GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
UNIQUE GLAHN FACTORY ENGRAVED 41 COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER IN FULL NICKEL WITH FACTORY RAISED CARVED STEER HEAD PEARL GRIPS AND FACTORY LETTER. COLT SAA 187737 41 MODERN; C&R Cal. .41. 5-1/2" bbl. This unique factory engraved revolver was originally shipped in 1899 and returned to the factory for engraving at a later date. According to Colt authority R.L. Wilson, only one other specimen from the Glahn shop was returned for embellishment having been shipped in 1905 and engraved in 1923. Single-action 187737 has the factory ampersand rework mark on the right side of trigger guard bow. Engraving is classic Wilbur Glahn rose and scroll. Grips are unusual for Glahn with high raised relief carved steer head pearls with imitation ruby eyes. According to Wilson, this subject revolver was in the collection of a prominent Middle Eastern princely figure. PROVENANCE: The esteemed collection of Rafael Cruz. CONDITION: Gun retains nearly all of its orig Colt factory nickel finish. Bore is mint. Face of cyl shows virtually no flash marking. Action is crisp as new. A most interesting rare and desirable factory engraved Colt Single Action. 53073-11 MRZ (17,500-27,500)