SCARCE COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY REVOLVER WITH SOUTHERN ATTRIBUTION.

SCARCE COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY REVOLVER WITH SOUTHERN ATTRIBUTION. Cal. 44. SN 2250. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight, Hartford address, 6-shot full fluted cylinder with patent date in one of the flutes. It has 4-screw frame with flat head hammer screw cut for shoulder stock. It has brass trigger guard and iron backstrap with 1-pc walnut grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as having been shipped in a lot of 50 in November 1861 to Georgia. There is no indication of the name of the buyer or the city where it was shipped. These early fluted armies with Southern association are generally considered as Confederate firearms. CONDITION: Fair to good. All matching except the cylinder which is numbered “5568”. Metal is a dark gray patina with sanding marks on the bbl. Several screw heads are battered and the cylinder has small nicks & dings with other dings on both sides of the frame. Trigger guard retains 30-40% nickel-plating and the backstrap is a gray patina with one spot of deep pitting. Grips are worn but sound with traces of orig finish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-54138 JR611 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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
	515	$4,312.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY REVOLVER WITH SOUTHERN ATTRIBUTION. Cal. 44. SN 2250. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight, Hartford address, 6-shot full fluted cylinder with patent date in one of the flutes. It has 4-screw frame with flat head hammer screw cut for shoulder stock. It has brass trigger guard and iron backstrap with 1-pc walnut grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as having been shipped in a lot of 50 in November 1861 to Georgia. There is no indication of the name of the buyer or the city where it was shipped. These early fluted armies with Southern association are generally considered as Confederate firearms. CONDITION: Fair to good. All matching except the cylinder which is numbered “5568”. Metal is a dark gray patina with sanding marks on the bbl. Several screw heads are battered and the cylinder has small nicks & dings with other dings on both sides of the frame. Trigger guard retains 30-40% nickel-plating and the backstrap is a gray patina with one spot of deep pitting. Grips are worn but sound with traces of orig finish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-54138 JR611 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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