SOLD 1932 COLT DETECTIVE SPECIAL……FIRST ISSUE…….MINTY WITH COLT LETTER…..GREAT GANGSTER PIECE!

IN 97% VERY SHARP CONDITION,WE HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF A VERY EARLY PRODUCTION COLT DETECTIVE 38 SPECIAL REVOLVER. THIS REVOLVER WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1932 AND WAS SHIPPED TO THE RICHARDS & CONOVER HARDWARE CO. OF KANSAS CITY, MO ON FEB 2, 1933 AND WAS PART OF A 3 GUN SHIPMENT. THIS GUN HAS ALL THE VERY RARE EARLY FEATURES SUCH AS THE SQUARE BUTT AND THE CHECKERED CYLINDER RELEASE. THE BORE IS MINT AND IT IS INDEED A HUGE FIND TO LOCATE SUCH AN EARLY REVOLVER SUCH AS THIS IN SUCH EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THIS IS A CLASSIC PIECE OF HISTORY FROM THE PUBLIC ENEMY ERA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION THROUGH THE GANGSTER ERA AND ALL THOSE HUMPHREY BOGART MOVIES.    ONE CAN ONLY WONDER WHY THIS GUN WAS PURCHASED AND HOW IT WAS USED OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A PREMIER INVESTMENT GRADE COLT.