*SCARCE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT DETECTIVE SPECIAL DA REVOLVER.

SN 02335M. Cal. 38 Special. Royal blue finish with 2″ shrouded bbl, fixed sights, and mounted with 2-pc checkered walnut grips. Revolver is engraved with about C coverage foliate arabesque pattern with light shading and without background. Left side of grip frame, under the grip, is marked “COLT ENG.” Accompanied by a Colt custom shop brown leatherette cover, gold velvet lined, hinged lid case embossed in gold on top and inside the lid. Very few of the late Detective Specials are known to have been engraved. PROVENANCE: The Brad Shepherd Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains 99%+ crisp orig factory blue, appears to be new and unfired. Display case is equally new. 50062-93 JR152 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1741

Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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
	1741	$4,600.00	SCARCE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT DETECTIVE SPECIAL DA REVOLVER. SN 02335M. Cal. 38 Special. Royal blue finish with 2″ shrouded bbl, fixed sights, and mounted with 2-pc checkered walnut grips. Revolver is engraved with about C coverage foliate arabesque pattern with light shading and without background. Left side of grip frame, under the grip, is marked “COLT ENG.” Accompanied by a Colt custom shop brown leatherette cover, gold velvet lined, hinged lid case embossed in gold on top and inside the lid. Very few of the late Detective Specials are known to have been engraved. PROVENANCE: The Brad Shepherd Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains 99%+ crisp orig factory blue, appears to be new and unfired. Display case is equally new. 50062-93 JR152 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1741 Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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 FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT DETECTIVE SPECIAL DA REVOLVER.