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Lot 77: Colt Single Action Army Revolver 45 LC

First Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Carved Pearl Grips and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: June 30, 2013

Lot 77: Colt Single Action Army Revolver 45 LC

First Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Carved Pearl Grips and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: June 30, 2013

Estimated Price: $1,500 - $2,250
Price Realized:
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First Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Carved Pearl Grips and Factory Letter

Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Single Action Army
Type: Revolver
Gauge: 45 LC
Barrel: 4 3/4 inch round
Finish: nickel/gold
Grip: pearl
Stock:
Item Views: 999
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 13
Class: Curio & Relic Handgun
Rating:

OC - FINE- all original parts; over 30% original finish, sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal and wood; minor marks in wood.

NPRF - NON-PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED/COLD BLUE, ETC.

Description:

Manufactured in 1910. The right grip panel is relief carved with a steers head. Factory letter verifies the caliber, barrel length, nickel finish, grips as "Not Listed" and that it was shipped to Norvell Shapleigh Hardware in St. Louis, Mo. On December 30, 1910. Also with the revolver is a sales receipt for Ronald Lew Wilder for the sale of this revolver on April 2, 2011 and a copy of a newspaper article pertaining to a jailbreak at the Sapulpa courthouse in Oklahoma which was foiled by Sheriff Lucius "Lew" Wilder, grandfather of Ronald Wilder, who was badly wounded in the process.

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