This pair of very interesting and scarce revolvers were manufactured in 1955. Included are copies of correspondence between the original owner of the pair and Colt's acting sales manager at the time A. F. Donovan Jr. regarding the request to have these special revolvers made. The letters make reference to the initial request for the revolvers being made 5 years prior to the included documentation, which is dated 1955. The letter from Donovan dated 5 January 1955 states that he discussed the request with the Manager of the Colt Arms Division, P. W. Schwartz, who then discussed what issues might arise with A. J. Gunther, the Superintendent of the Arms Manufacturing Division, who came to the conclusion that it could be done and that neither of the barrels would have any taper. The letter goes on to state that the sales department had frequently received requests for all manner of special order configurations but that, "We (Donovan) have been in the Sales Department for several years now and this is the first time we know of that we have consented to do any custom gun work. The letter continues on to state the selling prices of the special revolvers, suggestion of a local Colt distributor to channel the order through, and that at some point Donovan would someday like to have the opportunity to see the customer carrying out his "experiments". The letter does not give any indication what these experiments might be, though it is likely related to the mounting of a high powered scope. The return letter from the customer dated 13 February 1955 states that the arrangements are satisfactory and that the revolvers should be built with 2 1/2 lb trigger pulls, the ends of both barrels maintained to accommodate front sights attached with screws, and that the .22 revolver's barrel be drilled and tapped for scope mounts for the mounting of a Lyman 30X telescope sight which he mailed to the factory for fitment. Also included is a period photograph that appears to be this revolver fitted with said telescopic sight. The factory letters for both revolvers confirm their current configurations (grips not listed) including the special order 10 inch barrels and 2 1/2 lb trigger pulls, as well as shipment to Dakin Sporting Goods Company of Bangor, Maine on 18 March 1955. Also included is a copy of a receipt from Morrison's Gun Shop of Bangor that appears to show payment of the prices discussed in the previous letter. This revolver, like its companion, has standard markings for its model. It is fitted with a ramped blade front sight retained with two screws, an elevation adjustable notch rear sight, and checkered walnut grips with Colt medallions. Includes a black Colt Buntline Special box with matching test target.

Manufactured in 1955 with standard markings. The special order 10 inch barrel is fitted with a beaded blade front sight attached with two screws and an elevation adjustable rear notch sight. The grips are checkered walnut with Colt medallions. For further details, see "A". Includes an unlabelled black Colt buntline size box with matching test target.