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LOT 105
Attractive Pair of New York Engraved Colt House Model Spur Trigger Revolvers -A) Colt House Model Revolver - Serial no. 9866, 41 RF cal., 2 5/8 inch round bbl., nickel finish, antique ivory grips. Manufactured in 1876, this nearly identical pair of House Model revolvers are just four serial numbers apart and feature the New York style scroll engraving patterns seen on other House Model revolvers, with the only noticeable difference in the pattern between the two on top of the frames. The barrels have a small blade front sight at the muzzle and the two-line address flanked by Maltese crosses marked on top. The matching serial numbers
are on the butt and bottom of the barrel. The “B” gun additionally has the partial matching serial number on the rear face of the cylinder (“62”) and inside each grip panel in ink. The butts are also marked with “41 CAL”. They are both fitted with a
pair of smooth antique ivory grips. The “B” gun appears to have had a gold washed cylinder. An included factory letter request for the “A” gun is included which
states that no information was available in the ledgers.
CONDITION: Very fine with 85% of the period retailer applied nickel
finish with some scattered minor flaking, mostly on high spots
and edges. The grips are very good with some age lines and
an attractively aged appearance overall. Mechanically fine.
B) Colt House Model Revolver - Serial no. 9862, 41 RF
cal., 2 5/8 inch round bbl., nickel/gold finish,
antique ivory grips. See “A”.
CONDITION: Very fine retains 90% plus of the period
retailer applied nickel finish and traces of the gold
finish on the cylinder with some scattered light
handling marks. The grips have some scattered age
lines and an attractively aged tone.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
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LOT 106
Documented Factory Engraved Colt Etched Panel New Line .22 Spur Trigger Revolver with Pearl Grips and Factory Letter - Serial no. 20046, 22 RF cal., 2 1/4 inch slab sided bbl., nickel finish, pearl grips. Manufactured in 1876 with the standard two-line address on top of the barrel, “COLT NEW 22” on the left in an etched panel. The left of the frame is marked “22 CAL”. The revolver has 75% coverage factory floral scroll and geometric pattern engraving. It is fitted with a blade front sight, frame top groove rear sight, and a pair of smooth factory antique pearl grips. The included factory letter confirms the configuration, including the engraving and the grips, as well as shipment to H. Krueger in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 1 April 1886. CONDITION: Very good, retains 60% plus of the original nickel finish with the balance mostly a smooth grey patina, which includes most of the cylinder, or an attractively aged brass, and some scattered light surface pitting. The grips are excellent with only the slightest handling marks. The cylinder pin latch and set screw are absent, otherwise mechanically fine. Estimate: 950 - 1,600
LOT 107
Documented Factory Engraved Colt Open Top Pocket Spur Trigger Revolver with Factory Letter - Serial no. 79747, 22 RF cal., 2 3/8 inch round bbl., nickel/gold finish, pearl grips. Manufactured in 1875, the top of the barrel is marked with the standard Colt two-line address
flanked by Maltese crosses while the left of the frame is marked “22 CAL”. The frame, barrel, and cylinder have flourishes of factory floral scroll engraving. The serial number is marked on the butt and bottom of the barrel. The included factory letter confirms the current configuration apart from
the grips which are listed as ivory (now pearl), including the factory engraving and half nickel finish, as well as shipment to John P. Moores Sons in New York, with no date listed.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 70% of the both the untouched original nickel and original gold finishes with some mild handling wear on the high spots of the frame and some mild flaking and light flash pitting on the cylinder. The grips are fine with a small edge chip in the bottom of the left panel and a few light handling marks. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500