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SPECIFICATIONS: Manufacturer: ColtModel: Combat CobraSerial: CC0745Date of Manufacture: 1986-1987Caliber: .357 Magnum Finish: Bright Polish Stainless SteelBarrel Length: 2 1/2" Full LugOptics/Sights: Pinned Serrated Orange Ramp Blade Front / Adjustable RearStock/Grips: Smooth Wood w/ Finger Groove & Inlaid Colt MedallionsAction: DoubleMarkings: Standard Bryant Ridge's Analysis:By the early 1980s, the buying public had made it clear that they preferred stainless steel revolvers, so in 1986, Col …

SPECIFICATIONS: Manufacturer: ColtModel: 1917 CommercialSerial: 336422Date of Manufacture: 1933Caliber: .45 ACPFinish: BlueBarrel Length: 5 1/2" Optics/Sights: Gutter Rear with Shark Fin FrontStock/Grips: Checkered Walnut with Silver Colt MedallionsAction: Double/SingleMarkings: "Colt Model 1917 .45 Auto CTGE" This RARE marking is only found on the less than 1,000 1917 commercial models made in 1932-1933! Bryant Ridge's Analysis:This example is in one of the rarest configurations for a 1917 mo …

SPECIFICATIONS: Manufacturer: Colt / Talo Distributor Exclusive Model: Government "Mexican Heritage Silver Edition"Serial: MHE228Date of Manufacture: 2016Caliber: .38 Super Finish: Bright polished blue frame with Silver plated slideBarrel Length: 5"Optics/Sights: 3-White dot sightsStock/Grips: Black pearlite grips with Silver Rampant Colt medallionsAction: Semi-AutomaticMarkings: Standard / Engraved slide with Aztec art and ancient mythological symbols.Bryant Ridge's Analysis:The Colt 1911 …

SPECIFICATIONS:Manufacturer: ColtModel: GrizzlySerial: CGZ398Date of Manufacture: 1994Caliber: .357 MagFinish: Matte StainlessBarrel Length: 6" Magna-Ported and Vent Ribbed BarrelOptics/Sights: Pinned Orange Ramp Front with Adjustable White Outline RearStock/Grips: Presentation by Pachmayr Grip with Silver Colt MedallionsAction: DoubleMarkings: Standard / The left side of the barrel is roll marked "COLT GRIZZLY" with a bear paw motif. Bryant Ridge's Analysis:In the early 1980s, the public prefe …

SPECIFICATIONS:Manufacturer: Colt Model: PythonSerial: 890Date of Manufacture: 1956Caliber: .357 MagnumFinish: BlueBarrel Length: 6" Vent Ribbed and Full LugOptics/Sights: Pinned Black Serrated Ramp Front with Early "Flat Top" Accro Style RearStock/Grips: Fully Checkered, Non-Gloss Oil Finished First Type Grips with Gold Colt MedallionsAction: Double-ActionMarkings: StandardOne of his greatest contributions to the firearm field was CPT Phillip B. Sharpe, U.S. Ordnance Department, in collaboratio …