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LOT 1758
Colt Second Generation Single Action Army with Black Box
- Serial no.
22124SA, 44
special cal., 7
1/2 inch round
bbl., blue/
casehardened
finish, hard rubber grips. Manufactured in 1958. Standard markings and features. Includes a Colt black box numbered to the gun with several pamphlets and cleaning brush rod. Per consignor, this SAA was formerly of the Tommy Rholes collection. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original
blue finish and case colors with limited handling marks and a faint cylinder drag line.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Tommy
Rholes Collection.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 1759
Nickel Colt Second
Generation Single Action
Army Revolver with Black
Box - Serial no. 17868SA, 45
LC cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl.,
nickel finish, hard rubber
grips. Manufactured in 1957.
Standard markings and
features with grips numbered
to the gun. Includes a Colt black box numbered to another gun. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% plus original nickel finish with some holster type wear and a cylinder drag line. Grips are excellent with crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box is fine with storage and handling marks and some split corners ledges on the lid.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,750
LOT 1760
Colt Second
Generation Single
Action Army
Revolver with
Stagecoach Box -
Serial no. 52762SA,
45 Long Colt cal., 4
3/4 inch round bbl.,
blue/casehardened
finish, hard rubber
grips. Manufactured
in 1970. Standard
markings and features
with unnumbered Colt stagecoach box.
CONDITION: Excellent overall. 99% original finish remains with a few light handling marks, some small rotation marks on the cylinder, Grips are also excellent. Mechanically excellent. Box is fair with crush and separation damage on the corners and edge wear.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,250
LOT 1761
Colt Second Generation Single Action Army Revolver with Stagecoach Box - Serial no. 56427SA, 45 LC cal.,
5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. Manufactured in 1970. Standard markings and features. Includes Colt stagecoach box marked for a 5 1/2 inch barrel in .45 caliber.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish and case colors with limited handling marks, some light spotting on the hammer and top strap, and crisp grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box is good with storage and handling marks, brown/orange residue on one side, and permanent marker on the end. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 1762
Cased Pair of Colt Second
Generation Single Action Army
Revolvers Owned By Exhibition
Shooter Ernie Lind with
Provenance Letters -A) Colt Single
Action Army Revolver - Serial no.
26204SA, 38 special cal., 5 1/2 inch
round bbl., blue/casehardened finish,
hard rubber grips. “A” manufactured
in 1959 and “B” manufactured in 1960.
This cased set of Colt Single Action
Army Revolvers was previously owned
by famed Exhibition shooter Ernie
Lind. Lind was a part of the shooting
exhibition act “The Shooting Linds”
with his wife. The duo was at the
height of their fame during World War
II and the post-war period as they toured military bases in the United States entertaining soldiers. According to the included notarized provenance letters (separate letters for each gun) signed by Lind’s wife, they were also hired by Winchester to replace Ad Topperwein and his wife after retiring. These letters, which are written on Ernie Lind’s letterhead, list each gun by model, serial number, and caliber. With the Topperwein Exhibition, The Shooting Linds would tour the United States, Canada and Mexico gathering crowds to see Ernie’s trick shooting. The letters also state that while doing the shooting exhibition, Lind shot over
ten million rounds of ammunition. The revolvers have standard markings and features including matching serial numbers on the frame, back strap, trigger guard, and both grip panels. The two revolvers are housed in a double gun hardwood case with an empty cartridge block in the center. Also included with the revolvers is a copy of Ernie Lind’s “The Complete Book of Trick & Fancy Shooting.”
CONDITION: Fine, retaining 70% original blue finish and case colors with handling marks and patches of light pitting on the balance. The grips are very fine with crisp checkering overall and a few small dings at the bottom. Mechanically excellent. Case is very fine with storage and handling marks and some high edge wear on the lining. An incredible opportunity to own a pair of Single Action Army Revolvers owned by a true exhibitionist!
B) Colt Single Action Army revolver - Serial no. 29399SA, 38 special cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. As “A”.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 90% plus original blue finish and case colors with scattered handling marks, a cylinder drag line and cylinder face flash marks. Grips are excellent with crisp checkering and some small dings at the bottom. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
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