Colt letter and 3rd Gen Colts.

[madcratebuilder]

Take a look at this and comment. It appears that 3rd gens do letter. Although anything can be made on a $150 printer these days.

Gunbroker listing

 

[pohill]

One letter says that the stocks are walnut, the other says one pair of ivory and one pair of wood. Are they real ivory?
Pretty pricey...

 

[Smokin_Gun]

Pohill at that price I'm very happy to have my Pair of 1860's Ivory Nickel and Gold :O)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/Smokin_Gun/Revolvers/ColtsSilverGold.jpg

SG

 

[2RCO]

With those two being Factory Show Guns I think that adds a bit of provenance to spike the value. I think 6k is a wee bit high though. I wouldn't mind having them myself.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Who's this "Uberti" whose name appears on the barrel? Was he the engraver?

 

[2RCO]

Oh he's a contemporary of Pietta and Pedersoli you know the Italian masters.

 

[madcratebuilder]

I doubt they came from Colt as a boxed pair. Some one bought them, had them engraved and boxed with new grips. 6k buys a lot of C&B revolvers.

 

[mykeal]

They were not shipped as a boxed pair by Colt. The letters state that they were shipped to two different individuals in two different locations on two different dates: J&J Custom Firearms in Columbus, IN on Oct 29, 1999 and Joseph Lucas in Seymore, IN on Aug 26, 1999.

The letters also state that the engraving was done by Colt expert engraver John Adams before sale.

The guns were displayed at a show prior to sale and shipping.