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According to The 36 Calibers of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver by Brown, only 122 Colt Single Action Army Flattop Target Model revolvers were produced in .38 Colt.
LOT 1134
Rare Documented Colt Single Action Flattop
Target Revolver Shipped to Albert Foster, Jr. with Factory Letter - Serial no. 162894, 38 Colt cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, hard rubber grips. This
Colt Single Action Army Flattop Target Revolver was originally manufactured in 1896 withheld at the factory until shipped to Colt’s New York Manager in 1911. The revolver has the distinctive flat top strap with dovetail mounted target rear sight and block mounted front sight with adjustable nickel silver blade. The revolver has the early blackpowder frame. The barrel, ejector housing, frame, loading gate, trigger guard and back strap have the Colt high polish commercial blue finish. The hammer is casehardened. The two-piece black checkered hard rubber grips have the Rampant Colt in an oval at the top. The ejector rod has the late oval head and the hammer has borderless knurling on the spur. The top of the barrel is roll stamped “COLT’S PT.F.A.MFG. Co HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.”. The caliber designation “38 COLT” is roll stamped on the left side of the barrel. “38” is stamped on the underside of the barrel in front of
the frame. The left side of the frame is roll stamped
with the Colt two-line, three patent date marking followed by the circled Rampant Colt. The inside of the loading gate is stamped with the assembly number
“4”. The matching serial number is stamped on the bottom of the frame, trigger guard and back strap. Colt manufactured approximately 925 Single Action Army Flattop Target Model Revolvers and only 122 of these revolvers were chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge. The accompanying factory letter verifies it is a flattop target, the .38 Colt caliber, 7 1/2 inch barrel length, blue finish with the grips as “Not Listed” and that it was shipped
as 1 of 2 to Albert Foster, Jr. at Colts New York Office on February 7, 1911.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, the revolver retains 85% plus of the bright original Colt high polish blue, with high edge and muzzle wear. The hammer retains 95% of the casehardened finish. The replacement grips are fine. All of the markings are crisp. Mechanically excellent. This is a historic documented example of a rare Colt Single Action Army Flattop Target Model revolver. Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000
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