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LOT 3016
Antique Etched Panel Colt Sheriff’s
Model 1877 Lightning Double
Action Revolver with Desirable
Documented 2 Inch Barrel, Checkered
Ivory Grips, Holster, and Factory
Letter - Serial no. 34040, 38 Long Colt cal.,
2 inch round bbl., nickel finish, checkered
ivory grips. The accompanying
factory letter lists this revolver as
shipped in a 3 gun shipment on
March 2, 1882, to J.P. Moores Sons
in New York City, in .38 caliber, with
a 2 inch barrel, nickel finish, and
hard rubber grips. It features the
desirable 2 inch ejectorless Sheriff’s
Model barrel with the sought after
acid etched panel with “COLT D.A.
38” on the left side and is fitted with a pair of period checkered ivory
grips. The left of the frame has the three-line patent date markings.
“38 CAL” marked on the left of the trigger guard. Matching visible full
serial numbers on the frame, trigger guard, and back strap, with partly
legible “040” on the rear face of the cylinder. Assembly number “452” marked
on the loading gate. It is fitted with a blade front sight and groove top strap
rear sight. Includes a period tooled leather holster.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 70% original nickel plated finish, with some flaking and smooth brown
patina on the balance, a few patches of minor pitting, and a fine, well-defined etched panel. Grips are
excellent, with attractive natural patina and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Holster is good
with some edge wear.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3014
Antique First Year
Production Four Digit Serial Number Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle
- Serial no. 3725, 38 WCF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1892, the first year of production, this is a very solid example
of an early Winchester Model 1892 rifle. These Model 1892s were essentially a total redesign of Winchester’s earlier pistol cartridge long gun, the Model 1873,
which had become a legend of the American frontier. Like the Model 1873, the 1892 went on to become a natural companion to the Colt Single Action Army
revolver, which shared many of the same calibers. Many of these rifles would spend decades on the frontier as working guns, particularly standard configuration
rifles like this one. The top barrel flat is marked with the standard two-line address and caliber marking at the breech. The upper tang has the model, trademark, and
patent information, while the serial number is on the bottom of the receiver. It is fitted with a No. 21 German silver blade front sight and an elevation adjustable No. 24
notch rear sight. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock showing some nice figure with a crescent buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 40% of the original blue finish, 30% of the original case colors on the hammer and lever, and 40% of the original nitre blue
on the loading gate, the balance having thinned to mostly a grey patina, and a few scattered patches of light surface spotting. The wood is also fine
with some scattered minor dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3013
Antique Special Order Nickel Plated
Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Saddle
Ring Carbine with Factory Letter - Serial no.
152837A, 44 WCF cal., 20 inch round bbl., nickel finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1884, this is a
solid example of Winchester’s “gun that won the West” with a scarce and highly desirable, special order, full nickel plated finish. The nickel plating is a rare
special order feature for a Model 1873 carbine, as Winchester expert and author George Madis pointed out, “Rifles in the 1873 model outnumber carbines
by 20%, and only one of each 600 guns had plating.” These ‘73 carbines were often seen as working guns and tools for personal protection among those with
their eyes on the American frontier, and the individual who ordered it likely viewed a full nickel plated finish as a more durable and corrosion resistant alternative in
such harsh elements they expected to face. The included factory letter lists the carbine with nickel finish when received at the warehouse on 28 August 1884, and shipped
on 6 December 1884 in order number 16743. The receiver is the third model type with an integral dust cover guide and dust cover with gripping serrations at the rear. The top of the barrel is
marked with the standard two-line address and King’s patent date, as well as the caliber marking at the breech, which is repeated on the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The upper tang has
the model marking, while the lower tang is marked with the serial number. It is fitted with a block blade front sight, an “1873” marked folding ladder rear sight, and a saddle ring on the left side
of the receiver. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a trapdoor carbine buttplate.
CONDITION: Very good, retains 30% plus of the frosted, untouched, original nickel plating with the balance mostly a dark brown patina and some scattered patches of
light pitting and oxidation, typical of a well-used frontier carbine. The wood is also very good showing similar frontier character with a hairline crack in the wrist and
scattered minor scratches and dings. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 3015
David F. Clark Inspected U.S. Colt Cavalry Model Single Action
Army Revolver - Serial no. 115511, 45 Long Colt cal., 7 1/2 inch round
bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. This U.S. contract Colt
Cavalry Model Single Action Army revolver was manufactured in 1885 and
inspected by Ordnance Sub-Inspector David F. Clark. This revolver still retains its
desirable 7 1/2 inch barrel length. Although not listed, it falls right in between
close by serial numbers 115505 and 115516 listed as part of 126 identified New
York Militia revolvers on page 79 of “Cavalry & Artillery Revolvers... a Continuing Study”
by Kopec and Fenn. Small “D.F.C.” inspection initials stamped on the underside of the barrel, bottom
of the frame above the serial number, side of the cylinder, and left butt of the grip. The barrel has the
one-line Hartford barrel address, and the frame has the three-line patent date markings followed by the
“U.S” property mark. “P” proofmarks are stamped on the underside of the barrel and side of the cylinder.
Matching visible full serial numbers on the bottom of the frame, trigger guard, and back strap, with matching “5511” on the
barrel underneath the ejector housing (bright original blue present) and on the cylinder, and assembly number “935” on the
loading gate. The left of the grip has faint traces of a cartouche stamp below a date.
CONDITION: Good with a fresh untouched even frontier brown patina, retaining strong
original blue finish on the barrel underneath and around the ejector housing, some light
pitting, and legible markings in the metal overall. Grip is also good, with characteristic
scars and wear. Mechanically functions. An always desirable David F. Clark inspected U.S.
Colt Cavalry Model Single Action Army!
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
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