Gary Reeder
Here is gun #2...(not the #2 black powder gun)
Friday, October 28, 2022, 14:51

We picked up an estate this morning and have a lot of goodies to show you. This next gun is not one of our custom guns, but is a very special revolver. It is a Colt Official Police 38 Special marked "Heavy Barrel" which makes it a bit more scarce than normal. It is about as close to mint as you can get. Even the grips are perfect. The gun was oiled and then set back and the oil has congealed and the action is heavy but I didn't fool with it. I left it just as it has been for the last 50 years or more. The buyer needs to spray some light oil on and into the action and lightly work the action. Typical Colt, the lock up will be extremely tight. The gun is pretty much 99% or better. It has a 6" barrel and as I mentioned is marked "Heavy barrel" on the left side of the barrel. It is perfect for the serious Colt collector. Even the Colt pony on the grips is still crisp and shows no wear. Kase looked it up on gunbroker and found 2 that were not in the nice condition this one is in. One was $1100 the other a bit over $1200 and both had several days to go. I have specially priced this one at $795.