COLT MODEL 1878 ETCHED PANEL DA FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER.

SN 16491. 44-40 Cal. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, and 1-line block letter Hartford address with etched panel on left side and small 44 stamped on bottom in front of cyl pin. Left side front web of trigger guard marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with 2 piece rampant Colt hard rubber grips and has lanyard stud & loop in the butt. Cyl is usual 6 shots with long flutes. This particular gun was made in 1886. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine.All matching except grips which are unnumbered; bbl retains about 70% of its original nickel plating and etched panel is easily discerned; other markings are fine and discernible; cyl retains about 40% of its nickel finish & frame retains about 20% with balance of gun plum/gray with areas of staining and pitting; stocks are well fit; left stock has chocolate brown patina; right stock is black and appears to be of later manufacture; mechanically gun will not index; bore shows crisp distinct rifling. 4-50509 JS241 (800-1,200) – Lot 1305

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1305	$1,062.00	COLT MODEL 1878 ETCHED PANEL DA FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER. SN 16491. 44-40 Cal. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, and 1-line block letter Hartford address with etched panel on left side and small 44 stamped on bottom in front of cyl pin. Left side front web of trigger guard marked “44 CAL”. Mounted with 2 piece rampant Colt hard rubber grips and has lanyard stud & loop in the butt. Cyl is usual 6 shots with long flutes. This particular gun was made in 1886. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine.All matching except grips which are unnumbered; bbl retains about 70% of its original nickel plating and etched panel is easily discerned; other markings are fine and discernible; cyl retains about 40% of its nickel finish & frame retains about 20% with balance of gun plum/gray with areas of staining and pitting; stocks are well fit; left stock has chocolate brown patina; right stock is black and appears to be of later manufacture; mechanically gun will not index; bore shows crisp distinct rifling. 4-50509 JS241 (800-1,200) – Lot 1305 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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COLT MODEL 1878 ETCHED PANEL DA FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER.