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Colt Single Action Army 45 Colt SN: 349236

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Colt Single Action Army 45 Colt SN: 349236
Single action revolver manufactured circa 1926. Features blued/case colored finish, 5-1/2" barrel, fixed sights, two piece ivory grips. Bore and charge holes are very good condition. Shows mostly complete coverage of thinning and graying blued finish, with edge wear and cylinder drag line. Case colors on frame are muted, with contrasting darker gray on light gray, some peacock blue on left side of hammer. Gripstraps show some darker blued finish around triggerguard and top of back strap, otherwise mostly a thin gray. Screw heads retain good condition nitre blue color. All observed markings are crisp with even depth. Colt medallion ivory grips are good condition with minimal shrinkage and some small chips, short tiny cracks near escutcheons, some yellow color mixed with off-white ivory color. Left grip panel has been engraved with "DJ" inside a double circle (or letter "O"), "SF" on bottom flat, "1" on bottom of right panel. Action is smooth with fair to good lock-up. Colt factory letter states this revolver shipped blued, with ivory grips, in 1926, to Baker & Hamilton & Pacific in San Francisco (a large farming supply company). Original ownership is attributed to Daniel Joseph O'Brien, who was chief of Police for San Francisco thru 1928 and then served as Commissioner. Included is a letter form Chief O'Brien's grandson that states his belief that this gun belonged to his grandfather, based upon the grip engraving. Also included are copies of records & articles with biographical information about Chief O'Brien. Condition is NRA Very Good *** C&R Firearm *** [From the Jim Sigmon Collection]