December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2024
Manufactured 1962 per Colt serial number lookup. Engraved with approximately B class engraving of acanthus scrollwork on a punchdot background, nicely cut, and signed "AAW" on frame under right grip scale. Other features include a serrated slope front sight, square notch flat top rear sight, narrow serrated hammer, serrated small parts, long A1 grip safety, and a replacement arched serrated mainspring housing with lanyard loop. Fully checkered walnut grips. Alvin White is best known for his work as a Colt Master Engraver, and did very high end work for Colt, including the famous Chuck Connor presentation Single Action Armies and the Presidential guns for JFK, LBJ, and Nixon. CONDITION: With virtually all of the reapplied high polish commercial blue, with replacement rear sight and mainspring housing. Some scattered superficial handling marks and silvering to sharpest edges, such as muzzle. Grips excellent with some minor abrasions to heads. Mechanically fine, bore excellent, bright and shiny, with sharp rifling.