GUN FALL 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/4/2016
SPECTACULAR , EXCEEDINGLY RARE, FACTORY ENGRAVED BY DENNIS KIES, COLT NEW FRONTIER SECOND GENERATION SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH WALNUT GRIPS AS PICTURED IN VARIOUS DON WILKERSON BOOKS.COLTNEW FRONTIER SAA5766NF45LCMODERN; C&RCal. 45LC. 5-1/2" bbl. Blue and case color finish. Factory walnut grips with inlaid colt medallions. Ramp front-sight. Flat top frame with adjustable rear-sight. This revolver is beautifully engraved in a factory coverage level of "Class B" with scroll motif by famed Colt factory engraver Dennis Kies. The barrel is engraved at breech-end, bordering both sides of the barrel address. The barrel is also engraved at the muzzle end on both sides of the front-sight. Ejector rod housing is also scroll engraved at front and rear. Frame is wonderfully scroll engraved on both sides of recoil shield and frame, with scroll work in front of the cylinder. Top strap is flawlessly engraved at forward end and on the rear side. Backstrap has scroll engraving on the apron and at the heel. Butt is very nicely engraved. Trigger guard is engraved around front screw and on outer ring of trigger guard. Trigger guard is also flawlessly engraved on bows and rear flats. All engraving is expertly accomplished with a very fine punch dot background. Cyl is scroll engraved between each flute and at rear between each bolt stop. 2-pc grips are walnut with silver Colt medallions at the top. Bbl has standard 1-line address with model and caliber mark on left side. Serial Number matches on frame, trigger guard, back strap, and grips. Cyl shows rampant Colt logo on rear face. Frame has 2-line patent mark on left side with rampant Colt logo to rear. Loading gate and right rear flat of frame under grip bears the assembly no. 15. The Colt Factory Archive Letter confirms Caliber, Barrel Length, Finish, Factory Engraving "Yes, Class B engraving", "Engraver's name Dennis Kies", and shipped to the Gun Store in Klamath Falls Oregon on September 30, 1971. This spectacular Colt Revolver is featured on full display in at least 2 of famed author Don Wilkerson's books: on Page 167 is a full color page profile of this exact revolver in Don Wilkerson's "The Post-War Colt Single Action Army 1955-1975" attributed to the Howard Steere Collection with engraving by Dennis Kies. Yet again in another Don Wilkerson book, this exact Colt Revolver is pictured on Page 154 in full profile stating engraving by Dennis Kies and as one of only 20 New Frontier revolvers engraved in 45 caliber, in the Wilkerson book "Colt Single Action Revolver Handbook 1955-1975". The importance and rarity of this 2nd Generation Factory Engraved New Frontier cannot be overstated; Don Wilkerson states in his book on Page 161 that while factory engraved 2nd generation Colts are rare, a factory engraved 2nd generation New Frontier is an "extreme rarity". Don Wilkerson ends his famed analysis with the statement on Page 161 "Lady Luck will truly be smiling on the Colt enthusiast who finds an original factory engraved New Frontier." PROVENANCE: The Howard Steere collection, The Vince Sepulveda Collection, Don Wilkerson Books: "Colt Single Action Revolver Handbook 1955-1975", "The Post-War Colt Single Action Revolver 1955-1975". Colt Factory Archive Letter. CONDITION: New and un-fired. All markings are sharp and clear. Engraving is crisp. No evidence that cyl has been turned. This important and marvelous revolver was shipped 45 years ago in 1971 and looks like it did the day it left the factory. Hard to improve upon. For the most advanced Colt enthusiast. 50872-11 TEP (9,500-18,500)