301R. Unbelievable! Possibly Unfired! Colt Pre-War Post-War Early 2nd Generation Single Action Army 38 Special Cal. Single Action Revolver – Gun is Fit with a 5½” Barrel with Round Blade Front and Groove Rear Sights – The Serial Number is 357767 – The Gun Retains a Virtually Untouched Original Blued Finish – The Frame Retains Almost All of it’s Original Vivid Case Colors with Just a Few Small Flaked Spots on the Top Strap and a Couple on the Right Side of the Frame Near the Top Strap – This is Absolutely Minimal in Comparison to the Overall 98% Condition of this Revolver! – This Gun is Stocked with Factory Checkered Rampant Colt Grips – Pre-War Post-War Model Single Action Army’s were Guns Made with Frames and Parts that were Made Pre-WWII but Assembled in the Post-War Period – This Particular Pre-War Post-War Colt is Pictured in Don Wilkerson’s Book “Colt’s Single Action Army Revolver: Pre-War Post-War Model” on Page 40 and has a Pretty Interesting History – This Revolver was Presented to William A. Purtell by Colt on February 1st, 1952 – Purtell was the President of Holo Krome Screw Co. in Hartford, CT and he was Elected to Colt’s Board of Directors in 1944 – Purtell Also Served as a U.S. Senator for West Hartford from August 29th, 1952 to November 4th, 1952 – In Examining the Revolver, it is Our Belief that the Gun is Unfired! – The Crown of the Muzzle Shows Virtually No Finish Wear from Being Shot, Furthermore, the Face of the Cylinder Displays No Evidence of Powder Burns or Echoes! – Accompanying the Gun is a Copy of Don Wilkerson’s Pre-War Post-War Model Book, A Colt Factory Letter Confirming the Guns Features, as Well as Who it was Shipped to, Multiple Articles, Photos, and Signatures of William Purtell, and a Copy of the Original Test Target – It is Extremely Rare to Come Across a Pre-War Post-War Colt in Such High Condition, then You Add in the Fact that the Gun is Unfired, Combined with the History of Who it Belonged to – It’s a Colt that Should be the Focal Point of Anyone’s Colt Collection!
