*SCARCE COLT NEW SERVICE DA TARGET REVOLVER WITH BOX.

SN 324388. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue finish with 7-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, Partridge target front sight and adjustable rear sight on flat top frame. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Sideplate has the Rampant Colt log. Trigger and front & back straps are checkered. Mounted with scarce fleur-de-lis & diamond checkered, left & right hand, deep Rampant Colt silver medallion grips. Accompanied by what is probably its orig hinged lid dark burgundy cardboard box with black & white end label on the bottom and “TARGET” label on the top with “PARTRIDGE SIGHTS” black & blue over-label. Also accompanied by a copy of a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, Partridge sights, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to H&D Folsom Arms Co., New York, NY on April 23, 1929 in a 1-gun shipment. Remarks section states “As noted above, records indicate Partridge type sights which would indicate this gun left the factory as a target model.” PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, probably unfired. Overall retains about 99% crisp, orig factory blue. Grips are equally crisp. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. Box has two broken corners in the lid with a minor amount of edge damage, otherwise is sound; labels are fine. 4-50260 JR191 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 1372

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1372	$8,912.50	SCARCE COLT NEW SERVICE DA TARGET REVOLVER WITH BOX. SN 324388. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue finish with 7-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, Partridge target front sight and adjustable rear sight on flat top frame. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Sideplate has the Rampant Colt log. Trigger and front & back straps are checkered. Mounted with scarce fleur-de-lis & diamond checkered, left & right hand, deep Rampant Colt silver medallion grips. Accompanied by what is probably its orig hinged lid dark burgundy cardboard box with black & white end label on the bottom and “TARGET” label on the top with “PARTRIDGE SIGHTS” black & blue over-label. Also accompanied by a copy of a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 7-1/2″ bbl, Partridge sights, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to H&D Folsom Arms Co., New York, NY on April 23, 1929 in a 1-gun shipment. Remarks section states “As noted above, records indicate Partridge type sights which would indicate this gun left the factory as a target model.” PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, probably unfired. Overall retains about 99% crisp, orig factory blue. Grips are equally crisp. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. Box has two broken corners in the lid with a minor amount of edge damage, otherwise is sound; labels are fine. 4-50260 JR191 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 1372 Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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*SCARCE COLT NEW SERVICE DA TARGET REVOLVER WITH BOX.