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LOT 1544
Scarce and Highly
Desirable Colt Combat
Python Double Action
Revolver with 3 Inch
Barrel and Box - Serial
no. T73999, 357 Magnum
cal., 3 inch vent rib
bbl., blue finish, walnut
grips. Manufactured
in 1988, as part of an
exclusive 500 revolver
run for Lew Horton
Distributing Company
of Massachusetts, per
page 702 of “Forty-Fourth
Edition Blue Book of
Gun Values”. The revolver features a red ramp front sight
and adjustable rear sight as well as the correct “COMBAT
PYTHON/*357 MAGNUM*” marking on the left side of the
barrel. The revolver is fitted with a pair of checkered walnut
grips with gold grip medallions. Includes the original factory
box with end label listing the configuration, including
“COMBAT PYTHON” and the 3 inch barrel.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue
finish on the frame, minor handling marks, very faint cylinder
drag line, and sharp checkering on the grips. Mechanically
excellent. Box is very good with mild wear.
Estimate: 9,000 - 14,000
LOT 1542
Exceptional
and Very Rare
Colt Stalker
Double Action
Revolver with
Leupold Scope and Holsters - Serial no. T83079, 357 Magnum cal., 8 inch solid rib bbl., stainless finish, hard rubber
grips. Manufactured c. 1988 as one of just 200 Colt Stalker double action revolvers produced. Featured a fixed orange-
ramp post front and adjustable not rear sights, the two-line caliber designation and Colt address roll-marked on the
right side of the barrel with the “STALKER” model name on the left side, Rampant Colt on the left of the frame, along with
“triangle/VP” and “V” stamped on the left side of the trigger guard. Matching serial numbers on the frame and crane.
Topped off with a Leupold M8 2x Extended E.R. scope on a set of rings mounted to the barrel rib. Fitted with a Pachmayr
“GRIPPER” over-sized rubber grip with gold Rampant Colt medallions. Includes a Colt blue hard case, an extra pair of
checkered walnut grips, and two nylon shoulder holster rigs.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, with some light cylinder drag lines, minor handling marks, and clear roll-marks. The grips
are very fine with defined checkering. Mechanically excellent. The scope is excellent with clear optics.
Estimate: 8,500 - 14,000
LOT 1543
Scarce Colt Kodiak Double Action Revolver with Box - Serial no. CKA0563, 44 Magnum cal., 6 inch ported vent rib
bbl., stainless finish, rubber grips. Manufactured in 1993, as one of just 2,000 Colt “Kodiak” sub-versions of the Anaconda
double-action revolver produced in a special run chambered for .44 Magnum. Features fixed red-ramp post front and
adjustable top-strap notch rear sights, the one-line Colt address roll-marked on the right of the dual ported and ribbed
barrel along with the model marking, caliber designation, and distinctive “brown bear claw” roll-marked on the left side,
an unfluted cylinder, Rampant Colt on the left of the frame, along with Colt “triangle/VP” and “3” factory proofs on the
left of the trigger guard. Fitted with a pair of over-sized finger grooved checkered rubber grips with silver Colt inserts.
Includes a Colt picture sleeve box, a matching separated end label, and factory blue hard case.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, with a light cylinder drag line, some limited minor handling wear, clear roll-marks, and well-
defined grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. The picture box is very good with crumpled and separated ends.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,000
LOT 1545
Excellent and Scarce Colt 150th Anniversary Double
Diamond Handgun Set -A) Colt Python Double Action
Revolver - Serial no. DD0048, 357 Magnum cal., 6 inch vent rib
bbl., Ultimate Stainless finish, rosewood grips. Manufactured in
1986 as one of 1,000 special limited addition Colt ‘Double Diamond’
paired sets of matched Python double action revolvers and Officer’s Model
semi-automatic pistols themed after the 150th anniversary of Colt (1936-
1986). The Python features standard pinned blade front and fully adjustable
rear notch sights, wide borderless checkered
hammer, serrated trigger, serrated backstrap,
and smooth grips with inset silver Colt 150th
anniversary medallions.
CONDITION: Excellent, with a faint minor
cylinder drag line, and limited handling
evidence. The grips are also excellent with
a few minor compression marks and edge scuffs. Mechanically
excellent. B) Colt Officer’s ACP Model Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 0048DD, 45 ACP cal., 3 5/8 inch round bbl.,
Ultimate Stainless finish, rosewood grips. Features fixed blade and notch sights,
serrated ring hammer, short milled serrated trigger, flat serrated mainspring
housing, and smooth grips with inset silver Colt 150th anniversary medallions.
CONDITION: Excellent, with some minor cycling wear on the chamber hood,
otherwise limited handling marks and crisp markings. The grips are also excellent
with a few hairline scratches on the left panel. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 4,000 - 7,000
Collector’s Fact
According to "Forty-Fourth
Edition Blue Book of Gun
Values", only 500 Colt Combat
Python revolvers were produced
exclusively for Lew Horton
Distributing Company.
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