May 18, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/18/2022
1929 Vintage Colt Single Action Army revolver, serial number 352795. 5 - 1/2" barrel chambered in .44-40 WCF cartridge. Left side of barrel roll die marked "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER". Complete with special ordered .44 S&W convertible cylinder. Blue with case hardened frame and hammer. 2-piece checkered hard rubber grips with Rampant Colt motif. Left side of frame marked with 2-line patent dates and Rampant Colt motif. Accompanying revolver is a Colt Archival Letter dated August 14, 1989, signed by Kathleen Hoyt, Colt Historian. Letter documents .44-40 caliber, 5 - 1/2" barrel, blue finish, rubber grips, shipped to Clinton W. Reyes on February 12, 1929 in a single gun shipment. Letter also remarks: "Records indicate extra .44 S&W cylinder also shipped." CONDITION: Excellent overall with 95+% original bright blue remaining. Most all the original case remains on the frame and hammer with light fading on the recoil shield and loading gate. Grips are excellent showing little wear. Bore is bright and clean. action is tight and crisp. Additional .44 S&W cylinder retains 95+% bright original blue. Overall a very desirable special ordered Colt Frontier Six Shooter. -MKS-
Caliber/Bore
.44-40 WCF & .44 S&W
Model
Single Action Army Frontier Six Shooter