Handcarved case lid

Front sight with skeletonized cutaway

Argentium silver case plate, engraved by Mike Dubber

1880 period holster rig

3-piece all-metal tool set

Polished cabochon of Bisbee turquoise with silver matrix.

The 2007 Colt Collectors Association Auction Firearm follows a long tradition of exceptional engraving and unique Colt firearms configurations. The show gun committee is proud to present CCA2007, a Single Action Army Black Powder Frame, Etched Panel “Colt Frontier Six-Shooter” in .44-40 caliber. This presentation, as always, is complemented with accessories, accoutrement and other special additions that make CCA2007 a very desirable piece of collectible Colt history. The entire work represents the talents of a select group of outstanding American craftsmen.

It is a tradition to create CCA auction firearms of historical significance with the various engraving themes, accessories and accoutrement dedicated to the host state. This is the first CCA auction firearm dedicated to Nevada, which is named “The Silver State.” Nevada has a rich Western history and the committee enjoyed watching its ideas develop into a finished piece that recalls Nevada’s silver mining boom of the late 1800s. The host city of Reno is only a short drive from Virginia City, site of the historic “Comstock Lode.” That vein of silver is recognized as the greatest single mineral strike in history. Inclusion of the silver-clad capitol dome in Carson City further identifies the state’s focus on silver mining and the Comstock Lode as one of the most important and formative icons of its history.

Museum Grade Exhibition Case: Wells Fargo trunk in cherry with hand carved scene on lid. Leather straps with silver buckles. French fitted inside for the accessories.

The 2007 Reno Show Gun is an authentic .44-40 Caliber Frontier Six-Shooter. This black powder frame, 7 ½ inch barrel has extra long cylinder flutes and includes the etched panel barrel designation of “Colt Frontier Six Shooter.”

Carved African Ivory one-piece grips: The left side has fighting mustangs – on the right is a miner’s scene at the

entry to “The Comstock Lode.” Serial number CCA2007 is inlaid in 24K gold at the traditional frame location. The State Capitol Done is inlaid in raised silver on the recoil shield. A miner’s pick, shovel and pan are inlaid in raised gold and silver on the shovelhead.

The State Slogan “The Silver State” is lettered in flush inlaid silver down the backstrap. A Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is inlaid in raised gold on the loading gate. A 24K raised gold ribbon is inlaid on the ejector rod housing and lettered “CCA Reno, 2007.

A Master Engraved Name Plate: An Argentium Silver

oval nameplate is attached to the case.

Leather Holster Rig: 1800s style hand tooled holster

and belt with engraved buckle, bullet loops and dummy

.44-40 shells

Accessories: Three piece silver plated accessory set of

two screwdrivers and one cleaning rod, hand engraved

with a Rampant Colt surrounded on scrolls on the front

and Reno, Nevada 2007 on back.