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LOT 467
Excellent Pre-War First Year Production Colt Woodsman Match Target Semi-Automatic Pistol with Box - Serial no. MT2710, 22 LR cal., 6 5/8 slab sided bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1938 with the standard “Bulls-Eye Match Target” markings, a pinned Patridge blade front sight, adjustable target rear sight, serrated trigger, two-tone magazine marked “COLT WOODSMAN/CAL .22 LR/MATCH TARGET MOD.,” and “elephant ear” walnut grips with silver Colt medallions. Includes a Colt leatherette box.
CONDITION: Excellent with 99% plus original blue finish, a small nick on the right side of the barrel, and some small handling type marks. The grips are also excellent with well-defined checkering and light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The box is very good with some corner and edge wear and slight peeling of the leatherette material.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 469
Exceptional Scarce Pre-War King Target Conversion Woodsman Pistol - Serial no. 135974, 22 LR cal., 6 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, checkered walnut grips. This is a scarce pre- war Woodsman with a King’s “barrel weight” conversion manufactured in 1940. The conversion consists of an under-barrel tube which contains two original cylindrical weights. Both are 2-3/8 inches long. One appears to be solid steel and weighs 1.6 ounces, the other has a threaded cap in one end and weighs 2.4 ounces, contents unknown. There are no markings on the parts. The frame behind the trigger is drilled for the King trigger stop, but one is not installed.
Standard markings on the left side of the frame and slide, with
the serial number on the front strap and the square serrated
panel on the backstrap. The number 77 is stamped on the right
side of the trigger guard with “P” over the “VP” triangle on the left.
This extremely rare and desirable variation of a Colt Woodsman is identical to a Colt advertising photograph on the bottom of page 461 of “The Book of Colt Firearms.” CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% of the original blue finish, along with some edge wear, and minor handling marks. The grips are also excellent, with a few minor pressure dents and sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 470
Colt First Series
Woodsman Semi-
Automatic Pistol
with Original Box
- Serial no. 151536,
22 LR cal., 4 1/2 inch
round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1941. Fixed blade front and windage adjustable rear notch sights, standard barrel and receiver markings, and fully checkered grips. With original box.
CONDITION: Excellent. 95% plus original
blue finish remains with some scattered light surface corrosion and some light muzzle and edge wear. The grips are also excellent with crisp checkering and a few small dings. Mechanically excellent. Box is fine with corner and edge wear, complete end labels, and some outer peeling.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 468
Pre-War Colt First Series Woodsman
Target Model Semi-Automatic
Pistol with Original Box - Serial no.
69867, 22 LR cal., 6 5/8 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, checkered walnut grips.
Manufactured in 1930. With elevation
adjustable blade front and windage
adjustable rear notch sights, and standard markings. With original box.
CONDITION: Excellent overall. 99% original blue finish remains with only very light handling marks. The grips have sharp checkering, and some light verdigris around the screws. Mechanically excellent. Box is very good with corner and edge wear, and separated corners at one end of the lid.
296 Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750