GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
RARE ONE OF A KIND COLT CUSTOM SHOP COMPOSITE SPORT/MATCH TARGET WOODSMAN SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.COLTWOODSMAN14056822LRMODERNCal. 22LR. Blue finish with 6-5/8" flat side bbl and adjustable Colt front & rear sights. Left side of bbl is marked "MATCH TARGET" above and below a 3-ring target. Left forward side of frame has a large Rampant Colt surmounting "MATCH TARGET". Left side of slide has the standard Colt Woodsman marking with a small Rampant Colt. SN is on front strap of grip as found with standard Woodsman pistols versus bottom edge of grip frame for Match Target pistols. Spring housing is for high speed ammo. It is mounted with nicely checkered Herrett thumb rest walnut grips and has a trigger shoe. Accompanied by 1 orig Woodsman Match Target magazine. Also accompanied by a red velvet lined walnut Colt custom shop case that has the custom shop medallion in the lid and is form fitted for the pistol and an empty box of Remington ammunition. This exact pistol is pictured on pg 466 of The Book of Colt Firearms Third Edition, Wilson. The caption for this pistol states that it was "modified by Arnold Goodwin, with target wraparound grips & trigger shoe" with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. This apparently was the personal pistol of Mr. Goodwin who was the Chief Gunsmith at the Colt factory. An accompanying note states "GUN ORIGINALLY IN COLT MUSEUM". PROVENANCE: Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about 99% crisp orig factory finish, has been fired but very little. Grips have a repair on the right side by the trigger guard and a nick in the thumb rest, otherwise they are fine. Case is extremely fine. 50142-10 JS113 (3,000-5,000)