GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER FROM 1880 WITH FACTORY LETTER. COLT SAA 44404 45 COLT Cal 45 Colt. Usual configuration with 7-1/2" bbl, full front sight that has been welded in place 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 1-pc walnut grip that has last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Ejector housing is second type with bullseye ejector rod head and base pin is a later replacement. Right side of frame, below the loading gate is stamped "H:O:P:" and is a double stamp, below that marking is the letter "P". Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal 45 Colt, blue finish, bbl length & type of stocks not listed, shipped to Simmons Hardware Company, St. Louis, Missouri on March 2, 1880 in a 50 gun shipment. Single Actions of this era were in great demand on the American frontier and are rarely found today in orig configuration with orig finish. They usually saw very hard service in extremes of weather and harsh conditions, often with ordinary cowboys, lawmen & outlaws and occasionally captured by hostile Indians, lending further wear and damage. CONDITION: Fair to good, all matching including bbl, cylinder & grip. Overall retains a cleaned gray metal patina with traces of blue under the ejector housing and in the most sheltered areas. Cylinder is a matching gray patina. Numbers on the frame & cylinder have been re-stamped and most of the screws are replacements. Base pin & backstrap screws are orig and moderately battered. Grip has a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound showing heavy wear and a dark hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with fine pitting. 52506-12 JRL (3,000-5,000)