*RARE COLT AIRCREWMAN DA REVOLVER.

Revised: 10/7/2013

Correction to previous addendum: s/b “Colonel” Frank K. Allen, not “Captian”

This gun letters as a Cobra. It was shipped as a “special presentation” to Captain Frank K. Allen, 22 July 1954.

*RARE COLT AIRCREWMAN DA REVOLVER. SN 3254-LW. Cal. 38 Spcl. Very rare revolver with 2″ steel bbl and fixed sights with rampant Colt on sideplate. Left side of bbl is marked “AIRCREWMAN / 38 SPECIAL CTG.” and the right side has the Colt name & address. Frame & cylinder are all anodized alloy with black finish. Mounted with 2-pc checkered walnut grips that have the U.S. Air Force medallion at the top on each side. Backstrap is marked “PROPERTY OF U.S. AIR FORCE” and the buttstrap is marked “A.F. NO. 1/2”. This unusual marking may mean 1 of 2(?). According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were 1,189 of these rare revolvers produced in 1951 with a few others made as late as 1959 and possibly others produced in addition to the government contract. These revolvers were numbered in the Colt Cobra & Courier range of 1902LW to 90470LW. Air Force buttstrap numbers were from 1 to 1189. The unusual Air Force S/N on the buttstrap “1 / 2” may mean 1 of 2 and may mean that they were presentation pieces. The alloy cylinders were insufficient for military ammunition and tended to rupture during use. The Air Force returned the entire shipment of all 1,189 to Colt where they were supposed to have been destroyed, most were. Only a very few survive today in orig configuration. This cataloger has seen very few of these revolvers with replacement steel cylinders. CONDITION: Pristine new, unfired. Grips are equally new. 4-49107 JR380 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3075	$5,175.00	Revised: 10/7/2013 Correction to previous addendum: s/b “Colonel” Frank K. Allen, not “Captian” This gun letters as a Cobra. It was shipped as a “special presentation” to Captain Frank K. Allen, 22 July 1954. RARE COLT AIRCREWMAN DA REVOLVER. SN 3254-LW. Cal. 38 Spcl. Very rare revolver with 2″ steel bbl and fixed sights with rampant Colt on sideplate. Left side of bbl is marked “AIRCREWMAN / 38 SPECIAL CTG.” and the right side has the Colt name & address. Frame & cylinder are all anodized alloy with black finish. Mounted with 2-pc checkered walnut grips that have the U.S. Air Force medallion at the top on each side. Backstrap is marked “PROPERTY OF U.S. AIR FORCE” and the buttstrap is marked “A.F. NO. 1/2”. This unusual marking may mean 1 of 2(?). According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were 1,189 of these rare revolvers produced in 1951 with a few others made as late as 1959 and possibly others produced in addition to the government contract. These revolvers were numbered in the Colt Cobra & Courier range of 1902LW to 90470LW. Air Force buttstrap numbers were from 1 to 1189. The unusual Air Force S/N on the buttstrap “1 / 2” may mean 1 of 2 and may mean that they were presentation pieces. The alloy cylinders were insufficient for military ammunition and tended to rupture during use. The Air Force returned the entire shipment of all 1,189 to Colt where they were supposed to have been destroyed, most were. Only a very few survive today in orig configuration. This cataloger has seen very few of these revolvers with replacement steel cylinders. CONDITION: Pristine new, unfired. Grips are equally new. 4-49107 JR380 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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