Serial: 357680 (ONLY 189 numbers away from last 1st Generation serial number)
Manufacturer: Colt's PT. F.A. Mfg. Co. (c. 1940)
Model: 1873 Single Action Army (1st Generation)
Caliber: .38 Colt Special
Barrel length: 5.5 in.
OAL: 11 in. (box: 13 in. L x 5 in. D x 2.5 in. H)
Condition: Excellent; hard rubber black checkered grips have no signs of wear w/ crisp checkering; very slight signs of handling; cylinder has the slightest drag marks (likely from just a few rotations); few slight surface abrasions; strong case colors on frame; hammer has very light spots of oxidation from original grease/oil sitting; bore is excellent/mint & bright w/ strong rifling (appears unfired); mechanically excellent; box is fair w/ torn edge & ripped pieces, label has some missing spots
Includes: Factory Letter shipping it to Bob Cherry's Sporting Goods in Geneseo, IL on October 3, 1972, as part of an 18-gun shipment; black checkered hard rubber grips w/ Rampant Colt (SNs scratched into insides of both grips matching revolver); Factory box w/ Shooting Instructions pamphlet, test target, bore brush, and wax papers; box has correct label on outside; SNs match on from & grip frame front & back straps on right side; "464" marked on backside of frame & loading lever
Note: Factory Letter states: "The above mentioned gun was part of the last pre-war Single Action Armies stored in the Shipping Room. Sold to Bob Cherry's Sporting Goods on October 3, 1972, this arm was manufactured prior to World War II but assembled after the war. It was also part of the last six numbered Single Action Armies made by Colt." Meaning that this was stored for 32 years in the Colt Shipping Room, before being shipped out!

Serial Number "357869" was the last known serial number for 1st gen SAA's, in 1940, as stated in "The Book of Colt Firearms", by R. L Wilson. The book also states that only 82 Single Action Army revolvers were manufactured for the .38 Colt Special cartridge. This example is only 189 numbers away from the last known SN for a 1st generation Single Action Army.
An amazing piece, worthy of being added to any historical or Colt collection!

Provenance: Property from the monumental lifetime collection of a distinguished Dallas, Texas business leader and ranch owner.

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