Rare, Minty Colt Border Patrol Revolver - .357 Magnum

Description

8/9/24 - This is a minty example of an original Colt Border Patrol Revolver, one of only 5356 blued guns made. These very rare guns were made between 1970 and 1975 for both the U.S. Border Patrol services and the commercial market. There is no official record as to how many were actually bought by the U.S. Border Patrol versus sold commercially. This model was built on Colt's Trooper Mk.III "J" frame and featured a 4" inch "heavy" barrel, a 6-shot fluted cylinder, factory adjustable sights, and checkered Walnut target-style grips. The Border Patrol had a slightly less-polished frame than the Trooper Mk III but was still offered in a gloss blue finish as well as a Nickel-plated finish, with 5,356 mfg. in blue and 1,152 mfg. in Nickel. Today, Colt Border Patrol revolvers are highly sought-after by collectors as one of the harder models to acquire from the early to mid 1970's. This particular gun has retained nearly all of its finish with just hints of high edge wear. Mint bore. It comes with an un-numbered Colt box.