Sold for $3,000

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Lot Description

**Colt New Service Shooting Master Revolver in 357 Magnum

.357 Magnum. 6" tapered round barrel. SN: 341865 (mfg. ca.1937). Blued finish, checkered walnut target grips with silver Rampant Colt medallions. Double action flat top frame target revolver with windage adjustable notch rear sight and pinned blade front sight. Two-line barrel address reads: COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT USA/PAT'D AUG. 5, 1884, JULY 4, 1905, OCT. 5, 1926. Left side of barrel roll marked COLT SHOOTING MASTER .357. Rampant Colt logo on left rear of frame, matching serial numbers on inner frame and crane. Grips are not numbered. Checkered backstrap and front strap, checkered trigger face, service hammer with sides polished bright and top with matted blue finish. Top strap finely matted with index lines for the adjustable rear sight. A scare .357 New Service Shooting Master of which only about 500 were produced. Sadly this one has suffered from some poor storage but will likely clean up with some careful and diligent effort.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

About fine. Bore about fine, mostly bright with crisp rifling. Metal retains most of the blued finish with freckles of light surface rust present and some tiny areas of minor pinpricking. Markings remain clear and crisp. Action crisp with tight lock up and indexing. Grips with some light wear and minor handling marks.

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