GUN FALL 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/4/2016
FRESH TO MARKET, EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND SPECTACULAR FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SECOND GENERATION SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER IN FULL "D" LEVEL COVERAGE WITH FACTORY EAGLE GRIPS.COLTSAA70049SA45 LCMODERN; C&RCal. 45LC. 5-1/2" bbl. Blue and case color finish. 2-pc Colt hard rubber grips with eagle motif. Revolver is Factory Engraved in full "D" level coverage engraving that may be the work of famed engraver Robert Burt who worked as a Colt factory engraver during time of manufacture. Bbl shows scroll engraving on both sides of address and extending toward the front sight. Both sides of muzzle are beautifully engraved with scroll. Bottom of model and cal mark is also bordered by scroll engraving. Frame is flawlessly scroll engraved with nearly full coverage overall. Backstrap is scroll engraved on entire length. Butt is engraved on 2/3 of its length. Trigger guard is engraved on bow and around the screw with a walking line border on either side. Cyl is beautifully engraved with a scroll patter between flutes. Flutes are also wonderfully engraved. Rear periphery of cyl shows scroll engraving. Bbl shows 1-line address on top. Model and cal mark on left side. Amazingly, the Serial Number is hand engraved on bottom flat of frame in front of trigger guard, which is almost never seen in typical Colt Factory Engraving. Frame shows 2-line patent date on left side, with rampant Colt logo to rear. Grips are excellent with the Serial Number on the inside of each grip. Serial Number also Factory Stamped on grip strap under the grips. Accompanying this revolver is a Colt factory letter confirming "D" coverage engraving, stocks not listed, and shipment on September 21, 1976. Also included is Colt shipping box with end label showing finish, bbl, cal, and "D" engraving. This revolver was completed near the very end of Colt's 2nd Generation run, at which time according to noted author Don Wilkerson the "D" Level factory engraving was introduced by Colt as an engraving option to customers. On page 118 of Don Wilkerson's famed book "The Post-War Colt Single Action Revolver" he notes that only 2 (two) "D Level Coverage" Factory Engraved Colt SAA were produced by Colt during the 2nd Generation Period in this specific revolvers configuration. This revolver may be one of the rarest of all Colt Factory Engraved 2nd Generation Single Action Army Revolvers. PROVENANCE: The Vince Sepulveda Collection, A Colt Factory Archive Letter. CONDITION: Excellent. Revolver is in nearly new condition with a VERY slight mark between two of the bolt stops. Grips are excellent. 50872-1 TEP (9,000-14,000)