GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
EARLY COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERCOLTSAA4711545 COLTCal. .45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2" bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates & left shoulder of trigger guard has the cal marking. Bottom of bbl has last 4 digits of matching SN under the ejector housing & also on the cyl. Ejector housing is 2nd type with bullseye ejector rod head. Ejector rod screw is battered. Base pin is a modern reproduction with dimpled ends like the orig. Mounted with varnished 1-piece walnut grip that has matching SN in backstrap channel. Bottom right edge of grip is crudely carved with the initials "HEB". Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal .45 in nickel finish, bbl length & type of stocks not indicated and shipped to B. Kitteridge & Co. Cincinnati, OH, on June 13, 1878, in a 23 gun shipment. This revolver was manufactured at a time when the West was still very wild and the Indian Wars were in full swing. Colt revolvers such as this were in great demand and were a daily use tool. Surviving examples are rare and of those few retain any orig finish. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Overall retains about 75% strong orig nickel turning milky on bbl & ejector housing. Loss areas are a dark patina. Grip shows heavy edge wear with what appears to be a dressed large chip in the left edge & overall retains about 80-85% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 49104-5 JR (7,500-12,500)