The included factory letter lists this 5-screw revolver as shipping with a 6 1/2 inch barrel, red ramp front sight, red outline rear sight, target hammer and trigger, blue finish, and checkered Goncalo Alves target grips in a shipment of 13 revolvers to Dave Cook Sporting Goods Co. in Denver, Colorado on July 3, 1956. The revolver is fitted with a rare Patridge blade gold bead front sight. Includes a blue S&W .44 Magnum case. Provenance: The John Corley Collection; Property of a Gentleman

Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with some light handling marks, a light cylinder drag line, and crisp grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. Case is very fine with wear on the exterior and a tear of the interior lining.