GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
FINE PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH ORIGINAL BOX SHIPPED IN 1957 AND FACTORY LETTER.COLTSAA35741645 COLTW/BOX, TARGET, OWNERS PAMPLET & BRUSHMODERN; C&RCal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight, 1-line address with model & caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. SN was observed on frame & right side of front & back straps under the grip. Last two digits of SN are on rear face of cyl. Accompanied by its orig, matching numbered, dark burgundy, hinged lid box with black & white end label and an owner's manual, a wire handle bristle brush & its orig factory target. Also accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal 45 with 5-1/2" bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Joseph A. Lorch Washington, D.C. on Jan 14, 1957 in a 5-gun shipment. It is believed that only about 850 single action Colts were produced in 1940, the year of manufacture of this revolver. A large percentage of those 1940-produced single actions were shipped to England on the lend-lease program. Very few remained in the factory, apparently forgotten until they were discovered and sold in the 1950s & 1960s. They are rarely encountered and almost never found in pristine new condition with their orig boxes. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching, appears to be new & unfired. Overall retains 99%+ crisp orig factory finish with bright blue & brilliant case colors; cyl shows little evidence of ever having been turned. Grips are crisp. Box has a break in top front edge and has broken rear corners in the lid; bottom is sound with all corners showing wear. Accessories are fine. 52527-16 JR188 (7,500-10,000)