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Documented Double Action Colt Firearms from the Colt Factory Archive Collection
LOT 685
Documented Colt Factory Firearms Collection Colt Python Double Action Sample Revolver with Case and Factory Letter
- Serial no. E57049, 357 magnum cal., 6 inch vent rib bbl., nickel finish, soft rubber
grips. Manufactured in 1974. Features ramp front
and adjustable rear blued sights on a vent rib barrel,
checkered hammer spur, beveled cylinder front edge and serrated trigger and rear
grip strap. Fitted with black checkered soft rubber wraparound grips with gold
plated rampant Colt medallion inlays on each side. The right side of the barrel
is marked with the standard one line Colt address, and the left side is marked,
“PYTHON 357/* 357 MAGNUM CTG*”, with the Rampant Colt on the left rear of the
frame. The factory letter states that this revolver was housed at the Colt factory as
a sample and display model. Complete with a Colt blue plastic case.
CONDITION: Excellent, 99% original nickel plated finish. There is a cylinder drag line
and a few overall light scratches and scuffs to the nickel finish with the model and caliber markings on the left side of the barrel having a weak marking, but still clearly visible. The grips are excellent. Mechanically excellent. The Colt blue factory case is also in excellent condition, but is lacking an end label. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 686
Rare Factory Documented Prototype from the Colt Archives Collection Colt All
American Model 2000 Double Action Semi- Automatic Pistol - Serial no. X28203, 9 mm para
cal., 4 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, plastic grips. Introduced in 1992. Fixed sights, with a loaded chamber indicator installed on the left side of the slide, standard markings and checkered medallion grips. With a Colt factory letter which confirms this pistol’s status as an experimental prototype that was retained by the Colt archives.
CONDITION: Near new, with some light handling marks overall. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250
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