GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
RARE ALVIN WHITE ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.
(The Brad Shepherd Collection)COLTSAA34597445 COLTMODERNCal. 45 Colt. Blue & color cased hardened, 7-1/2" bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address & Cal. marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt without a circle. SN was observed on bottom of the frame and right sides of the front & back straps, under the grip. Last 2 digits of matching SN are on rear face of cyl. Left side of frontstrap, under the grip has Mr. White's gold inlaid cartouche "AA WHITE / ENG.". Mounted with smooth 2-pc pearl grips. Revolver is beautifully engraved by Mr. White with D-plus coverage, fine foliate & floral arabesque patterns that have fine shaded background. Left recoil shield is relief engraved with the figure of General George Armstrong Custer inlaid with silver hat and face, wearing a uniform with the shoulder straps of a Major General. Top of the backstrap has the relief engraved characterization of what appears to be Sitting Bull, a principal Indian player at The Little Big Horn. Top front of the bbl is engraved with crossed sabers surmounted by a "7", the hat badge of the 7th Cavalry regiment. Cyl has 2 gold lines around the rear edge with 2 more at the bbl root and 2 additional bands at the muzzle. Backstrap is engraved in script "John S. du Mont". John du Mont was a prolific author of firearm & Custer books and is considered "the Dean of Gun Collectors" and one of the early pioneers of gun collecting who amassed a marvelous collection of Colts and Custer memorabilia. Reportedly created for Mr. du Mont in the mid-1960's. This is one of the finer examples of Mr. White's work. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 45 with 7-1/2" bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed & shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo on Oct 9, 1923 in 1-gun shipment. PROVENANCE: The Brad Shepherd Collection. CONDITION: Appears to be new and unfired since custom finishing showing virtually all of its fine custom finish with bright blues and muted case colors. Grips are sound showing good fire. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 50061-26 JR124 (12,000-18,000)