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Lot 3314: Colt Police Positive Target Revolver .22 LR with Box and Letter

Colt Police Positive Target Model Double Action Revolver in .22 LR with Box and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: December 8, 2024

Lot 3314: Colt Police Positive Target Revolver .22 LR with Box and Letter

Colt Police Positive Target Model Double Action Revolver in .22 LR with Box and Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: December 8, 2024

Estimated Price: $2,250 - $3,500
Price Realized:
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Colt Police Positive Target Model Double Action Revolver in .22 LR with Box and Factory Letter

Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Police Positive
Type: Revolver
Gauge: 22 LR
Barrel: 6 inch round
Finish: blue
Grip: carved
Stock:
Item Views: 1495
Item Interest: Very Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 228
Class: Curio & Relic Handgun
Bore Condition: Mostly bright with crisp rifling and some areas of light frosting.
Description:

Manufactured in 1912. The included factory letter lists this revolver by serial number as shipped to Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 29, 1912, in a 6 gun shipment, in .22 caliber, blue finish with grip material not listed. Standard patent markings on top of the barrel with "POLICE/POSITIVE" and "CAL .22" on the left, and the stylized "C" Colt logo on the left of the frame. Features target sights, smooth Colt factory grips with inlaid Colt medallions at the tops, a raised relief carved eagle on the right grip, and "#2" handwritten in pencil on the interiors of both grips. Matching serial numbers marked on the frame and cylinder crane. Includes an unnumbered Colt factory box with end labels "TARGET" and "PATRIDGE SIGHTS" above the standard end label listing a 6 inch Colt Police Positive .22 revolver with blue finish. Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection

Rating Definition:

Excellent, retains 95% original blue finish with some high edge wear and spotting on the cylinder with a cylinder drag line. Grips are also excellent period replacements with minimal handling evidence. Mechanically excellent. Box is very fine with some light corner wear on the lid.



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