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LOT 1130
Exceptional and Rare Colt No. 1 Single
Shot Deringer with Iron Grips and
British Proofs - Serial no. 4510, 41 RF
cal., 2 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/silver/
casehardened finish, iron grips. Built
between 1870 and 1890, this was the first
single shot pistol produced by Colt after they purchased the patent
rights from National Arms Co. German Silver half-moon front sight and
hammer notch rear sight. The top of the barrel is marked “+COLT’S PT.F.A.
MFG. Co./ HARTFORD CT. U.S.A./ No1+”. The underside of the barrel is marked with British proof marks and then the serial number. The frame has some light floral scroll engraving and a checkered spur trigger and hammer.
“41 CAL” is stamped directly below the
barrel latch. The grip area is solid iron,
with shallow checkering on the sides,
deep, sharp checkering on the back strap,
and the serial number repeated on the butt.
CONDITION: Extremely fine. The barrel has 75% of the bright original blue finish remaining with thinning blue at the muzzle and along the high edge showing scattered surface scratches. The frame compliments the barrel and retains 90% original silver also showing some high edge wear and isolated spotting. The trigger and hammer show areas of brilliant original casehardening colors. Mechanically fine. A rare Colt No. 1 Deringer in
outstanding condition. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
LOT 1131
Exceptional Colt Etched Panel New Line
.41 Spur Trigger Revolver - Serial no.
4508, 41 CF cal., 2 1/4 inch round bbl., nickel finish,
walnut grips. Manufactured in 1876, the barrel is marked with
the standard two-line address on top, “COLT NEW 41” in an etched
panel on the left, and the patent date on the bottom. The matching
serial number is on the left of the grip frame, bottom of the barrel, and partial
(“508”) on the rear face of the cylinder. The left of the frame is marked “41CAL C”.
It has standard features and is fitted with a pair of smooth walnut grips.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retains 90% plus of the original nickel finish and 75% of the original nitre blue on the hammer with the balance having flaked to expose a mostly smooth grey patina,
a few small patches of which are showing some
light pitting, and a crisp etched panel. There is a
minor ding in the front sight. The grips are excellent
with some scattered very light handling marks and
retaining almost all of the varnish.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
LOT 1132
Excellent Factory Engraved Colt Etched
Panel New Line .22 Spur Trigger Revolver
with Pearl Grips - Serial no. 18098, 22 RF cal., 2 1/4 inch
slab side 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 acid 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 barrel is numbered to the gun.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% original nickel finish with some scattered flaking and crisp engraving. Acid etched panel is nearly all
intact. The grips are also excellent with highly
attractive fiery colors. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: Property of a Distinguished
Southern Clergyman.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 1133
New York Engraved Silver and Gold
Plated Colt New Line .32 Spur Trigger
Revolver with Desirable Gold Plated Dog’s
Head DeGress “Tiffany” Grips - Serial no. 8753, 32 RF cal., 2
1/4 inch round bbl., silver/gold finish, metal grips. This revolver
was manufactured in 1874, just two years before Colt presented its famous
“wheel” display at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, and is listed
in the factory letter as shipped along with 60 other guns to H&D Folsom
Arms Co. in New York, which is documented as having received many of
the Colt revolvers that made up the famous display. There is no date for
the shipment in the factory letter. This particular example is not listed by
serial number on the known list of “wheel” guns that were shipped to H&D
Folsom, which includes approximately 90 revolvers, however it does bear
a very similar level of embellishment. The included factory letter lists this
revolver with a blue and casehardened finish and varnished rosewood
grips when it shipped, with no mention of the engraving. The engraving
along with the silver and gold finishes that it shows now are certainly of high quality and were likely applied by Folsom to emulate the other highly embellished exposition Colt revolvers they were receiving around the time. The engraving encompasses most of the surfaces and is New York style floral scroll. The standard two-line Colt address is on top of the barrel with “COLT NEW 32” on the left in an etched panel that was plated over, and “32 CAL” is on the left of the frame. The matching serial number is on the left of the grip frame, bottom of the barrel, and rear face of the cylinder (“753”). This example has also been fitted with an exceptionally attractive pair of DeGress gold plated grips with “PAT APR 28. 74” on the left, a dog head on the right, and scroll patterns. It is fitted with blade front and groove rear sights.
CONDITION: Fine with 60% of the period retailer applied silver plating and 20% of the gold on the cylinder with some scattered patches of light flaking/pitting and crisp engraving overall. The grips retain 75% of the gold plating in sheltered areas with light handling wear on high spots. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 1134
Very Fine
Documented
Factory
Engraved
Colt Open
Top Pocket
Spur Trigger
Revolver
with Box
and Factory
Letter - Serial
no. 43537, 22
RF cal., 2 3/8
inch round
bbl., nickel
finish, antique
ivory grips. Manufactured in 1874, 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, with the partial matching serial number “537” on the bottom of the barrel and in pencil on the inside of each of the smooth antique ivory grips. Includes a scarce factory box marked for “COLT’S/SEVEN SHOT PISTOL”. The included factory letter confirms the current configuration, including the grips and engraving, as well as shipment to B. Kittredge & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 2 February 1875.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 85% plus of the original nickel finish with the mild flaking concentrated near the front of the cylinder and barrel breech and crisp engraving. The grips are fine with a few hairline age cracks and showing an attractively aged tone overall. Mechanically excellent. The box is very good with some separated corners and moderate wear/staining.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
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