Boxed 1st Issue Colt Cobra 38 Speical Revolver Built in 1951 Shrouded Hammer

Serial #6048LW, .38 Special, 2 inch barrel with a bright, excellent bore.  This is the first issue, Colt Cobra revolver manufactured in 1951, the second year of production and features a factory shroud over the hammer.  In excellent condition the steel barrel and cylinder retain about 90-95% of the original blue finish with thinning around the muzzle and high edges.  The alloy frame has about 95-97% finish with some silvering on the edges and several tiny use marks.  The plastic colt grips are excellent.  It comes in a correct, original Colt cardboard box which has some mild staining and a tear with seam separation along one top side edge.  An excellent, early Cobra.  FFL or C&R