4163 BEAUTIFUL, CUSTOM ENGRAVED, FIRST GENERATION COLT

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 750.00 USD
Estimated at 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 45. S# 113257. Bbl. 7 1/2". Single Action Army revolver originally mfg. by Colt in 1884 and later beautifully restored and engraved. The left side of the Post-War replacement bbl. is marked "COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45", with Colt's single line address marked across the top. Left side of the frame is marked "PAT.SEPT.19.1871./ JULY.2.-72./ JAN.19.-75", with "45 CAL" marked on the left side of the the forward trigger guard web. Black powder frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cyl., bbl., and ejector rod housing exhibit professionally executed scrollwork on a punch dot background. Frame, hammer, and loading gate exhibit a beautifully reapplied case hardened finish, with remaining components including the trigger guard, backstrap, cyl., cyl. base pin, bbl., ejector rod housing, and ejector rod exhibiting a matching quality reapplied blue finish. Frame is mounted with 2-piece Colt silver medallion smooth ivory grips, with the right panel featuring a carved steer head. Standard SAA pattern blade front sight, with frame notched rear sight. All serialized parts are matching and include the frame, trigger guard, and rear grip strap. Cyl. is unnumbered. CONDITION: fine, as professionally restored, with metal components retaining bountiful amounts of their reapplied finishes overall, exhibiting some scattered pinprick spots of light surface oxidation. Front and rear faces of the cyl., as well as the sides of the grip straps (beneath the grip panels) exhibit varying degrees of pitting beneath the bluing. Mirror bore, exhibiting what appears to be a few spots of light surface oxidation and pitting and/or hardened grease, while retaining well defined rifling throughout. Action holds at half-cock, but does not hold at full-cock. Grips exhibit a pleasing mellow patina, showing some cracking on the bottom of the panels, with some light cracking present around the Colt medallions. An exceptionally attractive, restored, first generation Colt Single Action Army revolver. (01-26624/MLW). ANTIQUE. $1,500-2,500.