Colt Bisley Model Frontier Six Shooter Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

Nickel finish with 4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address, marked on the left side “(BISLEY MODEL) / COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”roll marking. There is a tiny “44” on bottom of bbl under the base pin. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with Rampant Colt hard rubber grips that have last 4 digits of matching serial number inside left grip. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 44 with 4″ bbl, nickel finish, type of stock not listed and shipped to Simmons Hardware, St. Louis, MO, c/o E.L. St.Ceran on Oct. 9, 1900 in a one gun shipment. Very little is known about Bisley Sheriff’s Model Revolvers. The book Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran states that the Bisley Sheriff’s Model is a Colts rarity and that there are at least six known and references well known single action collector, Tony Smith. The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson pictures a reworked Bisley Sheriff’s Model on p.266. The caption lists two serial numbers and states that they “are the only authentic specimens known to the authors”. Regardless, this Bisley is another authentic Sheriff’s Model, one of the very few known. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. All matching except cylinder which is properly unnumbered. Overall retains about 80% orig nickel with areas of flaking on the bbl, frame, cyl & grip frame with some fine pimpling on the frame & front strap; hammer retains lightly faded case colors on the sides & rear edge, turned silver on top edge; trigger retains strong fire blue, as do the screws; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear.