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LOT 155
Attractive Gough Attributed Engraved Colt Officer’s Model Target Double
Action Revolver - Serial no. 462055, 38 Special cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish,
walnut grips. Manufactured c.1921, an included letter from Colt Archive Properties
notes that no shipping information was available on this revolver due to it being
lost or destroyed. Fitted with an elevation adjustable white bead front sight and windage
adjustable “U” notch rear sight, with standard markings on the barrel, the Rampant Colt on the
left side of the frame, and a set of checkered grips with Rampant Colt medallions. Half of the
total surface is covered with finely executed leafy vine scroll work with textured backgrounds,
with additional starburst accents on top of the frame and on the triggerguard, which writer
believes to be the work of William Gough.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% plus factory blue finish, showing minor handling marks
overall. The grips are also excellent, with minor scratches concentrated on the butt and sharp
checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 7,000 - 12,000
LOT 154
Factory Engraved Colt New Service Target Double Action
.44-40 Revolver with Factory Letter - Serial no. 307499,
44-40 cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The
accompanying factory letter lists this revolver with a 7 1/2 inch
barrel in .44 caliber, blue finish and type of stocks not listed when
shipped to W.S. Brown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 22, 1921. Although the factory letter does
not confirm the engraving, the embellishment on this revolver was most likely executed by Glahn. The
engraving covers around 70% of the surfaces. Floral scrollwork on a punch dot background adorns
the rear sides of the barrel, frame (including the flat top strap), cylinder flats and trigger guard. Floral
motifs inside triangles are featured on the frame, cylinder flats and butt. Note the engraved patterns
on the cylinder flats alternate. The area around the hammer has a zig-zag line motif accented with an
ornate star burst motif. It has standard Colt markings, target sights, fleur-de-lis grips numbered to the gun and checkered grip
straps, trigger, and hammer spur.
CONDITION: Very fine. The revolver retains 95% factory blue finish showing some minor holster type wear. There is an abrasive
mark on the left forward trigger guard and a small patch of light pitting on the barrel. The engraving is crisp. The grips are fine
with some chipping along the lower bottom edges and some blemishes in the checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection; The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 7,000 - 13,000