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Lot 146

Custom Cased Pair of Sequential Engraved Dale Robertson "The Iron Horse" Colt Revolvers

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Current Bid
$1,600

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Serial: (1) 334559; (2) 334560
Manufacturer: Colt's PT. F.A. Mfg. Co. (c. 1932)
Model: New Service
Caliber: 38 Special
Barrel length: 6 in.
OAL: 11.25 in.
Condition: Excellent; very little handling marks or wear; bores are excellent & bright w/ strong rifling; strong/crisp engraving & stamping throughout; bone grips have little to no handling marks; very light cylinder drag
Includes: extensive scroll engraving throughout nickel finish in the style of Nimsche; "THE IRON HORSE" carved bone grips; nitre blue screws; custom purple velvet lined French-fit presentation case (dimensions:16 in. L x 14.5 in. W x 3.25 in. H); case comes with key
-copy of "The Iron Horse" by WIlliam Johnston; paperback book
Marked:backstrap reads "Dale Robertson" in cursive script; "intersecting "LB" monogram on back of frame above the backstrap; inside of grips are numbered to match serail numbers and also marked "carved by LB" in cursive script; left sides of the revolver frame are marked "N.Y. STATE CONS. DEPT." under the grip panels
Note: the engraving is likely not factory as the monogram initials do not connect to a Colt engraver; the engraving is likely a custom job done decades after these revolvers were manufactured

Provenance: Property from the Estate of Robert A. "Bob" Funk Sr. - trailblazing American businessman, philanthropist, and rancher, from his impressive ranch headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  

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