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Lot Description

Professionally Restored 1st Generation Colt Single Action Army

.45 Long Colt. 4.75" barrel length. SN: 133834. (Mfg. Ca 1890) Refinished blue with niter blue small parts, casehardened hammer and frame, and mounting hard rubber Colt Eagle grips. Single action loading gate revolver featuring a six-shot cylinder and black powder frame with screw retained firing pin. The Revolver also features black powder pattern rifling and a kidney shaped ejector rod head. The left frame features the two-line patent mark followed by the {Rampant Colt} logo within a circle. These markings are crisp and likely have been restruck. The barrel features a 45 COLT marking on the left with the two-line address reading COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO/HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A. Loading gate assembly number reads 1276, and a double stamp 0 marking appears in the hammer recess while a G stamp appears on the left triggerguard. The cylinder is struck 45 on the rear face. The interior of the left grip panel has the initials RCB scratched into them with the left marked WL with the latter scratched out. Item features multiple replaced screws.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Very Fine as Restored. Bore is Frosty with some light pitting and weaknesss to the rifling. The interior frame shows some light pitting, particularly the topstrap, that has been filled in with the refinish. The blued finish overall is very strong with few light scratches. The casehardened finish shows a pattern of scratches on the left recoil shield, with some further flakes on the right frame and the right side of the hammer screw. The grips show handling wear and mars with the fine details on the Eagles and the Rampant Colt logos worn down. There are some spots where the checkering has worn almost flat, and some nicks along the edges of the butt. The cylinder is without a turn ring, and the action has not been tested in order to preserve the finish.

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