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CONDITION: Exceptionally fine with crisp factory
presentation inscription and markings, 95% plus bright original
high polish blue finish on the barrel, 80% original blue on the cylinder
and back strap with some light fading, 80% original case colors, 95%
plus original age darkened silver plating on the trigger guard, minor
oxidation/pitting on the hammer and rear of the cylinder, and generally
only faint age and storage related wear. The grip is also exceptionally
fine and has minimal handling and storage marks and essentially all of
the glossy original varnish. Mechanically excellent. This is certainly one of
the most desirable factory presentation Colt’s from the Civil War. Most of
the presentation revolvers date from earlier on while Samuel Colt was still
alive. Presentations by the factory after Colt’s death became rare, and this is
an exceptional example.
Provenance: From the Colt Factory to General Robert O. Tyler;
The Andrew Singer Collection.
Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000
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