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LOT 1586
Scarce Three Inch Barrel
Colt Combat Python Double
Action Revolver with
Box - Serial no. T73945, 357
magnum cal., 3 inch vent rib
bbl., blue finish, walnut grips.
Manufactured in 1988 as
one of 500 Combat Pythons
produced exclusively for Lew
Horton Distributing Company.
Special roll mark of “COMBAT PYTHON/357 MAGNUM CTG.” on the left side of the barrel. Fitted with a red ramp front and adjustable rear sights and a set of gold medallion Colt service grips. Includes an original Colt “Heritage of Marksmanship” box.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with limited handling marks, a cylinder drag line, and crisp grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box is very fine.
Estimate: 11,000 - 17,000
LOT 1587
Scarce Colt Lew Horton Special Edition Combat Cobra Double Action Revolver with Box - Serial no. CC0426, 357 magnum cal., 2 1/2 inch solid rib bbl., stainless finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1987 for the Lew Horton Distributing Company as one of 1,000 of
these special King Cobra variant
revolvers. Fitted with orange insert blade front and adjustable rear sights with “COMBAT COBRA” on the left side of the barrel. Includes original Colt “Heritage” box.
CONDITION: Excellent overall with limited handling marks, a light cylinder drag line, and cylinder flash marks. Mechanically excellent. Box is very fine.
Estimate: 6,500 - 8,500
LOT 1588
Factory Engraved Colt Python Double Action Revolver with Case - Serial no. 64539E, 357 magnum cal.,
6 inch vent rib bbl.,
blue finish, walnut
grips. Manufactured
in 1977. Colt factory
Type “B” coverage
floral scroll
engraving on the
barrel, frame, and
cylinder. Fitted with
serrated ramp front
and adjustable rear
sights. “COLT ENG.”
marked on grip frame. Includes a factory leatherette case. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with limited handling marks, very fine cylinder drag line, and crisp grip checkering and engraving. Mechanically excellent. Case is fine with some i
nterior deterioration. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,500
458
Rare Colt Python Silhouette Double Action Revolver with Scope, Factory Letter, and Case - Serial no. K49329, 357 magnum cal., 8 inch vent rib bbl., blue finish, rubber grips. The included factory letter lists this revolver as having an 8 inch barrel chambered in .357 Magnum with royal blue finish, Pachmayr hard rubber grips, red insert front and white outline rear sights, and furnished with a black carrying case cut to accommodate an ammo box, tool kit consisting of two allen wrenches, cleaning rod, a tip and brush for the cleaning rod, and a spare Patridge blade front sight when shipped to Simmons Gun Specialties Subsidiary of Jerry’s Sports Center in Olathe, Kansas on December 18, 1981. The letter further remarks that the revolvers were custom tuned and equipped with Colt-Leupold scopes as well as having a special “PYTHON SILHOUETTE” rollmark. Includes the aforementioned accessories (sans ammunition box) as well as a copy of “The Colt Double Action Revolvers: A Shop Manual, Vol. II” by Jerry Kuhnhausen. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 98% original blue finish with limited handling marks and a light cylinder drag line. Mechanically excellent. Case is very fine with a few minor dents. Scope is excellent with clear optics and a crisp reticle. Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 1589