GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
FABULOUS, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, TEXAS SHIPPED, FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT NEW FRONTIER BY MASTER ENGRAVER LEONARD FRANCOLINI WITH EXTENSIVE GOLD INLAYS AND NUMEROUS GOLD WILDLIFE SCENES WITH FACTORY IVORY GRIPS WITH INLAID GOLD MEDALLIONS, IN COLT FACTORY PRESENTATION CASE.COLTNEW FRONTIER SAA04136NF45LCMODERN; C&R; IVORYCal. 45LC. 7-1/2" barrel. Very early 3rd Generation. Full blue finish with Factory Ivory Grips with gold inlaid medallions and multiple Factory Gold Inlays. Revolver was so extensively engraved at the Colt Factory by Master Engraver Leonard Francolini that this revolver comes with an extremely rare 2-Page Colt Factory Archive Letter in order to fit all of the engraving and gun specification details of this spectacular Colt into one letter. Top of bbl is scroll engraved on both sides of address, both sides of front-sight, and muzzle. Gold line accents are present throughout engraving. Top of bbl is inlaid in gold with a golden coiled rattlesnake. Bbl markings are inlaid in gold. The bbl is further embellished with dbl inlaid gold bands at muzzle and breech of bbl, extending down to ejector tube. Frame is flawlessly engraved on re-coil shield and forward portion in a beautiful scroll style. Frame is inlaid in gold on left side with a golden black bear, and on the right side with a pair of Tule elk. Backstrap and trigger guard are scroll engraved. A gold inlaid border impressively highlights the frame, trigger guard, and backstrap. Top strap is scrolled engraved with leaf accents on both sides of rear-sight. Cyl is scroll engraved with gold accents and borders, and dbl gold bands on rear periphery of cyl. Bbl shows standard 1-line Colt address on top, with model and cal mark on left side. SN is stamped on forward bottom of frame. 2-line patent address along left side of frame. Revolver is fit with beautiful factory ivory grips with gold Colt medallions Revolver was shipped to Houston Texas in a factory presentation case on June 29, 1979. This Spectacular Colt was Factory Engraved near the very end of Master Engraver Leonard Francolini's time at the Colt Factory and is one of Francolini's last works as a "Colt Factory Engraver". On page 217 of Don Wilkerson's famed book on Post-War SAA's he states that only 16 Colt New Frontier Models were "Master Engraved", while the 16 revolvers are not broken out by the specific engraver's name, this masterpiece by Leonard Francolini is certainly among the finest made by Colt and possibly the only example in this fabulous configuration with profuse gold inlays and factory ivory grips. PROVENANCE: The Vince Sepulveda Collection, Colt Factory Archive Letter. CONDITION: As New. This is a beautiful and unbelievably rare gold and game scene Colt Factory Master Engraved revolver by Leonard Francolini during his time as a Colt Factory Engraver. Un-fired in a wonderful Colt Factory presentation case. 50872-10 TEP (14,500-22,500)