GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
RARE COLT NEW POLICE COP & THUG REVOLVER WITH 6" BBL IN FACTORY STYLE CASE. COLT NEW POLICE/COP & THUG 17580 32 NP Cal. 32 NP. 6" bbl. Full blue finish. Checkered hard rubber grips with Colt logo and Cop & Thug motif. Bbl shows a 2-line address. Etched panel on left side of bbl reads "COLT 32". Frame shows 32 Cal. above trigger on left side. SN is stamped on butt of frame. No number on cylinder or grips. Case is mahogany in the Colt factory style. Case has blue felt lining. Case contains a partially full box of cartridges for this revolver with green Winchester label. Accompanying this revolver is correspondence with the seller and shows purchase from Elz Fargo Guns in October 1968. PROVENANCE: The Dr. Robert G. Cox Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 50-60% bright blue turning a plum-brown patina on left side. Bbl address is sharp although somewhat battered. Etched panel is somewhat faded but clearly readable. Front sight has been trimmed. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Ejector rod housing contains 30-40% bright blue with flaking on outer edge. Frame retains 30-40% blue finish blending into a purple-blue patina with losses on bottom of frame, forestrap and backstrap. Cal. mark is sharp. Hammer and trigger retain 20% blue. Screws are good with little finish remaining. Cylinder is a plum-brown patina overall with traces of blue in flutes Grips are very good with sharp checkering and some high point wear especially on left side. Case is very good with exterior scratches and 1 crack at back of lid. Interior of case is dirty with wear marks and 1 broken partition behind hammer. A opportunity to obtain a Cop & Thug revolver in a very rare cal. and bbl length. 50019-252 TEP (1,500-2,500)