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LOT 560
Factory Engraved Third Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Pearl Bird’s Head Grips and Box - Serial no. LH99029, 45 LC cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, pearl grips. Colt Factory “C” engraved, pearl bird’s head grips. The serial number range of this revolver is considered “unique” as mentioned in a factory letter of another identical example (No. LH99046 shipped to Lew Horton Distr. Co.) witnessed with the “LH” prefix. The revolver shows standard markings. Includes factory blue Colt box and original Colt Custom Shop shipping sleeve with end label confirming the engraving/grips. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retains 99% plus original finishes, with crisp engraving and traces of a cylinder drag line. Mechanically excellent. Box is excellent with limited storage marks. Estimate: 5,500 - 7,500
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parts/screws. According to “The Post-War Colt Single-Action
Revolver 1955-1975” by Wilkerson, only 49 revolvers in
.45 Long Colt with 7 1/2 inch barrels were shipped “in the
white” or “green”. The included factory letters confirm their
configurations and that they were shipped with “green”
finish indicating that the revolvers were shipped without
final finishing for engraving outside the factory. The letter
also indicates shipment to Wallace Beinfeld at D/B/A California Lawmen in Los Angeles, California on July
2 (61673SA) and April 26 (61674SA), 1972. Both revolvers are signed “WEL ‘18” for Master Engraver Weldon E. Lister on the front of the frames. Includes a glass top double gun display case with blue velvet lining and a copy of “The Rampant Colt” from Fall 2017 autographed on the cover by Lister. Per consignor, the case was built by Jim Hasson of Hasson Cases in Arizona and the grips were custom made by an artisan in El Paso, Texas, from English walnut believed to be over 100 years old.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining a bright appearance and 99% plus niter blue with minimal handling marks and crisp engraving. Mechanically excellent. Case is also excellent with minimal storage and handling marks. B) Colt Second Generation Single Action Army Revolver - Serial no. 61674SA, 45 LC cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., bright/niter blue finish, walnut grips. See “A”.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining a bright appearance and 99% plus niter blue with limited handling marks and crisp engraving. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000
LOT 561
Factory “Green” Finish Shipped, Consecutively Serialized Pair of Weldon E. Lister Signed, Engraved Colt Second Generation Single Action Army Revolvers
with Case -A) Colt Second Generation Single Action Arm Revolver - Serial no. 61673SA, 45 LC cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., bright/niter blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured
in 1970, this exceptional set is consecutively numbered,
and beautifully embellished, showing 75% plus coverage American style floral scroll engraving and niter blue small
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