4205 COLT FIRST GENERATION SAA CUSTOM ENGRAVED REVOLVER

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 2,500.00 USD
Estimated at 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Cal. 45 Colt. S# 111551. Bbl. 7 1/2" w/ Hartford address & blade sight. Six shot fluted cyl. Custom hand engraving done in the Colt "D" style. Generous coverage of engraving is found on bbl., frame, cyl., grip straps, ejector housing & hammer. Engraving consists of vine type foliate scroll w/ punch dot backgrounds having geometric highlights. Bbl., frame & grip straps are nickel finished. Cyl., ejector housing, hammer & trigger are gold finished. Fire blued cyl. pin & action screws. Custom checkered ivory grips are signed by Paul Persinger, El Paso Texas. Paul was the last Colt Custom Shop ivory grip carver till federal law ESA 210 changed concerning ivory and the Endangered Species Act of 2014. Colt discontinued the use of custom grips in 2015. Paul like every other 20th century custom ivory carver hired by Colt utilized only certified pre ban ivory. This customization was done prior to 2014 (2008) and fits Federal guidelines for "de minimus" ivory for federal commercial trade, but some states still ban any ivory product whether federally legal or not. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter from Colt Archive Properties LLC stating "We regret to advise you that we were unable to locate any information on this firearm". CONDITION: excellent as upgraded. Metal retains virtually all gold, nickel & fire blued finish. Excellent grips. Bore has a lightly frosted appearance retaining sound rifling. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Edward Scott Meadows. (01-24731/DS). ANTIQUE. $5,000-7,000.