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Lot 3065: Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army with Box and Letter

Excellent Colt First Generation Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Original Box and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Lot 3065: Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army with Box and Letter

Excellent Colt First Generation Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Original Box and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Estimated Price: $18,000 - $27,500
Price Realized:
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Excellent Colt First Generation Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Original Box and Factory Letter

Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Single Action Army
Type: Revolver
Gauge: 44-40
Barrel: 5 1/2 inch round
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grip: hard rubber
Stock:
Item Views: 812
Item Interest: Very Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 62
Class: Curio & Relic Handgun
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and has crisp rifling.
Description:

The factory letter for this revolver lists it in .44 caliber with a 5 1/2 inch barrel, blue finish, and rubber stocks and indicates it was part of a two gun shipment to Murta Appleton & Co. in Philadelphia on November 29, 1927. Incredibly, the revolver looks as if it never even left the factory nearly a century ago, and it is even accompanied by an original factory box with matching end label and the serial number "351210" and "16-70" marked on the left end of the lid as well as the serial number again on the bottom. The box contains a wood "BAIR'S PAT" rod, cleaning brush, wax paper, Colt's Revolvers flyer, and Colt "Proper Ammunition" flyer warning of using "cheap and inferior foreign cartridges..." The revolver features a blade front sight and the one-line Hartford address on top of the barrel, "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER .44-40" along the left side of the barrel, the two-line patent marking followed by the Rampant Colt trade mark on the left side of the frame, "3" over the "VP" proof on the left side of the trigger guard, assembly number "700" on the loading gate and rear of the frame, "10" and "29" on the rear of the cylinder, and the matching serial number "351210" on the frame, right side of the grip straps, and on the inside of the grips. Provenance: The Collection of Ken Gibilisco

Rating Definition:

Excellent overall with 98% plus original bright high polish blue finish and vibrant original case colors, minimal light handling and storage marks, slight scratches on the left at the muzzle, very faint cylinder turn lines, slight aged tone to the grips, and otherwise near new appearance. Mechanically excellent. The box is fine overall and has mild edge wear. This is an outstanding time capsule Colt First Generation Single Action Army in the beloved Frontier Six Shooter configuration.



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