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Notice both .357 revolvers were shipped to Roberto Gonzales in Mexico, about one month apart.
LOT 1501
Pre-World War II Mexico Shipped Colt Shooting Master Double Action Target Revolver in Scarce
.357 Magnum with Factory Letter - Serial no. 341840, 357 magnum cal., 6 inch round bbl., parkerized
finish, walnut grips. The revolver is one of only 500 of this model believed to have been manufactured in
.357 Magnum. The revolver has target sights, a barrel marked “COLT SHOOTING MASTER .357” stamped
on the left side and the two-line Colt legend on top, Rampant Colt on the side plate, and silver Rampant Colt
medallion checkered grips. The accompanying factory letter states the revolver was shipped on July 8, 1937 to
Robert Gonzalez (sic) of Mexico with a 6 inch barrel in .357 Magnum, blue finish (currently parkerized), and type of
stocks not listed. This was a single gun shipment. See the previous lot for a Smith & Wesson .357 Registered Magnum
Revolver with rare factory tuskoid grips that was also shipped to Robert/Roberto Gonzalez of Mexico in August 1937. Based on S&W records, Gonzalez was with the Armeria La Nacional (The National Armory) in Mexico City.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 97% plus of the professionally applied parkerized finish with some light edge wear, some minor handling marks, and a cylinder drag line. The replacement grips are fine with a small surface chip near the bottom (right panel) and some wear along the top of the checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Gary Garbrecht Collection; The Ray Cheely Collection; The Dave Ballantyne Collection.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
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