SCARCE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 152116. Cal. .450 Eley. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, blade target front sight & fixed rear sight in top strap. Bbl has 1-line Hartford address and left side of frame has 2-line 3 patent dates with Rampant Colt in a circle. Bbl has the very rare Metford rifling, found primarily only in Colt revolvers chambered for English calibers. Frame is smokeless powder type with crossbolt & base pin without dimples. Mounted with Rampant Colt hard rubber grips, matching numbered to this revolver. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were 917 flat top target single action revolvers produced 1890-1898, of which only 84 were in caliber .450 Eley. The vast majority of the English caliber revolvers were shipped to England and have British proofs. This revolver has very tiny British proofs on bottom of bbl & in cyl flutes. Few of these revolvers survive today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 90% glossy orig blue with holster wear on left side of muzzle and outer radius of ejector housing. Frame shows sharp edge wear with a couple of small nicks & retains 93-95% strong orig blue and the screws about all of their orig blue. Hammer has bright polished sides with bright blue on the edges. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about all of their orig blue, slightly thin on front & backstraps. Cyl is a blue-grey patina with strong blue in the flutes. Grips show light diamond point wear with left side having turned chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-54739 JR228 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1270

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1270	$12,650.00	SCARCE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 152116. Cal. .450 Eley. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, blade target front sight & fixed rear sight in top strap. Bbl has 1-line Hartford address and left side of frame has 2-line 3 patent dates with Rampant Colt in a circle. Bbl has the very rare Metford rifling, found primarily only in Colt revolvers chambered for English calibers. Frame is smokeless powder type with crossbolt & base pin without dimples. Mounted with Rampant Colt hard rubber grips, matching numbered to this revolver. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were 917 flat top target single action revolvers produced 1890-1898, of which only 84 were in caliber .450 Eley. The vast majority of the English caliber revolvers were shipped to England and have British proofs. This revolver has very tiny British proofs on bottom of bbl & in cyl flutes. Few of these revolvers survive today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 90% glossy orig blue with holster wear on left side of muzzle and outer radius of ejector housing. Frame shows sharp edge wear with a couple of small nicks & retains 93-95% strong orig blue and the screws about all of their orig blue. Hammer has bright polished sides with bright blue on the edges. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about all of their orig blue, slightly thin on front & backstraps. Cyl is a blue-grey patina with strong blue in the flutes. Grips show light diamond point wear with left side having turned chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-54739 JR228 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1270 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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SCARCE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.