EXTRAORDINARY CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTRAORDINARY CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1723. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line Hartford address. It has full fluted 6-shot cyl with patent markings in one flute and the full SN in another flute. Three of the six safety pins are serviceable. Frame is 4-screw style, cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw and rnd head stock screws. Left side of the frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Brass trigger guard and steel back strap are silver plated and contain a very nicely figured, varnished 1-pc walnut grip with the matching SN in back strap channel. Accompanied by an orig mahogany burgundy velvet lined Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, an orig angle spout “COLTS PATENT” flask and blued steel 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold with sprue cutter that has a “D” inspector initial on right side. Also accompanied by a crisp packet of six skin cartridges manufactured for “W.J. Syms & Bro” of New York by D.C. Sage and a full sealed tin of Eley’s caps with blue paper label and green & black top label. Early fluted Army revolvers are rarely found with high orig condition as most of them were shipped to Southern distributors just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Most of them saw hard & continuous service throughout the war and later on the American frontier. Extremely few of those surviving are known with orig cases. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains 70-75% strong, glossy orig factory blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors. Frame & hammer also retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors, lightly faded on right recoil shield. One of the stock screws has a slightly slipped slot, otherwise screws are crisp & retain virtually all of their orig blue. Cyl retains 75-80% glossy orig blue mixed with flaked areas of medium patina. Chambers of the cyl retain virtually all of their orig blue indicating that this revolver is probably unfired. Trigger guard & back strap retain about all of their orig factory silver plating with some bubbling on back strap and a couple of flakes missing. Grip is sound & crisp with sharp edges and retains virtually all of its orig, bright factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has one small grain check in the lid, otherwise it is completely sound with usual light handling & storage mars in the varnish. Interior is lightly to moderately faded with some very light spots of soil inside the lid and moderate soil in the bottom with wear from the front sight and hammer spur. Flask is outstanding, retaining about 90% dark orig finish. Mold is equally crisp and unused. Cartridge packet is also crisp & clean with the cap tin showing some small losses of the paper wrapping and fading to the green label. 4-41237 JR5 (50,000-80,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2300	$63,250.00	EXTRAORDINARY CASED COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1723. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line Hartford address. It has full fluted 6-shot cyl with patent markings in one flute and the full SN in another flute. Three of the six safety pins are serviceable. Frame is 4-screw style, cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw and rnd head stock screws. Left side of the frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Brass trigger guard and steel back strap are silver plated and contain a very nicely figured, varnished 1-pc walnut grip with the matching SN in back strap channel. Accompanied by an orig mahogany burgundy velvet lined Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, an orig angle spout “COLTS PATENT” flask and blued steel 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold with sprue cutter that has a “D” inspector initial on right side. Also accompanied by a crisp packet of six skin cartridges manufactured for “W.J. Syms & Bro” of New York by D.C. Sage and a full sealed tin of Eley’s caps with blue paper label and green & black top label. Early fluted Army revolvers are rarely found with high orig condition as most of them were shipped to Southern distributors just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Most of them saw hard & continuous service throughout the war and later on the American frontier. Extremely few of those surviving are known with orig cases. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains 70-75% strong, glossy orig factory blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors. Frame & hammer also retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors, lightly faded on right recoil shield. One of the stock screws has a slightly slipped slot, otherwise screws are crisp & retain virtually all of their orig blue. Cyl retains 75-80% glossy orig blue mixed with flaked areas of medium patina. Chambers of the cyl retain virtually all of their orig blue indicating that this revolver is probably unfired. Trigger guard & back strap retain about all of their orig factory silver plating with some bubbling on back strap and a couple of flakes missing. Grip is sound & crisp with sharp edges and retains virtually all of its orig, bright factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has one small grain check in the lid, otherwise it is completely sound with usual light handling & storage mars in the varnish. Interior is lightly to moderately faded with some very light spots of soil inside the lid and moderate soil in the bottom with wear from the front sight and hammer spur. Flask is outstanding, retaining about 90% dark orig finish. Mold is equally crisp and unused. Cartridge packet is also crisp & clean with the cap tin showing some small losses of the paper wrapping and fading to the green label. 4-41237 JR5 (50,000-80,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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