*SCARCE COLT MODEL 1917 DA REVOLVER WITH ORIGINAL BOX.

SN 336341. Cal 45 Auto Cartridge (45 ACP). Blue finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full orig front sight with groove rear sight in the top strap. Top of bbl has 2-line Colt address & patent dates and left side is marked “COLT MODEL 1917 .45 AUTO. CTGE.” Left side plate has the Rampant Colt trademark. Mounted with checkered 2-pc walnut grips with silver Rampant Colt medallions. Accompanied by its orig burgundy 2-pc cardboard box that has black & white end label & matching SN in pencil on the bottom. Inside the box is a small Colt instructions pamphlet, a Colt marked small manila envelope containing 2 half-moon clips & a wire handled bristle brush. Box also contains the orig brown tissue paper. Also accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal .45 auto-cartridge with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue (war-time finish), type of stocks is not listed and shipped to Shapleigh Hardware Co. St. Louis, Missouri on July 28, 1932 to order number 3622 in a 500 gun shipment. Almost certainly that large of a shipment was intended for a state militia or foreign government purchase. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Crisp & new, appears to be unfired with only a partial, extremely faint hint of a cylinder line. Grips are equally crisp. Box is equally new showing only minor corner wear and a small dimple in the lid. 51505-5 JRL (5,000-8,000) C&R – Lot 1490

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Auction: Firearms - April 2017

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
	1490	$8,050.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1917 DA REVOLVER WITH ORIGINAL BOX. SN 336341. Cal 45 Auto Cartridge (45 ACP). Blue finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full orig front sight with groove rear sight in the top strap. Top of bbl has 2-line Colt address & patent dates and left side is marked “COLT MODEL 1917 .45 AUTO. CTGE.” Left side plate has the Rampant Colt trademark. Mounted with checkered 2-pc walnut grips with silver Rampant Colt medallions. Accompanied by its orig burgundy 2-pc cardboard box that has black & white end label & matching SN in pencil on the bottom. Inside the box is a small Colt instructions pamphlet, a Colt marked small manila envelope containing 2 half-moon clips & a wire handled bristle brush. Box also contains the orig brown tissue paper. Also accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal .45 auto-cartridge with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue (war-time finish), type of stocks is not listed and shipped to Shapleigh Hardware Co. St. Louis, Missouri on July 28, 1932 to order number 3622 in a 500 gun shipment. Almost certainly that large of a shipment was intended for a state militia or foreign government purchase. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Crisp & new, appears to be unfired with only a partial, extremely faint hint of a cylinder line. Grips are equally crisp. Box is equally new showing only minor corner wear and a small dimple in the lid. 51505-5 JRL (5,000-8,000) C&R – Lot 1490 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - April 2017 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 MODEL 1917 DA REVOLVER WITH ORIGINAL BOX.