GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
COLT ARTILLERY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. COLT SAA 55595 45 Cal 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2" bbl, thinned front sight and 1-line script letter address. Bottom of the bbl, under the ejector housing is marked with the SN "8307". Frame SN is "55595" with "DFC" (David F. Clark) inspector initials. The trigger guard is numbered "4210" with a small "A" (Orville W. Ainsworth) inspector initial and the buttstrap has SN "115329" with the mystery "G" inspector initial. Cylinder has only a small "P" inspector initial otherwise it is completely unmarked, with no SN or inspector initials. Ejector housing is first type with bullseye ejector rod head. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that has a faint "OCH" (Lt. Odus C. Horney) cartouche with a faint "RAC" (Rinaldo A. Carr) cartouche on the right side with his initials also on bottom right edge of grip. Right edge of grip also has 3 deep carved notches. This revolver is one of the mixed number revolvers reworked during the 1900-1902 alteration period. Accompanied by a fine tooled belt & right hand holster rig. Belt is 2-1/2" wide by about 35" long with sewn-on billets and 34 cartridge loops. The tongue billet has the oval cartouche marked "R.T. FRAZIER / PUEBLO. COLO." The double loop holster is buck-stitched around the rear edge & toe and has the identical Frazier cartouche on the top loop. Body of the holster & loops are very nicely tooled in foliate patterns. Cartridge loops contain 7 dummy wooden cartridges. Buckle is a cut-corner square nickel plated steel buckle. CONDITION: Fine. Numbers as noted above. Bbl & cylinder retain 88-90% blue turning plummy brown. Frame retains traces of silvered case colors being mostly a dark patina. Trigger guard & backstrap show a dark blue finish. Grip has a sliver missing from the left rear edge otherwise is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and a hand worn patina. Hammer will not hold in safety notch otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. Belt & holster rig retain strong orig finish showing light to moderate wear and most of its orig russet brown finish. 51619-4 JRL (8,000-12,000)