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AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK THE COLT ENGRAVING BOOK, VOL. I BY WILSON
CONDITION: Excellent. This revolver remains about as untouched and excellent as possible for a revolver from over 130 years ago, a true time capsule. The engraving and inscriptions remain sharp. 98% plus of the original gold and nickel plated finishes remain. There is only some very slight fading at the edges of the cylinder and minor handling and storage marks. Nearly all of the vibrant original niter blue finish also remains on the small parts. The grips are also excellent and have beautiful iridescent colors and very faint handling wear. Mechanically excellent. The case is fine and has moderate age and storage related wear on the exterior and minimal wear on the interior mostly from contact with the revolver. This is an incredibly rare and significant Colt revolver. It is certainly among the finest factory engraved Colt Model 1877 revolvers extant. Carpe diem ladies and gentleman, this is as good as it gets.
Provenance: The Michael Leff Collection; The Ron Dean Collection; The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 80,000 - 140,000
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