Holy smokes!
I think I have truly scored on this one…
I just got off the phone with “Joe” at the Colt Archives Service (actually,
he called me back after I ended my initial call to him in which I had given him the serial number).
He told me this gun is a very important gun, that it shipped (to Texas) with a 3 3/4” bbl. with a “silver half-moon” front sight. And yes, it is one of the few (40?) 1st Gen factory-engraved ejector-less SAAs.
Also, it originally had “checker’d ivory grips,” now long-gone, unfortunately.
Once the letter comes in, I’ll happily share what I learn.
-Bill
Per Colt Archivist, Joe:
Shipped with “Silver Half-Moon” Front Sight on 3 3/4” bbl.
