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Lot 1086
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.38 Centerfire. 5.5" barrel length. SN: 41141. Blued and casehardened metal finish with brass gripstraps and mounting carved ivory grips featuring a Mexican style eagle devouring a snake relief engraved on the left panel. Single-action loading gate revolver with conversion plate affixed to the recoil shield and the Ormsby {Stagecoach Hold UP} scene roll engraved on the cylinder. Item mounts the solid round barrel with an ejector rod assembly. Markings include a 36 CAL mark on the left triggerguard and a weak two-line manufacturer mark on the barrel reading COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO/HARTFORD CT U.S.A. Left frame displays the two-line conversion patent mark reading -PAT. JULY. 25. 1871-/-PAT. JULY. 2. 1872.-. Serial numbers match on the gripstraps, frame, barrel, arbor pin, and the cylinder. Mounts a replaced wedge pin screw, and is missing the right backstrap screw. Wedge pin is a roughly made replacement. The frame, barrel, and gripstraps all show an I.P. inspector stamp. Right side of the grips features an unsigned oval plate.