GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
CONSECUTIVE NUMBERED LOT OF TWO EARLY COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS WITH FACTORY LETTER. COLT SAA 33332 45 COLT Cal. 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2" bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked "45 CAL". Mounted with a varnished 1-pc walnut grip that may be an old replacement. Ejector housing is second type with bullseye ejector rod head and base pin is a modern replacement in the correct style with dimpled ends. CONDITION: Fair, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. No orig finish remains being an overall gray metal patina with the bbl, possibly a renumbered replacement has been polished bright with scattered fine pitting. Trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of orig blue and the cylinder, plummy blue in the flutes. Grip has chipped toes and shows extreme heavy wear with a couple of gouges and shows a hand worn patina with traces of orig varnish on the bottom edges. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 52506-10 JRL (5,500-7,500)
COLTSAA3333345 COLTESACal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 7-1/2" bbl, slightly altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates. Ejector housing is third type with bullseye ejector rod head and base pin is a later replacement. Mounted with smooth 1-pc ivory grip built in the early Colt style consisting of a block of wood attached inside each grip, and are probably orig to this revolver. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 45, blue finish with bbl length & type of stocks not listed, shipped Dec. 30, 1876 to the H.D. Folsom Arms Co, NY,NY in a 50-gun shipment. Most likely the nickel plating & grips were added by Folsom Arms. These early single actions were prized possessions and working tools on the American frontier and are rarely found today in orig configuration with any orig finish. Finding a consecutive numbered pair such as we have here is indeed a great rarity. CONDITION: Poor to fair, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Overall retains traces or of nickel in most the most sheltered areas, being mostly a dark rust patina with moderate to heavy pitting. Base pin screw, hammer screw & trigger guard screws are somewhat battered. Grip is sound with fine age lines in the bottom edge and shows a golden ivory patina that only comes with great age. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong dark bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 52506-11 JRL (5,500-7,500)