ATLAS
COLLECTIBLE FIREARMS

Atlas Collectible Firearms is profoundly honored to present a true museum-tier "Holy Grail" investment piece for the elite Colt revolver accumulator: an ultra-rare, 1996 production Colt Special Lady chambered in .38 Special. Built on the SF-VI frame platform, Colt originally planned a production run of 600 units, but prematurely halted manufacturing at approximately 250 total revolvers ever produced, making this one of the rarest post-1970 Colt double-action revolvers in existence. This 2-inch heavy-barrel snubnose features a factory Bright Stainless Steel finish, a factory bobbed double-action-only hammer, a smooth combat trigger, and an elegant script barrel rollmark reading "Colt Special Lady". Adorning the grip frame is a pair of black Pachmayr Compac rubber grips inset with silver Rampant Colt medallions. The unique serial number SV7252 is sharply stamped on the frame.
This investment-grade treasure arrives 100% complete with all original factory packaging and documentation. The complete suite includes the original blue plastic Colt hard case alongside the factory outer cardboard box with a matching end label identifying Model SF1023 and description "Colt Special Lady, 2" Bbl, 38 Special, Bobbed Hammer, Bright Stainless Steel". Also included is an official Colt Archive Letter, the double-action revolver instruction manual, the orange safety hang tag, the red warning disc, the factory welcome letter, the authorized service station sheet, the Colt Companion booklet, and the chamber packaging plug notice. Crucially, the included Colt Archive Letter elevates this specimen to a tier of its own, documenting it as an authentic factory Salesman Sample shipped on February 13, 1998, under a "Loan Account" to Eugene Chrz, a dedicated regional Colt sales representative in Apple Valley, Minnesota. This means the revolver bypasses standard commercial distribution channels entirely, having been checked out directly from the factory floor for official field demonstration use—a remarkable insider pedigree verified by a factory shipping batch of just 8 guns.
The condition of this rare Snake-Era derivative is 100% perfect and in pristine condition. The mirror-bright polished stainless finish retains an immaculate reflection across all frame flats, cylinder flutes, and barrel contours, showing zero drag lines or consumer handling marks from its time in the field or in the vault. The factory Pachmayr Compac rubber grips are in matching mint condition. Mechanically, the double-action-only mechanism cycles with smooth, vault-tight precision, while the 2-inch barrel preserves a pristine, mirror-bright bore with razor-sharp rifling lines.