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Exceptional Cased, Engraved and Gold & Silver-Plated Colt Model 1860 Army of William John Sturke
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serial #197438, .44 cal, 8'' round barrel with a bright near excellent bore showing a little mild oxidation and crisp rifling throughout. This stunning 1872-made revolver was presented as the second place prize for the California Centennial Trophy Match on October 24, 1876. First prize was a gold watch and chain won by C.P. Breton of Company C, First Regiment and second prize was this revolver described as ''Ivory-handled, Gold and Silver-Plated Colt's Revolver'' provided by San Francisco retailer A.J. Plate & Co. and presented to William Sturke of Company D, Second Regiment. This revolver was inherited by Sturke's son and loaned in 1942 to Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, being returned in 1957. The revolver shows wonderful factory engraving in the style consistent with the early 1870's featuring finely detailed flowing foliate scrollwork throughout, overlapping in some areas along the barrel, along with fine punch-dot background shading, some lighter bordering and scattered geometric motifs. The metal surfaces retain about 90% original silver finish with most of the loss due to some scattered light flaking and mild oxidation staining toning to gray-brown patina along the sides of the barrel and along the backstrap, the silver otherwise taking on a pleasant medium tarnish. The loading lever, cylinder and hammer retain a similar amount gold wash that shows some areas of mild thinning to be expected and a few areas that appear to have been touched-up a bit. The screw heads retain most of their brilliant fire blue and the embellishments and markings all remain crisp and excellent. The original checkered ivory grip remains in excellent condition showing a mild patina and subtle striations along with a few scattered light handling marks. The checkering remains crisp and the left side features a magnificent carved Mexican eagle motif which was popular in the day. The backstrap inlet of the grip is pencil-numbered matching the frame, the wedge is un-numbered and the remaining serialized parts are all matching. As would be expected, the revolver has seen little to no actual use and all of the cylinder safety pins are intact. The revolver is housed in its original mahogany case that remains in very fine condition showing a thin drying crack along the exterior lid and some scattered light dings. The shield-shaped monogram plate atop the lid is un-engraved, the ivory lock escutcheon shows a few minor chips and the locking hardware on the lid has been lost to the years. The interior is lined in red baize that exhibits moderate cluding: fine condition eagle with stands of arms flask, dual cavity mould that retains generous silver finish, combination tool, a nearly full period Eley cap tin, a rather tender original box of cartridges and assortment of bullets. The case also contains a number of Sturke's shooting medals and stapled to the inside lid is a newspaper clipping of the original shooting event and Sutter's Fort original accession inventory tag. The shooting medals are a fine accompaniment to the ensemble and include a bronze ''Long and Faithful Service'' medal dated May 22, 1868 and inscribed to Sturke, an un-inscribed 1876 shooting medal with slightly tattered red ribbon, and a very fine silver medal from a different shooting event dated June 19, 1864 and finely engraved ''Presented to J. Wm. Sturke / for the second best shot at the shooting of the / First and gold 20 Years. Finally the revolver includes copies of an email correspondence with the Sutter's Fort curator confirming their provenance, copy of an original publication describing the results and prizes of the Centennial Shoot, and a short narrative with some additional information on the Sturke family provenance. This is a spectacular piece of American shooting history and just a wonderful sun bleaching but otherwise remains in fine condition and contains a full complement of accessories inAnnual Target / Ellis Guard / San Francisco''. Also present are detached service bars: silver 15 Years rare ensemble with provenance, for the advanced Colt or antique American arms collector. (13E11519-4) {ANTIQUE} (20,000/30,000)
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