COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 193702. Cal. .44. Nickel finish with 8” rnd bbl, German silver front sight with “New York U.S. America” address. It has usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It is engraved with full frame coverage Nimschke foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background with extensive patterns over bbl & around muzzle with dash & dot border around address. Cylinder has dash & dot borders around front & rear edges of raised area. Hammer has full coverage on both sides & top with wolf’s heads on either side of hammer nose. Backstrap has Nimschke’s trademark fan at top with scallop & dot border and a Moorish pattern at bottom which extends around to buttstrap. Trigger bow & trigger guard are engraved to match. It has beautiful 1-pc ivory grip with raised carved Mexican eagle in an oval on left side. This has all appearance of being by the master’s hand. Quite a number of these fine engraved Armys were ordered by or presented to Mexican dignitaries & high ranking military officers. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which is engraved to match but unnumbered. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with a few flakes in gullets on bbl lug. Cylinder retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig nickel with some fine pitting on face of hammer nose. Trigger guard retains about 50% orig nickel finish with a fine brass patina elsewhere. Backstrap & buttstrap retain about 95% strong orig nickel. Grip has a repairable crack on left side with numerous age lines and retains a fine golden mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-32333 JR457 (15,000-20,000)
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