*RARE LATE PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*RARE LATE PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 354935. Cal. 45 ACP. Blue & case colored with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight and block letter address on top with left side bbl marking “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45”. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt without circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips numbered to this revolver. Serial number is found on right side of front & back straps under the grip. The chambers in the cylinder have short shoulders for the 45 ACP and will not chamber a 45 Colt cartridge. Accompanied by two Colt factory letters, one from 1966 and the other 1990 with both reporting identical information which fully identifies this revolver in caliber 45 ACP with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish (which means blue & case colored), type of stocks not listed and shipped to Shapleigh Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on June 12, 1934 in a shipment of two same type guns. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia only 44 revolvers were produced in caliber “.45 Automatic” making this, indeed, an extremely rare single action. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except cylinder which is unnumbered. Bbl, ejector rod housing, cylinder & grip frame retain most of their strong orig factory blue with faint muzzle edge wear and tip of the ejector rod housing wear. Cylinder has a few faint scratches and a light drag line with slight front edge wear. Frame & hammer retain about all of their moderately faded case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas. Grips are crisp with no discernible wear or flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-35287 (35,000-40,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2227	$0.00	RARE LATE PRE-WWII COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 354935. Cal. 45 ACP. Blue & case colored with 5-1/2″ bbl, full thick front sight and block letter address on top with left side bbl marking “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45”. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt without circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips numbered to this revolver. Serial number is found on right side of front & back straps under the grip. The chambers in the cylinder have short shoulders for the 45 ACP and will not chamber a 45 Colt cartridge. Accompanied by two Colt factory letters, one from 1966 and the other 1990 with both reporting identical information which fully identifies this revolver in caliber 45 ACP with 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish (which means blue & case colored), type of stocks not listed and shipped to Shapleigh Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO on June 12, 1934 in a shipment of two same type guns. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia* only 44 revolvers were produced in caliber “.45 Automatic” making this, indeed, an extremely rare single action. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except cylinder which is unnumbered. Bbl, ejector rod housing, cylinder & grip frame retain most of their strong orig factory blue with faint muzzle edge wear and tip of the ejector rod housing wear. Cylinder has a few faint scratches and a light drag line with slight front edge wear. Frame & hammer retain about all of their moderately faded case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas. Grips are crisp with no discernible wear or flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-35287 (35,000-40,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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