Coltautos.com Gun of the Month - February 2004
Colt Super .38 Pistol Serial Number 32239 (ca. 1939)
with Swartz Safety and Original Box
1939 Super .38 serial number 32239 - in new condition with original box, instructions and
special instructions. Factory letter indicates that pistol was one
of five shipped January 30, 1939 to Zork Hardware Company, El Paso, Texas
in a 5 gun shipment. Letter further indicates that the pistol is
"furnished with a new safety device." The safety device to which the
letter refers is the Swartz Safety. Zork was successor to Krakauer,
Moye & Zork, well known Colt dealers as early as about 1895.
1939 Super .38 serial number 32239 - in new condition with original box, instructions and
special instructions. Factory letter indicates that pistol was one
of five shipped January 30, 1939 to Zork Hardware Company, El Paso, Texas
in a 5 gun shipment. Letter further indicates that the pistol is
"furnished with a new safety device." The safety device to which the
letter refers is the Swartz Safety. Zork was successor to Krakauer,
Moye & Zork, well known Colt dealers as early as about 1895.
