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2350
$5,175.00

*EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT ENGRAVING SAMPLER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN SA 58824. Cal. 45 Colt. One of the most rare of contemporary factory Colt single action revolvers, one of only 10 made in this configuration. It is blue & case colored with rare 10″ bbl, very tall thick front sight with block letter bbl address & usual late markings on the left side. It has unfluted cylinder with 2-line patent dates and rampant Colt on the left side of the frame. It is mounted with very beautiful 2-pc ivory grips with blind screw hole in the left grip and 150th anniversary Colt Custom Shop medallions. It is engraved in 4 different styles with Henshaw style on the butt strap and trigger bow, Nimschke on the cylinder, Helfrecht on the frame and contemporary styling on the bbl. The top of the back strap has Colt’s 150th year logo in a circle with “Colt Engraving Sampler” in script down the back strap. The left grip is scrimshawed with the names and dates of the engravers. Accompanied by its orig Colt, powder blue, velvet-lined oak case branded on the top “1836-COLT-1986” and form-fitted in the bottom for the revolver and an open slot. Inside lid has the large 150th anniversary Colt medallion. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver, as found. It indicates that it was factory engraved by Denise Thirion and shipped to the Stacy Williams Co., Birmingham, AL, on June 9, 1988. Under the remarks section it lists the location and style of the engraving, the scrimshawed grip, and that it was processed on Custom Shop order #3226 and is one of only 10 produced in the Sampler Edition in the above noted configuration. The case has been fitted with a fine plexiglass cover on the inside. CONDITION: New, unfired & unturned. Case is equally new. 4-35367 JR119 (4,500-5,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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