RARE COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH NAVY SIZE GRIP.

RARE COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH NAVY SIZE GRIP. SN 72. Cal. 44. Rare early ’60 Army with 8″ bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of rammer pivot is stamped with the SN. Left side of frame has the “COLTS PATENT” roll marking and the brass trigger guard & back strap are 1851 Navy size and contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in back strap channel. Capping slot in right recoil shield is without a capping channel. Cylinder is unfluted and rebated with the Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking on outer diameter. All six safety pins are worn but serviceable. Frame is 3-screw style not cut for shoulder stock. Only a very few of the first 100 revolvers are configured like this one. Of the first 100, 55 had 7-1/2″ bbls with Navy size grips, 20 more had 7-1/2″ bbls with Army size grips which leaves only about 25 in this configuration. This information was extrapolated from The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered and grip which has been slightly modified in back strap channel and may be an old replacement. All steel parts retain a smooth gray patina with chemical spotting on bbl and a few small spots of pitting. Frame & hammer retain smoky case colors with a couple of spots of pitting on frame and fine pitting around hammer nose. Trigger guard & back strap retain silver plating in most sheltered areas being mostly a light yellow brass patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with good rifling. 4-41450 JR111 (5,000-10,000)

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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	2301	$2,587.50	RARE COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH NAVY SIZE GRIP. SN 72. Cal. 44. Rare early ’60 Army with 8″ bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of rammer pivot is stamped with the SN. Left side of frame has the “COLTS PATENT” roll marking and the brass trigger guard & back strap are 1851 Navy size and contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in back strap channel. Capping slot in right recoil shield is without a capping channel. Cylinder is unfluted and rebated with the Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking on outer diameter. All six safety pins are worn but serviceable. Frame is 3-screw style not cut for shoulder stock. Only a very few of the first 100 revolvers are configured like this one. Of the first 100, 55 had 7-1/2″ bbls with Navy size grips, 20 more had 7-1/2″ bbls with Army size grips which leaves only about 25 in this configuration. This information was extrapolated from The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered and grip which has been slightly modified in back strap channel and may be an old replacement. All steel parts retain a smooth gray patina with chemical spotting on bbl and a few small spots of pitting. Frame & hammer retain smoky case colors with a couple of spots of pitting on frame and fine pitting around hammer nose. Trigger guard & back strap retain silver plating in most sheltered areas being mostly a light yellow brass patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with good rifling. 4-41450 JR111 (5,000-10,000) 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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