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RARE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY TRANSITION CONVERSION REVOLVER  -

Sold by James D. Julia auctions on October 2007 for : $17,250.00



COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY TRANSITION CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 162899. Cal. 44 CF. Silver finish with 8” rnd bbl, German silver front sight with “New York U.S. America” address. It has Richards-Mason ejector rod housing with bull’s eye half moon ejector rod head and usual 6-shot rebated cylinder. Frame has Richards-Mason conversion ring & loading gate with brass trigger guard & iron backstrap containing a smooth ivory 1-pc grip. Frame, conversion ring & sides of hammer have full coverage Nimschke engraving with fine punch dot background & wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose. Bbl has extensive engraving on both sides of bbl lug, ejector rod housing & both sides of muzzle. Cylinder has triangular shaped borders at front & back edge of raised area. Backstrap has Nimschke’s trademark flower blossom at top with other patterns at top & bottom and a dbl triangular pattern down both edges. Moorish pattern extends around buttstrap and trigger guard is engraved to match. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and both sides have a deep stamped, large “J.P.”. This being a transition piece it is an extreme rarity in its own right and then to have it engraved makes it impossibly rare. This is the first one this cataloguer has ever encountered. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including wedge. Overall retains 95-97% strong orig silver plating with only a small wear spot on backstrap & some sharp edge wear. Trigger retains most of its orig blue. Grip has a chipped left toe with numerous age lines and wear on edges and overall retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-32314 JS458 (10,000-15,000)


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