**Colt Sesquicentennial Commemorative Samuel Colt Single Action Army in Factory Display Box

.45 Colt. 7.5" barrel. SN: 1144SC. Blued barrel and frame, plated cylinder, triggerguard, back strap and hammer, smooth two-piece figured hardwood grips with Rampant Colt medallions. Single action smokeless powder frame revolver with loading gate, frame notch rear sight, blade front sight and six-chambered fluted cylinder. One line Hartford barrel address. Left side of barrel roll marked 1814 - COL SAML COLT SESQUICENTENNIAL MODEL - 1964. The revolver is contained in the wooden Colt factory display box with a fitted crushed burgundy velvet lining. The box includes 12 dummy .45 Colt cartridges, a commemorative medallion and a copy of R.L. Wilson's book The Arms Collection of Colonel Colt. Only 4,750 of these revolvers were produced in 1964 with an issue price of $225, equivalent to roughly $2,200 adjusted for inflation.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property Of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, VA

Condition
Very fine, showing little if any use. Bore fine and bright. Retains essentially all of the factory finish with some small areas of dried oil residue. Mechanically functional, fine grips. Case with some scattered bumps and dings on the exterior and light wear on the interior. Accessories all about very good with some scuffing to the dust jacket of the book.