Shopper Paper Colt Woodsman find!

[rcmodel]

Saw an add for a Colt Woodsman in the weekly Swap & Shop paper.

Called the guy yesterday and found out it was a 4 1/2" Match Target with two mags!!!!!!!

A half hour later, he was six bills richer, and it was mine!

No box, no papers, but no government paperwork either!



Other then a red enamel sight paint job that cleaned right off, it is pristine with not a mark on it.
Still has all the bluing on the slide face, so it hasn't been shot hardly any.
And 4 1/2" Match Targets are so scarce I can't even find another one for sale on the internet! Plenty of 6", but no 4 1/2"'s.

Sometimes, it pays to read the Swap & Shop papers!

rcmodel

 

[420Stainless]

Very, very nice.

 

[krs]

Nice one!

I think more 4 1/2" models were sold than 6" but they were used for plinkers and tackle box guns and stuff that made them get trashed..

This guy is always high asking prices and I've seldom seen him sell anything but here's one:http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=117307575

and another: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=117108101

and then, there's the illustrious: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=117212505

 

[rcmodel]

Well Al B!
Why couldn't I find those three?
Thanks for the links.

BTW: That one in the box is less then 80 numbers from my serial number.
They must have been stable-mates at the Pony factory in 1976!

rcmodel

 

[Pilot]

NICE! I have the six inch barrelled version, Third Generation. They are great .22's from a different era.

 

[NVMM]

Nice Find rcmodel!
I have the 6". Certainly one of my favorite 22s.
Enjoy
(Mine was $68. new) Sorry!

 

[XavierBreath]

Great deal RC!

 

[Walkalong]

Excellent.

 

[usp9]

Congrats. A very nice find.

 

[Jim Watson]

Had to go in the next room and see that mine was still there.
Yup.

 

[rcmodel]

This makes four Woodsman now, and all kinda just fell in my lap.

I bought a 1927 1st. Series Target at an auction for $175.

Then a 1936 1st. Series Sport from a prospectors estate for not much more then that.

Then a real nice 1965 Targetsman at a gun show a couple years ago for less then $300.

Now this one.
I gotta stop, but they just keep coming my way, and I can't say no!

rcmodel

 

[Farnorthdan]

SHWEET!!.....Nice find and I'll bet its a real nice shooter to boot....


DS

 

[tekarra]

Very nice! I had one many years ago, but foolishly sold it and haven't seen one since. Hope they keep coming your way.

 

[gb6491]

Congrats on a very nice find Now we need to see a family portrait
Regards,
Greg

 

[Ol` Joe]

[No box, no papers, but no government paperwork either!
/QUOTE]

Might not want that posted on a public forum.....JMO

 

[welldoya]

Every once in a while, something like this will pop up in local Shopper classifieds. You just have to watch them closely and be ready to jump.
I bought a Woodsman Sport mint in the box last year for $425. First Woodsman I had seen for sale locally in years.
Congrats. Great find.

 

[Walkalong]

I gotta stop, but they just keep coming my way, and I can't say no!

At those prices, who could?

 

[Trebor]

I still don't have *any* Woodsmans.

They are on my want list, but I've yet to find a good bargain on one.

 

[rcmodel]

Now we need to see a family portrait

Well, O.K. then.

Family Portrait time!

Top row:
1st. Series (1927) 6 3/8" Medium Barrel Target
1st. Series (1936) 4 1/2" Sport
(Both have Hi-Speed mainspring housings)

Bottom row:
3rd. Series (1965) 6" Targetsman
3rd. Series (1976) 4 1/2" Match Target



Of them all, the 1936 Sport is my favorite.
I especially like the 1st. Series grip angle better then the 2nd. or 3rd.


rcmodel

 

[Maia007]

Exquisite.

 

[gb6491]

Now, there's a great family! Thanks for posting the photo.
Regards,
Greg