RARE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY TRANSITION CONVERSION REVOLVER

[Henry4440]

 SN 162899. Cal. 44 CF. Silver finish with 8” rnd bbl, German silver front sight with “New York U.S. America” address. It has Richards-Mason ejector rod housing with bull’s eye half moon ejector rod head and usual 6-shot rebated cylinder. Frame has Richards-Mason conversion ring & loading gate with brass trigger guard & iron backstrap containing a smooth ivory 1-pc grip. Frame, conversion ring & sides of hammer have full coverage Nimschke engraving with fine punch dot background & wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose. Bbl has extensive engraving on both sides of bbl lug, ejector rod housing & both sides of muzzle. Cylinder has triangular shaped borders at front & back edge of raised area. Backstrap has Nimschke’s trademark flower blossom at top with other patterns at top & bottom and a dbl triangular pattern down both edges. Moorish pattern extends around buttstrap and trigger guard is engraved to match. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and both sides have a deep stamped, large “J.P.”. This being a transition piece it is an extreme rarity in its own right and then to have it engraved makes it impossibly rare.