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1534
$3,162.50

*LOT OF 2: COLT 1908 AND REMINGTON MODEL 51 PISTOLS. SN 71138, PA36291. 1)COLT. SN 71138. Cal. 38 ACP. Standard configuration and markings. Blued frame, with Colt marked hard rubber grips, with rampant Colt at bottom (pre-1924). Right side of slide is marked “Colt Automatic” (post 1915). With its orig type box marked on bottom with SN 97857, with blue label on exterior, correct interior labels, and instruction sheet. 2) REMINGTON MODEL 51. SN PA36291. Cal. 380. Blued with hard rubber grips. Ribbed top of bbl marked with Remington name and address as well as “Pedersen’s Patents Pending”. Rear of slide has 9 vertical grooves. “Remington Trade Mark” is on right side of frame. Original type black box with paper labels, is marked in ink with SN 50567. Interior label is printed “The Safe Automatic”. PROVENANCE: 2) Jackson Arms 1978. Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) COLT. Excellent. Retains nearly all its orig blue, slightly silvered on sharp edges, and a bit thin on rear grip frame. Right side of frame is engraved “John R. Miller”. Grips are excellent. Bore is excellent. Box is fine, with restoration and recoloring to edges. Interior labels are good, slightly foxed and marked. Instruction sheet is somewhat oil soaked, and marked. 2) REMINGTON. Excellent, near new, with only a very few minor marks on metal, and some slight silvering at muzzle. Bore is excellent. Action is crisp. Box is chipped and slightly worn on high edges, has had some cloth tape repair and recoloring where chipped. Exterior label is good, somewhat chipped and foxed. Interior is somewhat dirty. Label is slightly foxed. 4-45480 (3,000-4,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012
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