GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
SCARCE, CUSTOM ENGRAVED VERY EARLY COLT MODEL 1908 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. COLT 1903 1060 380 MODERN; C&R Cal. 380 ACP. Spectacular Gino Cargnell engraved pistol with 3-3/4″ bbl, bbl bushing at the muzzle end of slide, fixed sights and custom, smooth 2-pc pearl grips. Pistol is wonderfully engraved by Gino Cargnell and signed on left front web of trigger guard. Frame and slide are very tastefully engraved with highly detailed raised gold inlays of grape leaves, vines and clusters of grapes along with flat gold wire inlays on both sides on the grip safety and over the slide. Leaf & grape cluster inlays are in 2-color gold. Top of slide is also inlaid with a spectacular 3-color gold tiny goldfinch. Left rear side of the slid has the Rampant Colt and circle inlaid in 2-color gold. Accompanied by a spare bbl that has British proofs and is probably the orig bbl to this pistol as left rear side of the frame also has a tiny British proof. Apparently the proof mark on the slide was covered by the gold inlay. Gino Cargnell was an engraver employed at Fabrique Nationale in Belgium when his friend and mentor Angelo Bee immigrated to the United Sates and set up his own business. Mr. Bee convinced Mr. Cargnell to also come to the U.S. and work with him, which he did, to great success. Mr. Cargnell is one of the premier engravers in recent years and has created numerous, fantastic works of art on firearms. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually of its fine custom blue. Grips are extremely fine, mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore in both bbls. Mechanics are crisp and functioning. 52969-5 TDW (4,000-7,000) W/EXTRA BBL