GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER FROM THE RIMFIRE SERIES WITH FACTORY LETTER. COLT SAA 778 44 RF Cal. 44 RF. 7-1/2" bbl. Blue and case color finish. 1-pc walnut grip. Bbl shows correct 1-line bold address with a small "44" stamped under cyl pin. Bbl has correct equal land, equal groove rifling with left hand twist. Frame has correct 2-line address on forward left side. SN matches on frame, trigger guard, backstrap, bbl, and cyl. Ejector rod head is of the correct donut type. Hammer slot has been widened and re-welded and shows remnants of a "G" inspector mark. Hammer is a replacement. Firing pin has been replaced. Hammer was originally center fire type. Frame screws are replacements. Loading gate shows assembly no. "253". Revolver was not further disassembled. Backstrap is of the correct type with a sweep at the heel. Trigger guard shows no cal mark. Cyl is of the correct type with rim-fire cannelures that have been slightly bored out. Trigger guard and backstrap screws are replacements. Cyl base pin and screw are replacements. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter confirming cal 44 RF, blue finish, shipped to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham on March 14, 1876. CONDITION: Good, in general. This is an example of an orig Colt rimfire revolver that at one time was converted to a center-fire and at a later date, reconverted back to rimfire. Revolver has a re-blue finish overall. Bbl markings are sharp. Bore is frosty with strong rifling. Frame has been blued overall and shows some minor pitting. Backstrap and trigger guard were also re-blued and show some roughness, especially around the straps. As previously noted, hammer has been converted with a new firing pin. Cyl is of the correct type and shows polishing and re-blue overall. Grip is not numbered and is slightly under-sized all around. Hammer does not stay on half-cock. A good representative example of a very rare Colt Single Action revolver, one of approx 1,900 produced. 52154-1 TEP (5,000-7,500)