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LOT 557
Unique Colt Custom Shop
Gold Inlaid Single Action
Army Revolver for the 1994
SHOT Show with Ivory Grips
and Factory Letter - Serial no.
SHOTSHOW94, 44-40 cal., 4 3/4
inch round bbl., bright finish, ivory
grips. Offered here is a Colt show gun specifically ordered for the
Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in 1994. The
accompanying factory letter confirms it was ordered by the factory
for the 1994 SHOT Show, “prepared in the white”, furnished without grips and serial number inscribed on a
flush gold inlay on the underside of the frame. The letter also confirms that it came with an extra polished
hammer and firing pin, and a Colt Custom Shop end label hand marked “C Jouen” adhered to a photocopy
of a factory box end label detailing production data for SA93026 (the same serial number crossed out on
the sides of the grip straps). The revolver was “kept as an unused in-the-white revolver by the Colt Custom
Shop” until it was released in October 2008.
CONDITION: Extremely fine. The oversize replacement grips are fine. Mechanically excellent. A unique
example of a factory documented Colt Custom Shop SAA show gun.
Provenance: The Colt Factory Archive Collection; The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 558
Colt Third Generation Sheriff’s Model Single Action
Army Revolver with Scarce 2 Inch Barrel, Ivory Grip,
Original Box, and Factory Letter - Serial no. S60458A, 45
Long Colt cal., 2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, ivory grips.
Manufactured in 2009, this is an excellent example of a Colt Third
Generation “Sheriff’s Model” Single Action Army revolver with a scarce
factory 2 inch barrel. The included factory letter lists the revolver in .45 Colt caliber with a 3
inch barrel, blue and casehardened finish, and grips not listed when originally shipped to
Sports South Inc. in Shreveport, Louisiana, on 17 July 2009 in a three gun shipment. The
letter goes on to state that the revolver was returned to the factory on 24 August 2010 for
additional customizing, which included being fitted with a 2 inch barrel and custom tuning
of the action, before being shipped again to Randell E. Pate of Jenison, Michigan, on 21 September 2010. The
right of the barrel is marked with the two-line address, and the caliber marking is on the left. The left side of the
frame is marked with the three-line patent dates. It is fitted with a blade front sight, frame-top groove rear sight,
and a one-piece ivory grip. The screws, cylinder pin, and trigger have a niter blue finish. Includes the original
shipping box with label hand-altered to reflect the barrel length change and a Colt factory blue box.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine as factory altered to current configuration, retains 99% plus of the factory blue,
casehardened, and niter blue finishes with very little wear overall and a few faint cylinder turn lines. The grip
is very fine with a few light handling marks and a gap on the left of the front strap. Mechanically excellent. The
boxes are fine or better with some moderate wear/tearing on the shipping box.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 3,750 - 5,000
LOT 556
Cased Factory Engraved Colt Third Generation Single
Action Army Revolver with Ivory Grips - Serial no.
SA06283, 45 LC cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened
finish, ivory grips. Manufactured in 1978. Standard markings and
features with Type “C” engraving, and ivory grips with Colt Custom
medallions. Includes Colt wooden display Case.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish and
case colors with limited handling marks, and crisp engraving. Mechanically excellent. Case is
excellent with a few minor storage and handling marks.
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000
LOT 559
Fine Nolen Knives African
Series Sable Number One
Gut Hook Knife - Established as a business in 1968, the Nolen family
entered the custom knife game making blades for their own use before
realizing there was a market for well-made American knives. 8 1/2 inches overall with a 4 1/2 inch drop point
blade, featuring a 1 1/2 inch deep gut hook on the spine and file edgework on the spine and ricasso. The left
side bears the Nolen “NK” logo, and the right is marked “AFRICAN SERIES/SABLE/No.1”. The grip is fine black horn
(statements from a prior owner attribute the material as kudu horn), with German silver and black banded caps
at the ends. Included with the lot is a modern metal case and a May 1985 vintage Nolen sales booklet.
CONDITION: Excellent, with minor spotting on the otherwise bright blade and minor handling marks overall. The
sales booklet shows mild wear and creasing appropriate to age.
Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500