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Given the fact that Rainmakers on a whole represented a limited
number of production units to the Model 1877 line, it is therefore
without question that factory engraved Rainmakers are extremely rare.
Knowledgeable collectors put the number at no more than 6. If all of this
is not enough, the revolver features blue and casehardened finishes. The
majority of factory engraved Model 1877s had a nickel plated finish (see
“The Book of Colt Firearms, page 327).
The included factory letter states the revolver was shipped on April 4, 1893 to
Hartley & Graham of New York City with a 6 inch barrel in .32 caliber, blue finish,
factory engraving, and type of stocks not listed. This was the sole gun in the shipment. The
barrel has the two-line Hartford address on top and “COLT D.A. 32” in a banner amongst the
scrollwork on the left side. The left side of the frame carries the three-line patent dates marking.
Matching serial numbers appear on the frame, trigger guard, and back strap. The revolver wears
a set of bird head pearl grips.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retaining 75% original blue finish with holster type wear, some
light spotting on the cylinder, and thinning to brown on the grip straps. The frame retains 40%
original case colors. The engraving is crisp. The period replacement grips are slightly oversized
and are in very fine condition with highly attractive fiery colors. Mechanically excellent. An
exceedingly rare documented factory engraved Colt Model 1877 Rainmaker DA revolver missing
from even the most advanced collections. A must have for the serious Colt collector.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000
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