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LOT 3610
Documented Colt Shooting Master Double Action
Revolver in Scarce .44 Special with Factory Letter - Serial no. 341635, 44 special cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The
LOT 3612
Colt Shooting Master Double Action Revolver with Box - Serial no. 334025, 38 special cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, checkered walnut grips. Manufactured in 1932. Standard barrel markings, adjustable blade front sight, and King rear sight. Matching serial number on the crane and yoke. Knowledgeable correctors believe that about 3,500 these Shooting Master revolvers were built, of whic 2,500 were chambered for .38 Special. Includes an unnumbered Colt Shooting Master box. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original blue, faint cylinder drag line, limited handling evidence, and sharp grip checkering. The box is very good with moderate wear, taped lid corners, and worn lettering.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3613
Colt Officer’s Model Heavy Barrel Double Action Revolver with Box and Factory Letter - Serial no. 656706, 32 Colt cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The included factory letter confirms the current caliber, barrel length, and finish when it
was shipped to The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Division, Boston, MA,
on April 26, 1941. Matching serial numbers
on the crane and yoke. Includes the original factory box with correct serial number crossed out and rewritten and a screw driver.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original blue finish, faint cylinder drag line, minor handling evidence, and sharp grip checkering. The box is very good with some tearing and mild wear. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection. Estimate: 1,300 - 1,900
LOT 3614
Colt Official Police Double Action
Revolver with “ALTON P.D.” Police
Marking, Box, and Factory Letter - Serial
no. 572646, 38 Colt Special cal., 5 inch round
bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The included
factory letter confirms the current caliber,
barrel length, and finish (grips not listed)
when it was shipped to Shapleigh Hardware
Co. of St. Louis, MO, on August 24th, 1933.
The butt of the revolver is hand marked
“ALTON P.D.”, this is likely a marking for the city of Alton, IL just north of St. Louis. Includes the original box with Alton Police label.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% plus original blue finish with faint cylinder drag line and minor handling evidence. The wood is very fine with light edge wear and sharp checkering. The box is very good with moderate wear and tape repair. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 1,200 - 1,700
included factory letter confirms the current caliber, barrel length, and finish (grips not listed) when it was sold to W. A. Harvey Sporting Goods of Syracuse, NY, for a Robert W. Knight of Seneca Falls, NY, on April 28th, 1938. Matching serial number on the crane, yoke, and both grip panels. Knowledgeable correctors believe that about 3,500 of these Shooting Master revolvers were built, of which, only 94 were chambered for .44 Special. Includes an unlabelled replacement factory two-piece box.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue finish, minor handling evidence, faint cylinder drag line, and sharp checkering on the butt. The box is very fine with minor wear. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
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LOT 3611
Nickel Colt Police Positive
Double Action Revolver
with Box - Serial no. 387711,
38 special cal., 4 inch round
bbl., nickel finish, walnut grips.
Manufactured in 1930. Round
blade front and square notch rear sights, checkered trigger, standard markings, and checkered grips. Matching serial numbers on the crane and yoke. Includes the original box with wood/nickel special marked end labels.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original nickel finish, minor handling evidence, and sharp checkering on the grips. The box is very fine with minor edge wear. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250