4278 COLT BISLEY MODEL SAA REVOLVER WITH FACTORY

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This item SOLD at 2023 Nov 06 @ 15:01UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 3,750.00 USD
LETTER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# 185813. Bbl. 7 1/2". Marked on left side "(BISLEY MODEL) 45 COLT". Case hardened frame & wide spur hammer. Blue steel bbl., grip frame & six shot fluted cyl. Fire blue screws & wide target trigger. 2 piece checkered hard rubber grips w/ rampant colt in ovals. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Colt Archive letter stating the following, "Serial Number: 185813 / Caliber: .45/C / Barrel Length: 7 1/2" / Finish: Blue / Type of Stocks: Not Listed / Shipped To: Montgomery Ward & Company. / Address: Chicago, Illinois / Date of Shipment: June 3rd, 1899. / Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 2". CONDITION: bbl., cyl. & frame retain 85% original blue; notable thinning on grip straps & trigger guard. Cyl. exhibits uniform turnline finish wear. Frame retains 85% original case colors w/ small area of freckling on right side. Very good grips retain sharp checkering & have faded only mildly. Mechanically fine. Very good shiny bore retains sharp rifling. (23-5044/BH). CURIO. $2,500-3,750.