1884 COLT MODEL 1873 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER

Model 1873 Colt Nickel-Plated SAA Revolver s/n 116470 (mfg 1884) with Mother-of-Pearl eagle relief carved handles, black powder, shipped 'soft' for engraving. The cylinder shows traces of original darkened gold gilt and over 80% of the original nickel remains. The gun is sharp, crisp and shows super high relief carved pearl grips with American eagle of the best quality and completely genuine to the period of manufacture.Louis Daniel Nimschke (July 4, 1832 – April 29, 1904) was a master firearms engraver of the 19th century who engraved over 5,000 firearms between 1850 and 1900.This particular Colt was the favorite of Joe Kiser, who was the founding member and first president of Colt Collector's Association, and was known for his extensive collection of over 200 SAAs. He felt the engraving on the trigger guard and backstrap being continued into the overall pattern and the deep wide scrolls were superb. Joe kept this fine Colt to the end as he felt it had great artistic appeal.This was the last SAA he sold, his favorite.