GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
RARE ALL MATCHING MARTIALLY MARKED COLT ARTILLERY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. COLT SAA 113986 45LC Cal. 45 LC. Spectacular artillery with 5-1/2" bbl, full front sight with block letter address &last four digits of serial number underneath ejector rod housing. It has 3rd type ejector rod housing with half-moon ejector rod head. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates & "U.S.". Bottom of bbl, bottom of frame & cylinder have the "DFC", David F. Clark, sub-inspector initials. Trigger guard & backstrap below serial numbers have the mystery "G" stamp. It has 1-pc walnut grip with "OCH", Odis C. Horney, inspector initial & the date "1901" on left side with "RAC", Rinaldo A. Carr, cartouche on right side and Mr. Carr's "RAC" initials on bottom edges of grip. This is one of the revolvers returned to Colt for alteration from cavalry configuration to artillery and therefore remained all matching including last four digits of serial number in backstrap channel of grip. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching, probably unfired since rebuild. Retains 97-98% glossy orig blue on bbl, cylinder, trigger guard & back strap. Ejector rod housing finish is slightly thinned on outer radius with sharp edge wear & some light thinning on cylinder. Back strap & front strap have some candy striping. Frame & hammer retain most of their strong, bright case colors, very slightly faded. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered light to moderate pitting. 53094-46 JR94 (6,000-7,500)