GORGEOUS, LETTERED Antique Colt .45 SAA Revolver Rare Overrun Shipped to Henry C. Squire in 1890!
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GORGEOUS, LETTERED Antique Colt .45 SAA Revolver
Rare Overrun Shipped to Henry C. Squire in 1890!
Here we present an antique Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .45 Colt, manufactured in Hartford, Connecticut, and Shipped to Henry C. Squire on September 11, 1890 per the accompanying factory archive letter. The Colt “Peacemaker” was introduced in 1873 and has become one of the most iconic firearms in all of history, thanks to its widespread use by the U.S. military, civilians and, more recently, in Western films.
This one is rather unique and rare for the fact that this gun is completely government inspected with the initials of Rinaldo A. Carr on the barrel, frame, and cylinder. “P” proof marks are on the barrel and cylinder. The initial “K” is located on the trigger guard and grip frame. There is a “G” on the left side of the trigger guard. However, this revolver does not bear the “US” marking on the left side of the frame, and the grips are of the civilian variety. These revolvers are described like so in John Kopec’s A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver. These revolvers would have been made and passed every inspection. Extras were made for any given US government contract as inevitably, some would be rejected or “condemned”. This revolver does not bear any condemnation markings. This is simply one of those extras that were not needed in this late US government contract.
Henry C. Squire (b. July 10, 1841 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana), the recipient of this revolver, was a Civil War veteran from the Union Army who joined in September of 1861. He originally mustered into A Company of the Indiana 27th Infantry as a Private. He would go on to fight with F Company of the 70th IN Infantry and F Company of the 33rd IN Infantry. He served the duration of the war despite being wounded “in the left breast & lung” at Antietam and held as a POW at Chancellorsville, Virginia. After he was paroled from Chancellorsville, he returned to the fight and was wounded again “in right hand” at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. Even still he kept fighting until he was mustered out in July of 1865. After the war he took up a large farm in Courtland, Kansas, where he spent nearly 40 years. There is an account of him helping a German-born neighbor of his (and fellow Union Civil War veteran) become a US citizen late in life. The neighbor had immigrated at age 14, fought on the winning side of the war, and himself owned a farm in Courtland. At age 81, he realized that he was not an official US citizen and successfully petitioned for citizenship in 1920, with Henry C. Squire as one of two witnesses to his good character. Henry Squire departed this life on a few months later in May 1920, aged 78, by all accounts a warrior, husband, father (of 7), upstanding citizen, farmer, and good neighbor.
The overall condition is very fine. This revolver has been excellently restored at some point, perhaps even at the Colt factory. The markings are crisp and do not show signs of buffing except the “RAC” initials and the last 4 digits of the serial number on the cylinder. The case colors remain mostly vibrant with a bit of silvering. 97% of the blue finish remains. The numbers match on all parts to include the grips. The bore is excellent, shiny bright with sharp rifling. The action is excellent. The Colt Archive letter is the original and not a copy. Here is a really interesting government inspected, civilian shipped Colt Single Action Army with condition and a story!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 7 1/2 inches.
Caliber: .45 Colt
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$7850
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