August 11, 12, & 13, 2020 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2020
Manufactured 1903, Classic Cowboy configuration with 4-3/4" barrel with two line Hartford address. Blue and case color finishes with two-piece Colt hard rubber grips. Matching serial numbers observed on frame, trigger guard and backstrap. Produced during the later part of the cowboy era when these highly desired guns were difficult to obtain. The barrel is a unique example of Colt not wasting any parts. The front sight area has a factory dovetailed filler with the factory original front blade sight installed through it. This is a practice that is rarely encountered and is a testament as to the frugality of Colt Manufacturing. When new and freshly finished the dovetail was probably not visible to the naked eye and thus preventing the lost cost of replacing a barrel that was erroneously slotted for the front blade at manufacture. CONDITION: Good with traces of blue finish in protected areas. The bore is good and action operates properly. The grips are very good and well fitting with no distress. Truly a classic cowboy gun. TDW