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LOT 140
Excellent First Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Factory Box - Serial no. 349486, 38 WCF cal., 7 1/2
inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. Manufactured in 1926. Blade front sight on the blued barrel which is marks with the standard one-line Colt address as well as “38 W.C.F.” on the left of the barrel. Casehardened frame
with correct patent marking on the left side and assembly number “1176” on the loading gate. Blued cylinder with “11” on the
front face and “86” on the rear face. The revolver has matching serial numbers on the frame, frontstrap, backstrap, and hand marked inside both grips. Includes faintly numbered Colt black box and a plain cardboard box with corresponding configuration led end label.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 95% original blue finish, 90% original case colors with the balance an attractive silver, light handling evidence, and a faint cylinder drag line. The grips are also excellent with a few minor marks and sharp texture. The box is very good with some edge wear and storage marks. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Don and Carol Wilkerson Collection.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,000
LOT 141
Outstanding Colt Pre-War/Post-War Single Action Army .44 Special Revolver - Serial no. 357532, 44 special cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. Manufactured in 1940 and chambered in .44 Special. Per Colt expert and author David Brown, only 506 standard first generation SAAs were chambered in .44 Special (see “The 36 Calibers of the Colt Single Action Army,” page 100). Having its serial number factory applied in 1940, this is an example of a scarce pre-World War II Colt Single Action Army revolver that was later assembled and
finished after the war and kept at the factory. The pre-war/post-war SAAs are found in the 356,000 and
Collector’s Fact
According to The 36 Calibers of the Colt Single Action Army by Brown, only 506 first generation SAAs were chambered in .44 Special.
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357,000 serial number range, many were used by Colt for advertising and public relations purposes, and
they have been thoroughly discussed in several of the Colt Single Action books. The barrel has the correct markings for a .44 Special SAA manufactured after 1931: the one-line Hartford address on top and “COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .44 SPECIAL” on the left side. Matching assembly number “357” appears on the back of the frame and loading lever. The matching serial number appears on the frame and right side of the trigger guard and back strap.
CONDITION: Excellent plus, retaining 99% plus original blue and vivid casehardened finishes with limited handling marks. The grips are also excellent with crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Don and Carol Wilkerson Collection.
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000