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LOT 1183
Scarce Three Inch Barrel Colt Combat Python Model Double Action Revolver with German Proofs and Factory Letter - Serial no. T75817, 357 magnum cal., 3 inch vent rib bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1988. One of only 500 Combat Pythons were produced exclusively for Lew Horton Distributing Company. The included factory letter states that “more recent research has revealed the approximately 300 units produced for sale on the international market”. Special rollmark of “COMBAT PYTHON/357 MAGNUM CTG.” on the left side of the barrel along with standard markings other than the import mark and German proofs. Import marked under the barrel. The factory letter confirms the configuration and that is was shipped to Raiffeisenverband Salzburg, Austria a/c Helmut Oschulhigg on April 14, 1988. It was one of 30 guns in the shipment. Includes a Colt box with a reproduction end label made to match the revolver.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue, limited handling evidence, faint cylinder drag lines, and sharp grip checkering. The box is very good. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 9,000 - 14,000
LOT 1184
Factory Engraved Colt Python Double Action Revolver with
Factory Letter - Serial no. V57839, 357 magnum cal., 6 inch vent rib
bbl., nickel finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1979. The included
factory letter lists this revolver in .357 Magnum with a 6 inch barrel,
nickel finish, stocks not listed and class “A” engraving when shipped to
Jon Jovino Co in New York City, New York on August 18, 1981. Import marked on the ejector shroud. The left side of the grip is marked “COLT ENG”. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% plus original nickel
Collector’s Fact
Only 500 Colt Combat Pythons were produced in this configuration for Lew Horton Distributing Company.
finish, some light handling marks, a light cylinder drag line, and crisp engraving. Grips are very fine with a repaired crack on the left panel and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 7,000 - 10,000
LOT 1185
Documented Factory Inscribed “Joe Foss Freedom Special 1” Colt Python Hunter Double Action Revolver with Factory Letter, Scope, and Case - Serial no. JFFS1, 357 magnum cal., 8 inch vent rib bbl., blue finish, rubber grips. The included factory letter lists this revolver by special serial number chambered in .357 Magnum with an 8 inch barrel, royal blue finish, orange insert front sight, white outline rear sight, Pachmayr grips with gold rampant colt medallions, “Joe Foss Freedom Special 1” inscription on the barrel, Zero-Halliburton case, Colt-Leupold M8-2X scope, Colt-Redfield mounting system, 50 round ammunition case, ebony cleaning rod with brass muzzle guard, tool kit, and a Patridge front sight when shipped to Spike Fix-It-Shop in Aberdeen, South Dakota on February 4, 1981 as the lone gun in the shipment. The letter further states an additional notation indicating the revolver was for the Wildlife Conservation Fund of America in Columbus, Ohio. Joe Foss was the
leader of Foss’ Flying Circus. The group was credited with 75 confirmed kills, with Foss having 26 himself. In May of 1943, Foss was awarded the Medal of Honor by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Foss was named operations and training officer at the Marine Corps Air Station in Santa Barbra, California. Foss would follow his time in the military as a lieutenant colonel and instructor for the South Dakota National Guard. Upon retiring from the National Guard, Foss began to pursue a political career which lead him to be the 20th Governor of South Dakota at the age of just 39 (the youngest person to do so). After leaving office in 1959, Foss would work as Commissioner of the American Football League, host of ABC’s “The American Sportsman”, President of the National Society of Crippled Children and Adults, and President of the NRA. Includes a copy of the books “A Proud American: The Autobiography of Joe Foss”, and “The Greatest Generation” as well as the aforementioned hard case, cleaning tools, and six rounds of ammunition.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with limited handling marks, and a light cylinder drag line. Mechanically excellent. Scope is excellent with clear optics and a crisp reticle. Case is very fine.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,500
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