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U.P.R.R. CO'S EXPRESS
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A RARE .44RF COLT MODEL 1871/72 OPEN TOP REVOLVER, NO. 1011, FOR 1872
U.P.R.R. CO's Express
The sighted barrel marked -ADRESS SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-, cylinder with naval engagement scene (some pitting), COLTS PATENT marked frame, iron and brass Army-sized grip straps (some traces of silver on trigger guard), back strap inscribed U.P.R.R. Co's Express, ivory grips each mounted at base with silver plates with naively engraved floral motifs, above right side a twisted silver-wire border (lacking on left side), together with an associated brown leather holster as pictured in Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried page 80
7½ inch (19 cm.) barrel
Brown patina with areas of pitting, good cylinder scene with large area of pitting, holster made for larger revolver
According to The Book of Colt Firearms by R. L. Wilson, page 237, the Union Pacific Rail Road purchased a number of Colt Model 1871/72 revolvers.
Colt Factory letter canfirms configuration and notes shipment to Spies, Kissam & Company on November 6, 1872.
U.P.R.R. CO's Express
The sighted barrel marked -ADRESS SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-, cylinder with naval engagement scene (some pitting), COLTS PATENT marked frame, iron and brass Army-sized grip straps (some traces of silver on trigger guard), back strap inscribed U.P.R.R. Co's Express, ivory grips each mounted at base with silver plates with naively engraved floral motifs, above right side a twisted silver-wire border (lacking on left side), together with an associated brown leather holster as pictured in Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried page 80
7½ inch (19 cm.) barrel
Brown patina with areas of pitting, good cylinder scene with large area of pitting, holster made for larger revolver
According to The Book of Colt Firearms by R. L. Wilson, page 237, the Union Pacific Rail Road purchased a number of Colt Model 1871/72 revolvers.
Colt Factory letter canfirms configuration and notes shipment to Spies, Kissam & Company on November 6, 1872.
Provenance
Harry Thomas
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, pages 79-81.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.