*RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED PRE-WWII COLT WOODSMAN TARGET PISTOL W/ORIGINAL BOX.

*RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED PRE-WWII COLT WOODSMAN TARGET PISTOL W/ORIGINAL BOX. SN 102094. Cal. 22 LR. Blue finish with 6-5/8″ tapered rnd bbl and adjustable front & rear sights. Left side of the frame is marked “THE WOODSMAN” and slide has standard markings. Mounted with full checkered walnut grips and has high speed housing. Accompanied by one orig 2-tone magazine with marked base. Pistol is engraved in B to C coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns on the frame, slide, top of frame & bbl with matching patterns on the front & back straps and trigger bow. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this pistol in caliber 22 with 6-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, factory engraved level B, shipped to Loan Account, Frank J. Budge Co., Miami, FL on Nov. 6, 1936 in a 1-gun shipment. Under remarks it states that this pistol was returned to the factory Jan. 14, 1938 and re-shipped five more times on Loan Account. Remarks also state that the records do not disclose final disposition. Also accompanied by its orig hinged lid dark maroon box with black & white, top & bottom end labels with two over-labels, one marked “ENGRAVED” and the other “B”. Bottom of box has the matching SN in pencil. Box contains an owner’s pamphlet and a “Shooting Suggestions” paper. This pistol was purchased by Harry Franklin Vickers from Abercrombie & Fitch, where he was a regular customer, in about 1940, along with two engraved Colt revolvers also being sold in this auction. Mr. Vickers was an American inventor & industrialist known as “The Father of Industrial Hydraulics” by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was a close friend & colleague of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who was the Chairman of Remington-Rand when Sperry & Remington merged in the early 1950s, forming Sperry-Rand. When Gen. MacArthur retired, Mr. Vickers became the Chairman of the Board of the company. This pistol has remained in the Vickers family until being consigned to this auction. PROVENANCE: Harry F. Vickers Family Collection. CONDITION: When consigned, pistol was completely sealed in “Nox-rust” cellophane dated 11/61 and remains new & unfired retaining 99%+, of its crisp orig factory finish. Grips are crisp showing no flaws or wear; engraving is equally crisp; pistol shows no evidence of ever having been loaded or fired. Magazine is equally new with bright white top and crisp blue. Box lid is detached with two broken corners and a torn edge while the bottom is solid with one small compression break. 4-46813 JR420 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	2492	$19,550.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED PRE-WWII COLT WOODSMAN TARGET PISTOL W/ORIGINAL BOX. SN 102094. Cal. 22 LR. Blue finish with 6-5/8″ tapered rnd bbl and adjustable front & rear sights. Left side of the frame is marked “THE WOODSMAN” and slide has standard markings. Mounted with full checkered walnut grips and has high speed housing. Accompanied by one orig 2-tone magazine with marked base. Pistol is engraved in B to C coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns on the frame, slide, top of frame & bbl with matching patterns on the front & back straps and trigger bow. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this pistol in caliber 22 with 6-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, factory engraved level B, shipped to Loan Account, Frank J. Budge Co., Miami, FL on Nov. 6, 1936 in a 1-gun shipment. Under remarks it states that this pistol was returned to the factory Jan. 14, 1938 and re-shipped five more times on Loan Account. Remarks also state that the records do not disclose final disposition. Also accompanied by its orig hinged lid dark maroon box with black & white, top & bottom end labels with two over-labels, one marked “ENGRAVED” and the other “B”. Bottom of box has the matching SN in pencil. Box contains an owner’s pamphlet and a “Shooting Suggestions” paper. This pistol was purchased by Harry Franklin Vickers from Abercrombie & Fitch, where he was a regular customer, in about 1940, along with two engraved Colt revolvers also being sold in this auction. Mr. Vickers was an American inventor & industrialist known as “The Father of Industrial Hydraulics” by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was a close friend & colleague of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who was the Chairman of Remington-Rand when Sperry & Remington merged in the early 1950s, forming Sperry-Rand. When Gen. MacArthur retired, Mr. Vickers became the Chairman of the Board of the company. This pistol has remained in the Vickers family until being consigned to this auction. PROVENANCE: Harry F. Vickers Family Collection. CONDITION: When consigned, pistol was completely sealed in “Nox-rust” cellophane dated 11/61 and remains new & unfired retaining 99%+, of its crisp orig factory finish. Grips are crisp showing no flaws or wear; engraving is equally crisp; pistol shows no evidence of ever having been loaded or fired. Magazine is equally new with bright white top and crisp blue. Box lid is detached with two broken corners and a torn edge while the bottom is solid with one small compression break. 4-46813 JR420 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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