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LOT 1118
Special Order Colt Deluxe Medium Frame Lightning Slide Action Rifle with Factory Letter - Serial no. 70541, 32-20 WCF cal., 26 inch
octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. The Lightning series of rifles were designed as a companion arm to identically chambered Single Action
Army and Model 1878 Frontier revolvers. Some military and police models were manufactured. Colt was very serious about the Lightning rifles and they were offered with
many extra special order features. Anything a customer wanted was available on the Lightning rifles. The Lightning rifle was very popular in foreign markets, giving Colt a worldwide distribution. They were finely made, handsomely designed and very durable, and many Lightning rifles are
still being used today. Equipped with a blade front sight and adjustable sporting rear sights. The top barrel flat is marked “COLT’S
PT.F.A.MFG.CO HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A./PATENTED MAY 29, SEPT. 18, 83, MAY 26, 85, JUNE 15, 86, FEB. 22, 87” ahead of the rear sight
and “32 Cal.” at the breech. The Rampant Colt is stamped on the left side of the frame and the serial number is marked on the lower tang. Blue finish with a casehardened hammer and mounted with a special order nicely figured multi-point checkered walnut forearm and pistol grip stock with a crescent buttplate and silver initial oval. The accompanying factory letter confirms the 26 inch octagon barrel in .32 CLMR (.32-20 WCF), blue finish, pistol grip stock, and checkered wood as well as shipped on April 17, 1894 to A.G. Spalding & Brothers of Chicago, New York City and Denver. This was a single gun shipment.
CONDITION: Extremely fine. The rifle retains 60% original blue finish with a smooth brown patina on the barrel mixed with streaks
of original blue finish. The magazine tube shows thinning original blue finish and the receiver retains 90% bright original blue finish
with some areas of gray patina, edge wear and some mild pitting. The hammer retains 98% bright original case colors. The wood is fine with sharp checkering. The markings are clear. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000
LOT 1119
“Cheyenne” Bronze
by Frederic Remington
- This bronze depicts a
Native American warrior
on horseback. The warrior
leans forward to keep a low
profile and avoid detection by the
enemy his horse is charging up
on. Clutched in his left hand is his
trusty spear and his right has his riding
crop to keep his trusty companion on the
move. The bottom left edge of the piece
is signed “Frederic
Remington”
and filled
in with
gold paint.
The piece rests on a
marble base with a brass plaque with the title of the piece below the above signature. Measures 8 1/2x26x22 inches.
CONDITION: Very good with storage and handling marks and a couple scratches on the base.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
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LOT 1120
Attractive High Quality Framed Oil on Canvas Reproduction of “A Dash For Timber” by Frederic Remington - Frederic Remington (1861-1909) is remembered as
one of the best artists to depict
the culture of the American west
during the 19th century. His multiple failed attempts at non-art related business ventures in the west during the 1880s inadvertently gave him insight into a way of life in the American west that was quickly disappearing, a life that similar artists that followed sometimes struggled to capture in the way that Remington did. This piece, titled “A Dash For Timber”, like many of Remington’s works, depicts an action filled scene from the American west, with this piece showing a group of eight mounted cowboys in a fleeing gun fight with a pursuing group of Apache warriors. One of the cowboys in the group has been wounded and is being propped up on his horse by one of his comrades. The piece has a reproduction of Frederic Remington’s signature in the bottom left. Including the frame, the piece measures approximately 28 3/4 x 43 3/4 inches. The frame has an antiqued gold finish and a brass tag at the bottom labeling the piece.
CONDITION: Excellent, the painting itself retains vibrant colors and detail with some very mild crazing of the oils in a few areas and otherwise minimal wear. The frame is also excellent showing an attractive intentionally antiqued appearance overall with very minimal wear. An excellent representative example of a desirable Frederic Remington painting!
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750