GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL GRIPS RARE INVERTED RAMPANT COLT LOGO ON FRAME. COLT SAA 182349 38 W.C.F. Cal. 38 W.C.F. 4-3/4" bbl. Nickel finish, mother-of-pearl grips. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and ejector housing show 10% nickel finish in protected areas. Balance is a pleasing gray patina which has never been heavily cleaned. Front sight has been slightly filed. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Frame retains 40% orig nickel finish blending into smooth gray patina. Cylinder retains traces of nickel finish, balance is smooth gray patina. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 80% nickel finish. Screws are very good and show much orig blue finish. Pearl grips are very good with fiery color a small chip is missing out of the toe of the left grip. Rampant Colt Logo has been stamped upside-down on the left side of the frame which rarely happens, and it is a very rare variation. Revolver is accompanied by a Colt Factory letter confirming all features except pearl grips which the letter shows to be rubber. Shipment was to Lee, Clarke, Andreesen Hardware Company in Omaha, Nebraska in a one gun shipment on December 23, 1898. This is a nice example of an antique Colt Single Action that was shipped west at the end of the 19th century, and also an example of a rare variation for an advanced collector. 49511-1 TEP (3,000-5,000)