GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
COLT MODEL 1877 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER WITH ETCHED PANEL, MOTHER OF PEARL GRIPS, AND ENGLISH PROOFS COLT 1877 15740 38 COLT Cal. 38 Colt. 3-1/2" bbl. Full nickel finish. 2-pc Mother of Pearl grips. Bbl has 2-line Colt Hartford/London address. Bbl shows English proof marks at the breech. "P" over "3" is stamped on bottom of bbl under cyl. base pin. Left side of bbl has "Colt D.A.38" in an etched panel. SN matches on frame, trigger guard and backstrap. No.802 is stamped on rear face of cyl. Cyl. also shows British proof marks at the rear of each flute. Cyl. was possibly mismatched at the time of sale. 3-line Colt patent mark is stamped on the forward left side of the frame. 38CAL is stamped on the left rear trigger guard bow. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 90% of the orig. nickel finish. Markings are sharp. Front sight is full sized. Etched panel is fine. Bore is frosty with strong rifling. Frame, trigger guard and backstrap retain 95% of the orig. nickel finish that has somewhat dulled. All frame markings are sharp. Cyl. retains 90% nickel finish with some flaking on the edges of the flutes. Hammer shows almost all of the fire blue on the top and back. Trigger shows a generous amount of fire blue with most loss on the front face. Pearl grips are fine with brilliant rainbow hues and a slight chip missing from the upper left grip at the backstrap. Frame screws also retain a considerable amount of the fire blue finish. Cyl. base pin shows considerable blue finish. Action functions perfectly. A fine example of high condition Colt "Lightning" Revolver made for the British market. 51733-1 TEP (2,000-4,000)