GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY BISLEY MODEL FLAT TOP TARGET REVOLVER WITH SPECIAL ORDER LYMAN TARGET SIGHTS.COLTSAA BISLEY18383341MODERN; C&RCal. 41 Colt. 7-1/2" bbl. Blue finish. Checkered hard rubber grips. Special order Lyman target sights. Front sight has a white bead, rear sight has white line inserts. Flat top frame. PROVENANCE: Accompanying this revolver is a letter from Colt historian Beverly Jean Haynes confirming the features on this revolver including the special order Lyman sights and showing shipment to Montgomery Ward & Co. Chicago, IL on March 18, 1899 in a 2 gun shipment. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 80% bright blue finish drifting into a pleasing brown patina on the ejector rod and left side of the bbl. Bbl address and cal. markings are clear. Bore is dirty with very strong rifling. Sights are in very good condition showing considerable blue. Cylinder is very good, retaining 50% blue with dark blue in the flutes, some high point wear at the front and a slight drag mark at the rear. Cylinder is numbered to the gun. Frame retains 50% blue, with dark blue in protected areas and an even blue/brown patina with high point wear overall. Backstrap and forestrap show an even brown patina with slight staining. Trigger retains 40% bright blue. Hammer retains 80% case color that is vivid in protected areas. Grips are very good with no cracks and no missing pieces and sharp checkering. Action needs some adjustment, does not stay on full cock. A very rare Colt Bisley flat top target revolver in a rare caliber with extremely rare Lyman target sights. 49560-1 TEP (3,000-5,000)