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COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 1ST GEN SAA CUSTOM

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 1ST GEN SAA CUSTOM
UPGRADED REVOLVER. Cal. 44-40. S# 52308. Bbl. 7 1/2" w/ Hartford address & blade sight. Six shot fluted cyl. Frame, cyl., bbls. & grip straps have custom hand engraving in the Colt "C" style w/ 75% coverage. Engraving consists of vine type foliate scroll w/ punch dot backgrounds, straight line borders & star highlights. Right side of bbl. has inlaid panel w/ restored "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER." caliber marking. Bullseye ejector head. 1 piece pearl grips. Frame, cyl., grip straps & bbl. have matching serial numbers. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter from the Office of the Colt Historian detailing the following information, "Serial Number: 52308 / Caliber: .44/40 / Barrel Length: Not Listed / Finish: Blue / Type of Stocks: Not Listed / Shipped To: Hartley & Graham / Address: New York, NY / Date of Shipment: January 22,1880 / Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 50". CONDITION: excellent as upgraded retaining nearly all restored blue & case colored finish. Excellent grips. Bore retains sound rifling. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Edward Scott Meadows. (01-24732/DS). ANTIQUE. $5,000-7,000.