right heel, otherwise are fine with strong fire and good color. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-46057 (12,000-18,000)

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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	2276	$12,650.00	ENGRAVED 1ST GENERATION COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 96175. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 5-7/16″ bbl, 1-line block letter address and etched panel on left side “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is stamped “44 CF”. Mounted with nice 2-pc pearl grips (which are not numbered) that has a relief carved ox head with red jewel eyes on right side. Revolver is engraved in New York style, ostensibly from the Nimschke shop with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame with punch dot background. Engraving patterns extend up both sides of bbl, on backstrap & buttstrap with hunter stars on trigger bow and both sides of front frame. Cyl is engraved in sunburst patterns on the lands between the flutes. This gun is further described in a letter from noted Colt authority and collector, Richard Burdick, wherein he states, “The Colt Historical records show this firearm as having been shipped in 1888 as a standard blue non-engraved 5 1/2” barrel, 44-40 Single Action Army to Schoverling, Daly, and Gales in New York. The revolver has been refinished at some point and shows rounding to the metal edges. The ejector housing does not fit tight to the frame. The acid etched panel “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” appears redone. The engraving lacks the progression cuts left by hand engraved hammer and graver execution suggesting the engraving was done in the last fifty years. The hammer and trigger are nickel and not the case color hammer and blue trigger as used on New York engraved guns. The front sight appears to have been replaced. The muzzle of the barrel is not square and does not have the correct crowning.” CONDITION: As noted above, all matching except grips which are unnumbered; overall retains 60-70% strong nickel with the balance bare metal; grips have a chipped right heel, otherwise are fine with strong fire and good color. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-46057 (12,000-18,000) 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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