FINE ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH HOLSTER.

FINE ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH HOLSTER. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 108008. Blue & case colored with 7-1/2″ bbl, orig front sight, 1-line block letter address with 3-line patent dates & 1-pc walnut grip. Caliber, “44 CF” is on left front web of trigger guard. There is a hole in buttstrap, apparently where someone had installed a swivel. Accompanied by a period military style flap holster, constructed of russet brown leather with a 12″ holster body that appears to have been made for an 8″ bbl. It has a full military style flap with sewn-on tab that fits over a brass stud. Back has a large 3″ wide belt loop sewn to the body & fastened with three copper harness rivets. It has a sewn back edge & Cheyenne plug. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this as a 44-40. Bbl length & stocks not listed, blue finish, shipped April 15, 1884 to M.L. Roberts, address not available. Under remarks there is a second listing in records which shows it with a 5-1/2″ bbl & rubber stocks shipped June 30, 1888 to B. Kittredge Arms Co. in Cincinnatti, OH. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains 35-40% glossy orig blue being mostly a flaked blue/brown patina. Etched panel has turned to patina but is completely legible. Frame retains 60-70% orig case colors, strong & bright on left side & in sheltered areas elsewhere mixed with silver/brown patina. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, strong on sides & back edge turned to dark on top. Trigger guard & top of backstrap retain thin orig blue with straps a silver/brown patina. Grip is sound with a large bruise on left side & a smaller one on right side with some lost varnish up around frame, apparently from cleaning chemicals. Cylinder retains strong orig blue mixed with flaked patina & scattered fine pitting. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Holster is sound with body being lightly crackled & flexed near tip with some light losses of finish. Flap is dry & very crackled & retains about 60% orig finish. Tab is original, dry, worn & soft but still functional. Altogether a fine rig. 4-59115 (8,000-12,000)

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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	419	$15,525.00	FINE ETCHED PANEL COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH HOLSTER. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 108008. Blue & case colored with 7-1/2″ bbl, orig front sight, 1-line block letter address with 3-line patent dates & 1-pc walnut grip. Caliber, “44 CF” is on left front web of trigger guard. There is a hole in buttstrap, apparently where someone had installed a swivel. Accompanied by a period military style flap holster, constructed of russet brown leather with a 12″ holster body that appears to have been made for an 8″ bbl. It has a full military style flap with sewn-on tab that fits over a brass stud. Back has a large 3″ wide belt loop sewn to the body & fastened with three copper harness rivets. It has a sewn back edge & Cheyenne plug. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this as a 44-40. Bbl length & stocks not listed, blue finish, shipped April 15, 1884 to M.L. Roberts, address not available. Under remarks there is a second listing in records which shows it with a 5-1/2″ bbl & rubber stocks shipped June 30, 1888 to B. Kittredge Arms Co. in Cincinnatti, OH. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains 35-40% glossy orig blue being mostly a flaked blue/brown patina. Etched panel has turned to patina but is completely legible. Frame retains 60-70% orig case colors, strong & bright on left side & in sheltered areas elsewhere mixed with silver/brown patina. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, strong on sides & back edge turned to dark on top. Trigger guard & top of backstrap retain thin orig blue with straps a silver/brown patina. Grip is sound with a large bruise on left side & a smaller one on right side with some lost varnish up around frame, apparently from cleaning chemicals. Cylinder retains strong orig blue mixed with flaked patina & scattered fine pitting. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Holster is sound with body being lightly crackled & flexed near tip with some light losses of finish. Flap is dry & very crackled & retains about 60% orig finish. Tab is original, dry, worn & soft but still functional. Altogether a fine rig. 4-59115 (8,000-12,000) 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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