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18KD-2 COLT SHOOTING MASTER 6" #325838

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18KD-2 COLT SHOOTING MASTER 6  #325838
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Colt Shooting Master .44 Special Gold inlay and engraved with extensive documentation, S/N 325838 with a 6” barrel and fully and finely gold inlaid by F.E. Warren of Cortland, OH for Mr. R.E. Carter ofOwensboro, KY in about 1955. This revolver is finely scroll engraved with raised gold relief portraits showing fox on the left side of the frame near the breech, helmeted Grecian Goddess on the upper portion of thecrane, high relief elk on the left side of the frame, unicorn on the right side of the frame surrounded by ornate scrolls and gold borders, all inlaid in 22K+ gold refined from U.S. gold pieces. There is a facsimilesignature on the butt of the revolver, “R.E. Carter”. The condition is fine to excellent as refurbished at the time of engraving with 99%+ original blue, slight index line on the cylinder, excellent action and fine bore. One of a garniture of 3 engraved for Mr. Carter by Mr. Warren, with copy of aforementioned documentation which accompanied the next lot and mentions this revolver by description. This exact gun is pictured on page 49 of E.C.