Battle of Britain proofed on top left side of back strap as shown on page 185 of Kopec, et al, A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, .45 caliber, 5 ½ inch barrel, mint condition as new, unturned cylinder, beautiful case hardening, serial number 357,143, this exact serial noted on page 182 in […]
Late second generation, very rare, one of only 4 made in .41 Magnum caliber. According to past Colt Factory Historian Marty Huber, the factory did not warrant the standard frame in two modern powerful calibers, the .41 & .44 magnum calibers although these calibers were available in the New Frontier which had a beefier top […]
Merwin & Hulbert single action first model revolver, about 60% original nickel remaining, early humpback hammer and scarce red & black mottled grips, .44-40 caliber, scalloped flutes, Serial #3941. $3500
Fantastic carved steer head pearl grips for Colt Single Action, early style, small chip at toe of left side, circa 1890. $3995
Colt DA rare Experimental ejector model, .38 caliber, the cylinder pin is hollow & the ejector rod pivots aside out of the pin to allow ejection of cartridges as in Forehand & Wadsworth revolvers. One of only three known, pictured in the Wilson book of Colt firearms.
Merwin Hulbert single action, early first model with scalloped cylinder flutes, #1970 with hump back hammer, about 98% nice shiny nickel, scarce red & black grips, see Phelps book, you will look a long time before finding a better one in this configuration, been in my M & H collection for 20 years, $12,500.
Colt single action shipped 10-24-1900 to Walter Tips, Austin, Texas, shipment of 4, pretty much a grey gun, some finish left in protected areas, good clear markings, all original un-tampered with, great western address when the wild west was still going on in Austin, Texas, $3750
Wonderfully legible etched “Colt Frontier Six Shooter”, difficult to find in an early blue gun shipped 8-23-1881 the year of the Gunfight at the OK Corral and Billy the Kid’s death, and while the remaining 90% blue and case colors are amazing, perhaps more so is the 90% original varnish remaining on the wooden walnut […]
