Colt 38 super factory engraved?

Remove grips and check for evidence of engravers mark or signature.

Order an archives letter to know for sure.

I seem to remember similar engraving on Star and Llama pistols. Might the engraving have been done in Spain?

Does not look like factory engraving to me!

Op, Does it comes with a box or any data from looking up the SN.

In general and with the grip-panels in particular, It looks like a Mexican Bar-B-Que gun to me. And I intend that in all of the best ways. I'd be ALL OVER that piece if it inspected well in-hand.

We see much the same fairly often here in Border country. They draw damn-high money for the competition existing with Mexican Cowboys. Weirdly - or not - elsewhere in the country the demand/desire is significantly less.

On first-blush, I'd say the engraving is custom and the panels were bought separately.

I agree with saintclair doesn’t look factory to me either.