Sold for $1,680

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Lot Description

** Refurbished 1901 Production Colt Single Action Army with Stag Grips

.38 WCF. 4.75" barrel length. SN: 215318. (Mfg. ca.1901) blued metal refinish overall with polished hammer flanks, staghorn grips, and mounting topstrap notch and front blade sights. Single action loading gate revolver with six-shot cylinder and mounting a kidney shaped ejector rod head. The markings to the revolver include the two-line patent mark on the left frame followed by the {Rampant Colt} within a circle. The barrel shows the weak caliber marking 38 W.C.F. and a weak two-line address to the top of the barrel reading COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO./HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A. The assembly number on the loading gate reads 415.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Good as Refinished. Bore is dirty with some dust and residue that should clean to Bright or better, and crisp rifling. The metal finish shows some light pitting that has been reblued on the flanks of the frame and recoil shield, beneath the topstrap, and on the outer surfaces of the cylinder. Reblued finish is strong with some scattered light scratches, weakening on the front and rear surfaces of the cylinder, and on the gripstraps. Brown patina forming over the butt. The hammer shows some specks of gray patina in the polished surfaces. Grips show some light scratches. The action times and indexes correctly. The hammer is likely a replacement, as is the trigger screw.

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