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    Sale 1319

    The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Silver Trophies, Vintage

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    4 April 2003

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    • A .44 COLT 1860 MODEL ARMY PER
    Lot 513

    A .44 COLT 1860 MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER

    NO. 113487 FOR 1863, DECORATED BY DEWIL OF LIÈGE

    Price realised

    USD 7,170

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    A .44 COLT 1860 MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER
    No. 113487 for 1863, decorated by Dewil of Liège
    Cut for a shoulder stock and with modern custom gold-encrusted and inlaid decoration and engraving, and browned, blued and gilt finish, the figured walnut grips carved and chequered, matching numbers, and signed in gold by the decorator
    13½in.

    Provenance

    F. Theodore Dexter

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    Russell Barnett Aitken, 'Six Shooters Before Colt', True Magazine, January 1967, p. 51 (illustrated)


    Lot Essay

    The engraver Dewil was employed by Fabrique Nationale of Liège for some 30 years, and retired in about 1983. He was one of their top engravers, and carried out the work on this revolver in the 1950s

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