*VERY RARE COLT HEAVY BARREL OFFICER’S MODEL DA REVOLVER SHIPPED TO FAMOUS QUICK DRAW ARTIST AND AUTHOR ED MCGIVERN.

SN 431531. Cal. 38 Special. Blue finish with 6″ tapered rnd bbl, adjustable front and rear sights, marked on left side “COLT OFFICERS MODEL 38 / *HEAVY BARREL*”. Left sideplate is pantograph engraved through the blue “TO / W.R. WILCOXSOM / BY ED McGIVERN / OF MONTANA / STATE SHOOT 1923 / GT. FALLS MONT”. Right side of frame is engraved in larger letters “W.R. WILCOXSOM”. Mounted with 2-pc diamond checkered walnut grips with deep left and right Colt silver medallions, matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by an old Colt Factory Letter dated 1966 which identifies this revolver in cal 38 with 6″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed, sold and shipped to Ed McGivern, Montana, on July 19, 1919 in a one gun shipment. Also accompanied by a hand printed letter by Mr. McGivern titled “Certificate”. Body of letter states “I hereby certify that the “Colt Officers Model” caliber .38 Revolver serial number 431531 was originally shipped direct to me while in Lewistown, Montana during the year 1919. Shipment was courtesy of the Colt Factory end at no cost to me, through a mutual friend Leonard C. Davis of Colt’s Patent Firearms Company. I gave the gun to my friend R. Wilcoxsom at the state shoot held in Great Falls, Montana in the year 1923. The gun was engraved on the right side of the frame with his name “W.R. Wilcoxson” on the left frame panel it was engraved: To / W.R. Wilcoxson / By Ed McGivern / of Montana / State Shoot – 1923 / Great Falls, Mont.” Also accompanied by a type-written note from Mr. Yearout which states that Mr. McGivern had the revolver engraved locally in Lewistown, Montana. Ed McGivern was a merchant in Montana with an interest in shooting who developed rapid draw and fire techniques which are still being taught today. He became the world’s fastest and most accurate handgun shooter, establishing records, some of which still stand today. He became an exhibition shooter and authored several books and numerous papers about quick draw and shooting, the most well-known of which is Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting in 1938. While Mr. McGivern was given numerous firearms throughout his career very few are known today, especially available on the open market. Mr. McGivern is recorded in old movies demonstrating his shooting with double action revolvers, perhaps this one may have been in one or more of those movies. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Fine, bbl and frame retain 92-94% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and a couple of small dings. Cyl retains 30-40% orig blue in the flutes with the outer diameter a blue gray patina. Trigger and hammer retain about all of their bright fire blue with sides of the hammer polished bright. Grips are sound with a bruise on the left bottom edge and show moderate diamond point wear, retaining about 75-80% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-53957 JR191 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 3171

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	3171	$7,670.00	VERY RARE COLT HEAVY BARREL OFFICER’S MODEL DA REVOLVER SHIPPED TO FAMOUS QUICK DRAW ARTIST AND AUTHOR ED MCGIVERN. SN 431531. Cal. 38 Special. Blue finish with 6″ tapered rnd bbl, adjustable front and rear sights, marked on left side “COLT OFFICERS MODEL 38 / HEAVY BARREL”. Left sideplate is pantograph engraved through the blue “TO / W.R. WILCOXSOM / BY ED McGIVERN / OF MONTANA / STATE SHOOT 1923 / GT. FALLS MONT”. Right side of frame is engraved in larger letters “W.R. WILCOXSOM”. Mounted with 2-pc diamond checkered walnut grips with deep left and right Colt silver medallions, matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by an old Colt Factory Letter dated 1966 which identifies this revolver in cal 38 with 6″ bbl, blue finish, type of stock not listed, sold and shipped to Ed McGivern, Montana, on July 19, 1919 in a one gun shipment. Also accompanied by a hand printed letter by Mr. McGivern titled “Certificate”. Body of letter states “I hereby certify that the “Colt Officers Model” caliber .38 Revolver serial number 431531 was originally shipped direct to me while in Lewistown, Montana during the year 1919. Shipment was courtesy of the Colt Factory end at no cost to me, through a mutual friend Leonard C. Davis of Colt’s Patent Firearms Company. I gave the gun to my friend R. Wilcoxsom at the state shoot held in Great Falls, Montana in the year 1923. The gun was engraved on the right side of the frame with his name “W.R. Wilcoxson” on the left frame panel it was engraved: To / W.R. Wilcoxson / By Ed McGivern / of Montana / State Shoot – 1923 / Great Falls, Mont.” Also accompanied by a type-written note from Mr. Yearout which states that Mr. McGivern had the revolver engraved locally in Lewistown, Montana. Ed McGivern was a merchant in Montana with an interest in shooting who developed rapid draw and fire techniques which are still being taught today. He became the world’s fastest and most accurate handgun shooter, establishing records, some of which still stand today. He became an exhibition shooter and authored several books and numerous papers about quick draw and shooting, the most well-known of which is Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting* in 1938. While Mr. McGivern was given numerous firearms throughout his career very few are known today, especially available on the open market. Mr. McGivern is recorded in old movies demonstrating his shooting with double action revolvers, perhaps this one may have been in one or more of those movies. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Fine, bbl and frame retain 92-94% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and a couple of small dings. Cyl retains 30-40% orig blue in the flutes with the outer diameter a blue gray patina. Trigger and hammer retain about all of their bright fire blue with sides of the hammer polished bright. Grips are sound with a bruise on the left bottom edge and show moderate diamond point wear, retaining about 75-80% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-53957 JR191 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 3171 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*VERY RARE COLT HEAVY BARREL OFFICER’S MODEL DA REVOLVER SHIPPED TO FAMOUS QUICK DRAW ARTIST AND AUTHOR ED MCGIVERN.