Item Gone: FS/FT Colt Officers Model Target (a collector gun you can shoot!)

[Lionheart]

Item Name: FS/FT Colt Officers Model Target (price lowered and trades added)

Location: Watkinsville

Zip Code: 30621

Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: $650
Trade Value or Items Looking For: Smith's, Colt's, FN, H&K, Sako, Volquartzen, O/U

Caliber: .38

Willing to Ship: No

Bill of Sale Required?: No

Item Description: Up for sale or trade is a very nice Colt….it's over 100 years young and is in beautiful condition. Nice patina on metal with lots of original finish and the wood grips are really nice. You don't see these in this condition every day. Mechanically excellent.


OFFICER'S MODEL (FIRST ISSUE).38 Spl. or .38 Long Colt cal., 6 in. barrel, cylinder rotates counter-clockwise and sideplate is on right-hand side of frame, adj. front - adj. rear sights, high luster blue, flat-top, last patent date 1901. Mfg. 1904-08.

Mine was one of the last of these….made in late 1907 or early 1908.

Barrel measures 5 1/4 +/-. It may have been cut and recrowned a long time ago….not sure but this would not be unusual for a target gun to restore accuracy.

Pictures:

 

[Mister Heavyhand]

These were the python before the python. Hand fit by master smiths. Wonderful Piece.
Gotta target to show? 6 wadcutters, one ragged hole?

 

[Mister Heavyhand]

Pics of top strap, front sight, barrel, trigger, and hammer?

 

[Lionheart]

I’ll get you some more pics....

 

[Lionheart]

These were the python before the python. Hand fit by master smiths. Wonderful Piece.
Gotta target to show? 6 wadcutters, one ragged hole?

I bought this thing of beauty and put it in my safe. It deserves shooting! It really is in fine condition to be over 100 years old.