May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/8/2024
According to the Colt Factory Archive letter, this gun left the factory as a .45 Colt with a 4 - 3/4" barrel. It was blue with rubber stocks and factory engraving. It was shipped to Hartley & Graham New York, New York, on April 9, 1895, in a shipment of 3 guns. Now it is nickel plated with two piece Mother of Pearl bullshead grips. Two line address on top of the barrel "COLT'S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A.". Roll die caliber designation on the left side of the barrel, "45 COLT". Two line patent dates on the left side of the frame "PAT. SEPT. 19, 1871 / JULY 2, 72 JAN. 19, 75". There is a Rampant Colt logo in a circle on the left side of the frame. Matching serial numbers observed on the frame, trigger guard, and the backstrap. Assembly number 584 is on the inside of the loading gate. It is engraved in a scroll and foliate pattern with a punch dot background with zigzag borders and other geometric designs incorporated into the engraving. CONDITION: The engraving on the gun is washed out from buffing. It retains almost all of the reapplied nickel finish. There is some holster wear and a couple of spots of light pitting. The action locks up and indexes fine. It has all four clicks. Fair bore with well-defined lands and grooves. There is some frosting in the bore. Nice set of Mother of pearl grips with a bulls head motif on the right grip with a small chip at the heel of the right grip.