military-purchased SAAs are among the most eagerly sought-after historic sidearms of the era, having been used from the Indian Wars into the early 20th century by the U.S. The letter has no major damages and is in Excellent condition. Number of Same Type of Guns in Shipment: 100 As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: Included is an original Colt factory letter which indicates the following:
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Mechanics: The cylinder has notable side to side and fore to aft play, of about 1/16 to 1/18″ in full lockup. Overall, this revolver rates in about Fair condition. The screw head slots range from moderate to heavily tooled, the screw is missing from the butt of the grip frame. The grip frame straps have some deeper pitting and dark oxidation. The surfaces have mottled gray and dark brown patina with light to moderate depth erosion and handling marks. With the ejector rod housing removed, it appears the barrel was blue under the nickel finish, with some small spots of nickel, please see our pictures. Overall Condition: This revolver retains about 15% of its metal finish, seen as nickel finish mostly on small protected parts, especially the fore strap of the grip frame, under the grips and flanks of the hammer there are spots of thinned nickel found scattered on the surfaces and screw heads. There is moderate to heavy erosion sprinkled throughout the bore with a few spots that cover both a groove and one of its adjacent lands. Type of Finish: The revolver looks to have been nickel plated at some point, we believe this was done between 18, when Colt and Springfield Armory refurbished old stock, shortening the barrels to 5 1/2″, with a new finish the original finish was blue, per the factory letter.įinish Originality: Original as from refurbishment.īore Condition: The bore is dark and the narrow lands in the rifling are still defined. The grips are in about Good condition as having had a repair at some point. The stock has heavy marks on the butt area, with lighter marks on the flanks. The stock does not have any inspector marks, as it was sanded and re-varnished at some point, evident by the gaps in flush fit to the grip straps.
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Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are a one piece walnut stock that reflects the serial number on the back portion. The rear sight is a “V” groove in the top strap. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a thin quarter-round blade fixed to the barrel.
The cylinder is marked “P / D.F.C.” and “57”. The rear of the stock’s serial number reads “4834”. The back of the loading gate has assembly number “3552”, which is heavily faded. The underside of the frame is marked with “D.F.C.” and the serial number, which is found again on the underside of the trigger guard plate the serial number is not found on toe of the butt of the grip frame. Clark Inspector) and “P” (Sub-Inspector), with non-matching serial number “9998”. U.S.A.”, the underside is marked “D.F.C.” (David F. Markings: The top of the barrel is marked “COLT’S PT. Model: 1873 Single Action Army, 1st Generation, “Artillery” ConfigurationĪction Type: 6-Shot Single Action Revolver with Side Gate Loaded Cylinder
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