A factory-engraved Colt Single Action Army in .45 Colt, made in 1936 with a 5.5-inch barrel, blue and case-color finish and carved steer-head ivory grips with medallions. The engraving is the work of William Gough, who cut for the Colt factory until 1940, and Gough Single Actions are scarce. Condition is excellent and original: 97 percent of the blue remains and all of the case colors are intact. A Colt factory letter confirms the engraving, though it records no other features because those records were lost.

Details for the advanced collector: the trigger guard and back strap are unnumbered beneath the grips, as on the last guns of the run, which carried the serial on the frame only, and the assembly number inside the back strap matches the cylinder. The revolver once belonged to the Texas collector Robert Howard. This is a Colt for a serious single-action collection, not a range gun.

Key features

• Colt Single Action Army, .45 Colt, made 1936
• 5.5-inch barrel, blue and case colors
• Factory engraved by William Gough
• Steer-head carved ivory grips with medallions
• 97 percent original blue; factory letter included

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