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LOT 3137
Documented Famed Texas Retailer Wolf &
Klar Shipped Colt First Generation Single
Action Army Revolver with Factory Letter -
Serial no. 350651, 45 Long Colt cal., 5 1/2 inch round
bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips.
The accompanying factory letter lists this revolver as
shipped in a 5 gun shipment on March 19, 1928, to
Wolf & Klar in Fort Worth, Texas, in .45 caliber with a 5
1/2 inch barrel, blue finish, and hard rubber grips. Wolf
& Klar was a prominent hardware, jewelry, and gun
store that attracted Texas outlaws and lawmen among
others. Gunmakers Colt and Smith & Wesson counted
the company as one of their biggest customers. Few
firearms are more deeply associated with the American
West than the Colt Single Action Army and perhaps
no other state personifies the image of the Wild West
more the Texas, and this is a classic Texas shipped example
chambered in the legendary .45 Long Colt. The top of the
barrel is marked with the one-line Hartford address, with “45
COLT” on the left side. The left of the frame has the two-line
patent date markings followed by a Rampant Colt. Matching
visible full serial numbers marked on the frame, grip straps, and
handwritten on the interiors of the grips, with matching “51” on
the rear of the cylinder. Matching assembly number “1100” on
the loading gate and back of frame.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 85% original blue finish and vivid original case colors with holster type wear,
antiqued brown patina on the restored butt, light freckling on the grip straps, and sharp markings and
edges in the metal overall. Grips are also fine, with tight fitment, minor wear, and defined checkering
and designs. Mechanically excellent. This is a desirable Texas Wolf & Klar shipped .45 Long Colt
chambered Single Action Army!
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
LOT 3135
Very Fine
Colt First
Generation
Single Action Army
Revolver in Desirable .357 Magnum - Serial no. 356879, 357
Magnum cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish,
hard rubber grips. An included Colt archive letter indicates that
this .357 Magnum chambered revolver was manufactured on June
15, 1939, and was sent to the shipping room on July 6, 1939, but states that
the factory shipment record was unable to be located for this serial number,
as Single Action Army records between 1933-1944 are believed to have been
“lost or destroyed.” This is one of only 525 standard frame Colt First Generation
Single Action Army revolvers chambered in .357 Magnum, per page 252 of “The Book of
Colt Firearms” (1971 publication) by Sutherland and Wilson. Although introduced in 1935
towards the end of first generation production, the .357 Magnum cartridge was popular,
including with highway and law enforcement agencies looking for a powerful cartridge that could,
with proper loads, stop a car by
damaging its engine. The .357
Magnum is noteworthy as the
last cartridge Colt introduced
to the first generation line of
Single Action Army revolvers.
This example features the one-
line Hartford address on top of the barrel, and
“COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .357” on the left
side, with a blade front sight and top strap
groove rear sight. The left side of the frame
carries the two-line patent date markings
followed by a Rampant Colt. The left side of
the trigger guard is marked with the number
“4” above a Colt factory triangle “VP” proof.
Matching visible serial numbers marked on the
frame, right side of both grip straps, and interiors of both grip panels, with an unnumbered cylinder, and assembly number
“637” on the loading gate.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 85% plus original blue finish with light leading edge and grip strap wear, and 90% original
case colors, with some minor surface freckling, and sharp markings and edges in the metal overall. Grips are excellent with
some minor handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 3138
Colt First Generation Single Action Army Revolver -
Serial no. 350107, 45 Long Colt cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl.,
blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. This is a very fine
example of a Prohibition era 1927 production Colt First Generation
Single Action Army revolver. Single Action Army revolvers in fairly
standard configuration like this one were more often than not seen as
working guns and worn regularly as a holstered sidearm well into the
20th century, leaving few examples in high condition like this one available to collectors. The
top of the barrel is marked with the one-line Colt Hartford address, with the “45 COLT” caliber
marking on the left. The left of the frame is marked with the two-line patent dates followed by
the Rampant Colt. The left of the trigger guard is marked “3” over a triangle “VP” proof. Matching
visible full serial numbers marked on the frame, right side of both the front strap and back strap,
and hand re-marked on the interior of the post-war replacement left grip panel, with matching
“07” on the rear face of the cylinder, and assembly number “534” on the loading gate.
CONDITION: Very fine overall, retains 80% original blue finish and 85% vibrant case colors, with some holster type wear,
cylinder drag lines, minor handling marks, and crisp markings and grip checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3136
Attractive U.S. Deputy Marshal Marked
Badge by Los Angeles Stamp &
Stationary Co. - Manufactured c. 1935-
1941, this is an attractive example of one
of many designs of U.S. Marshal badges
in use prior to the first national issue of
badges in 1941. The badge itself takes on
the iconic circled five-pointed star design,
long associated with law enforcement in
the U.S. It is stamped out of nickel silver with a
slightly domed shape. The front face is stamped with
“DEPUTY/MARSHAL” on the outer circle and “U.S.” at the
center of the star, all of which are filled with black enamel. The
“LAS&SCO” maker’s mark is stamped on the back along with
“NICKEL SILVER”, and it is fitted with a simple pin.
CONDITION: Very fine, the nickel silver remaining bright overall
with some light handling evidence and retaining almost all of
the black enamel within the markings.
Provenance: The Brig & Louise Pemberton Collection.
Estimate: 1,200 - 1,800
According to "The Book of Colt
Firearms" by Wilson, only 525 standard
frame Colt Single Action Army revolvers
were produced in .357 Magnum.
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