EXTREMELY RARE CASED SAMUEL P. COLT PRESENTATION

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COLT 1877 LIGHTNING SHERIFF'S MODEL REVOLVER. Cal. 38. S# 22070. Fancy leather covered blue silk & velvet lined hinged casing houses presentation revolver finely inscribed on backstrap: "Patrick Parker. Esq. / with compliments of / Sam'l P. Colt. Jany. 1st 1880. Standard configuration, nickel, 3.5" barrel, 2-line Hartford address, etched panel "COLT D.A. 38", 3-line patent, mounted with checkered 1-pc rosewood grip. Blued screws, hammer & knurled cylinder pin. Revolver is pictured & described in "FINE COLTS FROM JOSEPH MURPHY COLLECTION" pages 162-163. Samuel Pomeroy Colt (1852-1921) was Col. Colt's nephew and Colt Company trustee. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: pertinent pages from Joseph Murphy text, brass Murphy collection tag. CONDITION: revolver is extremely fine, retains about 98-99% factory nickel, having scattered small cosmetic blemishes, crisp etched panel. Screws, hammer, & trigger retain most of their bright nitre-blue. Grip retains sharp diamond point checkering, most varnish retained, .5" scuff bottom left toe. Mechanically fine, bright shiny rifled bore. Case is sound very good overall, silk top lining soiled. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection, James Julia Auction, Martin Lane collection. (01-28158/JS). ANTIQUE. $15,000-25,000.

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EXTREMELY RARE CASED SAMUEL P. COLT PRESENTATION

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POULIN'S PREMIER FIREARMS AUCTION, FEB 28TH

Feb 28, 2026 10:00 AM EST

Fairfield, ME, United States

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COLT MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING REVOLVER SHIPPED COLT: PRESIDENT RICHARD JARVIS. Cal. 38. S# 61504. Standard configuration 1877 double action, 3.5"" barrel, nickel finish, 2-line Hartford address, 3-line patent on frame, hard rubber rampant Colt grips.

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Feb 28, 2026ANTIQUE ETCHED PANEL COLT 1877 "THUNDERER" DA

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Feb 28, 2026J.P. LOWER RETAILER MARKED COLT MODEL 1878 DOUBLE

LETTERED COLT 1878 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER SHIPPED: TO CANADA FOR USE IN THE 2ND BOER WAR. Cal. 45 Colt. S# 41278. Per Colt Letter, this revolver was 1 of 50 shipped Jan. 10, 1900 to the Lewis Brothers & Company of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for a

Feb 28, 2026LETTERED COLT 1878 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER SHIPPED

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Feb 28, 2026RARE PALL MALL COLT MODEL 1878 .455 ELEY DOUBLE

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Feb 28, 2026RARE, DOCUMENTED ANTIQUE ETCHED PANEL COLT 1878 DA

COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER.: Cal. 44 Colt. S# 35298. Bbl. 4 3/4" with blade front sight. 6-shot fluted cyl. Blue finished with polished hammer sides and lanyard loop at butt. 2-piece checkered hard rubber Rampant Colt grips.

Feb 28, 2026COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER.

VERY NICE NICKEL PLATED COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER: SIX SHOOTER DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER. Cal. 44-40. S# 40119. Bbl. 7 1/2". Model 1878 Frontier Six Shooter double action revolver mfg. by Colt in 1898. Left side of the bbl. is marked "COLT FRONTIER SIX

Feb 28, 2026VERY NICE NICKEL PLATED COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER

ANTIQUE COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER: DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER. Cal. 44-40. S# 27178. Bbl. 4 3/4". Model 1878 Frontier Six Shooter double action revolver mfg. by Colt in 1890 (note: this example appears to have been one of the last 1878s

Feb 28, 2026ANTIQUE COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER

SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPED COLT MODEL 1878 DOUBLE: ACTION REVOLVER WITH FACTORY LETTER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# 49448. Bbl. 5 1/2". Model 1878 double action revolver mfg. by Colt in 1903. Left side of the bbl. is marked "45 COLT." towards the breech, with

Feb 28, 2026SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPED COLT MODEL 1878 DOUBLE

COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER DA REVOLVER.: Cal. 44-40. S# 24716. Bbl. 5 3/8" with blade front sight. Long flute six shot cylinder. Blue finished with polished hammer sides. Two piece checkered hard rubber grips with rampant colt motifs. Butt

Feb 28, 2026COLT MODEL 1878 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER DA REVOLVER.

PHENOMENAL CASED, FULLY ENGRAVED & INLAID: "CUSTER'S LAST STAND" TRIBUTE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER BY FEGA MASTER ENGRAVER, MICHAEL DUBBER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# 805355SA. Bbl. 7 1/2". Mfg. 1977 and later custom engraved and inlaid by

Feb 28, 2026PHENOMENAL CASED, FULLY ENGRAVED & INLAID

ONE OF A KIND HOWARD DOVE FACTORY INSCRIBED,: SILVER PLATED & OAK LEAF AND ACORN ENGRAVED COLT SECOND GENERATION SHERIFF'S MODEL SAA REVOLVER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# 0239SM. Bbl. 3" ejectorless with blade front sight. When one thinks of factory

Feb 28, 2026ONE OF A KIND HOWARD DOVE FACTORY INSCRIBED,

FEGA MASTER ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION: ARMY REVOLVER, "CHRONICLE OF THE WESTERN MARCH" BY THE RENOWNED MICHAEL DUBBER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# SA01647. Bbl. 4 3/4". Mfg. 1979 and subsequently commissioned for Master level engraving, this signed

Feb 28, 2026FEGA MASTER ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION

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Feb 28, 2026CASED, SILVER PLATED AND MASTER ENGRAVED: "THE

EXEMPLARY ROBERT BURT SIGNED, MASTER ENGRAVED AND: GOLD INLAID COLT SECOND GEN SAA REVOLVER. Cal 45 Colt. S# 64509SA. Bbl. 4 3/4" with blade front sight & single gold wire inlaid bands at breech and muzzle end of bbl to encompass ejector housing.

Feb 28, 2026EXEMPLARY ROBERT BURT SIGNED, MASTER ENGRAVED AND

BEAUTIFUL CASED BEN SHOSTLE MASTER ENGRAVED & GOLD: GOLD PLATED COLT SECOND GEN SAA REVOLVER. Cal. 45 Colt. S# NRA2932. Bbl. 5 1/2" with blade front sight. This wonderful revolver, which started out life as an NRA Centennial custom upgraded by FEGA

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