RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING DA REVOLVER.

RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING DA REVOLVER. Cal. 38 Colt. SN 52616. Beautiful blue & case colored with 6″ bbl, 2-line Hartford address, half moon front sight & “COLT D.A. 38” in an etched panel on left side. It has 3-line patent dates with beautiful, early style, checkered, 1-pc, bird head, rosewood grip. It is factory engraved with foliate arabesque patterns having about 40% coverage overall. Left recoil shield has a fine sunburst pattern which is repeated in smaller scale on loading gate. Top of back strap has a 7-pointed fan with wave & dot patterns on sides of trigger guard. Same patterns are found on ejector rod housing in two places, bottom of trigger guard & down both sides of top strap. Bbl etched panel has a very fine dbl line engraved border. Back strap has a light engraved arabesque panel. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this revolver, not listing the type of stocks & states it was shipped Sept. 25, 1884 to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, New York in a 1-gun shipment. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Near new, has been fired but very little. Bbl retains about 95% strong bright orig blue with slight thinning at muzzle end. Ejector rod housing retains 75-80% strong orig blue with two spots of pitting & outer edge flaked to a light patina. Frame retains about all of its orig case colors, slightly faded on top strap & left side and strong & bright elsewhere. Hammer retains bright polish on sides with some fine pitting & most of its orig niter blue on back edge. Grip frame retains about 60% strong orig blue with trigger bow & backstrap a plum blue patina with thin front strap. Grip is extremely fine with light diamond point wear, retaining most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with one or two tiny spots near muzzle. 4-57587 JR275 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	409	$30,475.00	RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING DA REVOLVER. Cal. 38 Colt. SN 52616. Beautiful blue & case colored with 6″ bbl, 2-line Hartford address, half moon front sight & “COLT D.A. 38” in an etched panel on left side. It has 3-line patent dates with beautiful, early style, checkered, 1-pc, bird head, rosewood grip. It is factory engraved with foliate arabesque patterns having about 40% coverage overall. Left recoil shield has a fine sunburst pattern which is repeated in smaller scale on loading gate. Top of back strap has a 7-pointed fan with wave & dot patterns on sides of trigger guard. Same patterns are found on ejector rod housing in two places, bottom of trigger guard & down both sides of top strap. Bbl etched panel has a very fine dbl line engraved border. Back strap has a light engraved arabesque panel. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this revolver, not listing the type of stocks & states it was shipped Sept. 25, 1884 to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, New York in a 1-gun shipment. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Near new, has been fired but very little. Bbl retains about 95% strong bright orig blue with slight thinning at muzzle end. Ejector rod housing retains 75-80% strong orig blue with two spots of pitting & outer edge flaked to a light patina. Frame retains about all of its orig case colors, slightly faded on top strap & left side and strong & bright elsewhere. Hammer retains bright polish on sides with some fine pitting & most of its orig niter blue on back edge. Grip frame retains about 60% strong orig blue with trigger bow & backstrap a plum blue patina with thin front strap. Grip is extremely fine with light diamond point wear, retaining most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with one or two tiny spots near muzzle. 4-57587 JR275 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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