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Police Positive Shipped to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust, Factory Inscribed. High condition Police Positive .38 shipped to the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company. Revolver exhibits nearly all of it’s original blue finish, with some wear at muzzle and some small, scattered finish losses on remainder of revolver. Very nice factory inscription/stamp identifying gun to the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, with factory letter identifying its originality. Historical information for the BSD&T Co.

Factory Engraved Colt .380 Pocket Hammerless Serial # 9146 Scarce, factory engraved & original finish Colt .380 Pocket Hammerless. Pistol retains a fair amount of original blue & fire blue on appropriate parts for time period of production. Most pronounced loss of finish on front strap & grip safety. Engraving is sharp & clear throughout, with about 25% coverage distributed throughout. Original stocks and magazine. Mechanically sound. Factory letter included confirming original, factory engraving. According

Colt Officer’s Model Target # 535318 Scarce 4 ½” barrel, factory original gold plated, pearl stocked, and factory inscribed Officer’s Model Target to Matt Leach, a well-known law enforcement officer who had come close to capturing John Dillinger several times. Leach was also instrumental in the solving of the “Head, Hands” murder of former Cincinnati Fire Captain Harry R. Miller. A brief biography of Leach can be read here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dillinger-matthew-leach/ This revolver retains some of

Extremely scarce, early, and unusually configured Model 1860 Army with short stock & roll engraved cylinder. Revolver retains trace blue & color case finish, with nearly no evidence of corrosion. Revolver has a scarce set of characteristics confirmed by factory letter, including “short” Navy stock, 7 ½” barrel, and silver plated backstrap & trigger guard. Additionally, this revolver has the first model roll engraved cylinder without patent date marking. Barrel address has been worn down

Seldom encountered post-WWII US Issued Detective Special. This revolver, part of a 1,600 gun shipment to Springfield Armory on July 28, 1950, retains a very high percentage of Colt’s original dual tone blue finish, featuring polished flats and matte rounds, and shows very little signs of use or carry, with some discoloration on the butt and backstrap. Revolver has ordnance bomb marked on the upper left side of the frame, along with an “A” on

Pristine example of a late 2nd generation Colt Single Action Army, accompanied by original box, Styrofoam insert, paperwork, and original purchase receipt. Extremely difficult to improve upon example – revolver retains nearly all of its original blue & color case finish, with the only detraction being a small mark on the cylinder. Revolver appears unfired post-factory, and doesn’t have even the faintest sign of a turn line. Gorgeous blue & color case. A true time

Extremely scarce factory nickel Police Positive Target in .32, with factory pearl stocks. Revolver exhibits a high percentage of its nickel finish remaining, with scattered flaking and freckling in some areas. Factory pearl stocks are complete, and undamaged. Mechanically perfect. **Important to note that revolver does has a slightly bulged barrel, approximately one inch behind the muzzle** While barrel is bulged, this does not take away from the overall appearance of the revolver. Difficult to

Extremely scarce post-WWII Police Positive Special, chambered in .32 New Police, with factory pearl stocks and dual tone nickel finish. Revolver exhibits nearly all its original nickel finish in the short-lived dual tone finish, which featured polished flat areas and matte round areas. Areas of the finish have some fine scratches & frosting. Front sight had a small amount of red applied, likely for visibility, but does not detract from the overall appearance of this

This Police Positive Special remains in excellent condition, with minimal finish loss (most notably on rear of barrel after barrel roll mark), and with scattered fine scratches. Original “Coltwood” stocks are well fitting, with small chip at bottom of the left panel and some minimal shrinkage, as is typical with this material. Mechanics are excellent with tight lockup. The original, numbered, “nickel” stickered and fair condition box is included – serial number is faint, but

Colt Diamondback, .22 Long Rifle, 6” barrel, with Colt blue finish, part of prior Colt Historian Kathleen Hoyt’s collection. This Diamondback remains in near mint condition, with turn line & a slight blemish on the front sight, a shown in photos. Revolver is mechanically strong. With original, labeled box with matching serial number & model, Colt factory letter indicating sale to Kathleen Hoyt. Mrs. Hoyt career as Colt Historian from 1988 through her retirement in

