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Lot 136
Professionally Restored Colt Single Action Army to be a Nettleton Inspected Cavalry Revolver
Sale 1293 - Arms, Armor & Militaria
Oct 24, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,000 - 2,000
Price Realized
$3,600
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Professionally Restored Colt Single Action Army to be a Nettleton Inspected Cavalry Revolver

.45 Long Colt. 7.25" barrel length. SN: 49934. (Mfg. Ca 1879) Blued metal finish with color casehardened frame and hammer, fire blued cylinder, and replaced one piece polished walnut grips. Single-action loading gate revolver mounting a six-shot cylinder and a black powder frame with screw retained cylinder pin. Item mounts a kidney shaped ejector rod head and black powder rifling to the barrel. The left frame has been remarked with a three-line patent mark reads PAT. SEPT. 19. 1871/" JULY. 22. 72/" JAN. 19. 75 followed by a US stamp applied during the revolver's restoration. The US mark, barrel address, and patent marks appear to be engraved rather than stamped. The barrel has been marked with the single line barrel address reading -COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.-. The triggerguard and rear gripstrap both feature an HN stamping for inspector Henry Nettleton that was applied during restoration. The grips are modern production with no inspection stamps or marks applied to complete the representation. The serial numbers match on major components with the loading gate showing an assembly number of 0691.

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