*RARE AND HISTORIC CASED J. EDGAR HOOVER PRESENTATION COLT POLICE POSITIVE DA REVOLVER.

*RARE AND HISTORIC CASED J. EDGAR HOOVER PRESENTATION COLT POLICE POSITIVE DA REVOLVER. SN 411713. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue finish with 4″ bbl, integral half moon front sight and grooved rear in top strap. Bbl has usual 2-line address on top with model & caliber marking on left side. Sideplate is marked with the rampant Colt and revolver is mounted with smooth 2-pc rampant Colt silver medallion grips. Accompanied by a custom mahogany casing with inlaid light colored wood line inlaid in the top. Box is lined in blue velvet and inside the lid is affixed a 3-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ silver plaque inscribed “PRESENTED TO / JOHN EDGAR HOOVER / DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AUGUST 10-1933 / AS A TOKEN OF THE AFFECTION / AND ESTEEM OF HIS ASSOCIATES”. This date coincides with the Bureau of Investigation being officially renamed the Division of Investigation with Hoover named as Director. At a time when law enforcement was becoming more professional, Hoover continued his campaign to create a modern, professional force that combined scientific methods with advanced police skills.Additionally accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found in 38 caliber with 4″ bbl, blue finish & pearl grips shipped to Joseph A. Lorch/Washington D.C. on August 9, 1933 in a 1-gun shipment. Lorch was Colt’s D.C. area sales manager and handled many important Government consignments. Also accompanying is a copy of a 3-page hand written letter over the signature of John P. Mohr wherein he identifies this revolver, by SN and description and states that he personally witnessed this revolver in Mr. Hoover’s home and possession and that upon Mr. Hoover’s death, the heir to Mr. Hoover’s estate was Clyde A. Tolson, the former Associate Director of the FBI and Mr. Mohr’s superior. Mr. Mohr states that Mr. Tolson did not wish to have firearms in the house so he gave them directly to Mr. Mohr who was Assistant to the Director of the FBI and is the consignor’s late Father-in-Law. Mr. Hoover, over his career, was the recipient of numerous gifts & favors with several firearms having surfaced in the ensuing years since his demise that have been linked directly to him. J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was instrumental in forming the Bureau of Investigation, the predecessor to the FBI and was its director from 1924 to 1935 when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was formed and he became its first director in which office he remained until his death in 1972. Mr. Hoover was instrumental in establishing the FBI Crime Laboratory in 1932 and was the moving force behind organized crime fighting in the 1930s which was his lifelong passion. There is no indication of what event prompted the presentation of this revolver but it must have been significant to warrant such a presentation during the austere times of the Great Depression. PROVENANCE: J. Edgar Hoover; Clyde A. Tolson; John P. Mohr; Consignor. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, appears to be unfired. Overall retains all of its crisp orig factory finish with only a very faint hint of a cyl indexing line. Grips are crisp with sharp edges and retain great fire & color. Box has a grain check in the lid, otherwise is sound with lightly soiled lining that has small damage from the hammer spur. 4-42244 JR98 (10,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1169	$10,350.00	RARE AND HISTORIC CASED J. EDGAR HOOVER PRESENTATION COLT POLICE POSITIVE DA REVOLVER. SN 411713. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue finish with 4″ bbl, integral half moon front sight and grooved rear in top strap. Bbl has usual 2-line address on top with model & caliber marking on left side. Sideplate is marked with the rampant Colt and revolver is mounted with smooth 2-pc rampant Colt silver medallion grips. Accompanied by a custom mahogany casing with inlaid light colored wood line inlaid in the top. Box is lined in blue velvet and inside the lid is affixed a 3-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ silver plaque inscribed “PRESENTED TO / JOHN EDGAR HOOVER / DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AUGUST 10-1933 / AS A TOKEN OF THE AFFECTION / AND ESTEEM OF HIS ASSOCIATES”. This date coincides with the Bureau of Investigation being officially renamed the Division of Investigation with Hoover named as Director. At a time when law enforcement was becoming more professional, Hoover continued his campaign to create a modern, professional force that combined scientific methods with advanced police skills.Additionally accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found in 38 caliber with 4″ bbl, blue finish & pearl grips shipped to Joseph A. Lorch/Washington D.C. on August 9, 1933 in a 1-gun shipment. Lorch was Colt’s D.C. area sales manager and handled many important Government consignments. Also accompanying is a copy of a 3-page hand written letter over the signature of John P. Mohr wherein he identifies this revolver, by SN and description and states that he personally witnessed this revolver in Mr. Hoover’s home and possession and that upon Mr. Hoover’s death, the heir to Mr. Hoover’s estate was Clyde A. Tolson, the former Associate Director of the FBI and Mr. Mohr’s superior. Mr. Mohr states that Mr. Tolson did not wish to have firearms in the house so he gave them directly to Mr. Mohr who was Assistant to the Director of the FBI and is the consignor’s late Father-in-Law. Mr. Hoover, over his career, was the recipient of numerous gifts & favors with several firearms having surfaced in the ensuing years since his demise that have been linked directly to him. J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was instrumental in forming the Bureau of Investigation, the predecessor to the FBI and was its director from 1924 to 1935 when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was formed and he became its first director in which office he remained until his death in 1972. Mr. Hoover was instrumental in establishing the FBI Crime Laboratory in 1932 and was the moving force behind organized crime fighting in the 1930s which was his lifelong passion. There is no indication of what event prompted the presentation of this revolver but it must have been significant to warrant such a presentation during the austere times of the Great Depression. PROVENANCE: J. Edgar Hoover; Clyde A. Tolson; John P. Mohr; Consignor. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, appears to be unfired. Overall retains all of its crisp orig factory finish with only a very faint hint of a cyl indexing line. Grips are crisp with sharp edges and retain great fire & color. Box has a grain check in the lid, otherwise is sound with lightly soiled lining that has small damage from the hammer spur. 4-42244 JR98 (10,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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