Single Action Army # 303316, E. De. Mex Marked Scarce 1st Generation Colt Single Action Army with E. De Mex. Markings, indicating Ejercito de Mexico, or Army of Mexico. Revolver exhibits some blue remaining, mostly in the protected areas – cylinder flutes, ejector housing, right side of barrel, and sides of front sight, Remaining areas of revolver have been worn mostly to bare metal, with very light & scattered pitting. Original hard rubber stocks still

Colt Double Action Revolver, Model of 1877, Philippine Contract in .41 caliber. Extremely seldom encountered Colt Model 1877, part of a contract for the Philippine Constabulary . The assignment and use of the revolvers in this contract, containing 600 same configured revolvers in total, is mostly unknown. These revolvers are still recorded as being in the Constabulary Ordnance Depot in 1904, as noted by John Schultz of the Ordnance Division in Manila at that year

Colt Official Police, serial number 538699. Early Colt Official Police with factory nickel finish. Pearl grips are well fitting and intact, although not original to this revolver. Revolver retains much of its original nickel finish, with some losses to nickel throughout. These losses likely due to carry wear, as this revolver was originally shipped to Major R.F. Taylor, who at the time of shipment was the Superintendent of the Roanoke Police Department. Revolver is mechanically

Colt Pony, serial number CPA001042. Scarce model that appeared in Colt’s 1971 catalog, however, never made it into full production. An unknown number still remain. 10 were given to Colt employees, and 37 (including this pistol) were returned to Firearms International, who was to produce these under license by Colt, due to the project never materializing, partly attributed to quality concerns. This pistol retains most of its original bluing, with scattered finish loss in several

Colt Marshal, Dual Tone Nickel Finish with 4 Inch Barrel, serial # 836808, with factory letter. Extremely scarce 1955 shipped Dual Tone Nickel Marshal with 4-inch barrel. This revolver exhibits a strong, dual tone nickel finish typical of c. 1949-1955 production of Colt revolvers, with polished flats and matte rounds and flutes. Scattered freckling and small scratches typical of a used nickel Colt throughout. Original grips are worn, more so on the right side, suggesting

New Line .22 Caliber, serial number 13474. Revolver is factory engraved, likely Helfricht or his shop, with approximately 50% coverage. Rare full silver plated finish, of which an attractive percentage remains on all areas of the revolver. Strong nitre blue on screws, trigger, and hammer. Excellent original ivory grips. Mechanics function, but feel delicate when operating. Factory letter confirms all original features, and 1882 shipment to London. A very attractive silver plated & engraved Colt

Colt Pocket Hammerless, .380 Caliber, in near new condition, serial # 10970, with factory letter. Exceptional Colt .380 caliber Pocket Hammerless retaining nearly all of its original high polish blue and nitre blue accents. Only a handful of small, pinprick sized areas of finish loss and a small amount of finish loss on the front strap near the magazine are the only detractions to an otherwise factory new example of this model. Original stocks. Strong,

Colt Detective Special with Factory Nickel, Pearl Stocks, and Hammer Shroud, serial # 664133, with factory letter. Uniquely configured Detective Special, with factory pearl stocks and hammer shroud in nickel finish. Revolver retains most of the original nickel finish, with scattered pin prick size losses to the finish throughout, with some flaking on the front strap. Hammer shroud of bare aluminum (typical of hammer shrouds on nickel guns) shows some scratches. Pearl stocks are in

Colt New House Revolver, Factory Engraved, serial # 23387, with factory letter. Extremely scarce factory engraved & nickel-plated Colt New House 38 Revolver, with factory letter confirming serial number, 38 caliber, 2 ¼” barrel length, nickel finish, and 50 cents in engraving. Shipped to Markt & Company, who through some brief research may have been an exporter to London, Paris, and Constantinople. According to “The Book of Colt Firearms” by R.L. Wilson, factory engraved New