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COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SAA REVOLVER.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:9,000.00 USD Estimated At:18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SAA REVOLVER.

Cal. 44-40. S# 62257. Outstanding early revolver. Bbl. 7 1/2" w/ etched panel cal. marking on left side. Top of bbl. has Hartford address. 6 Shot fluted cyl. Full nickel finish w/ fire blue screws. Left side of black powder frame has 3 line patent date markings. Bbl., frame, trigger guard, backstrap & cyl. have matching S#'s. Checkered ivory grips, wood spacer between the two panels are marked w/ matching S#. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Colt factory letter providing the following information "Serial Number: 62257 / Caliber: .44/40 / Barrel Length: Not Listed / Finish: Nickel / Type of Stocks: Not Listed / Shipped To: Simmons Hardware Company / Address: St. Louis, Missouri / Date of Shipment: December 28, 1880 / Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 50". CONDITION: very fine. Revolver retains over 98% original nickel finish showing an intermittent slightly cloudy appearance w/ a few sm. scratches & marks. Etched panel cal. marking, bbl. marking & receiver markings are crisp & clear. Cyl. pin & action screws retain very good fire blue. Grips retain strong checkering showing a light age related discoloration. Action is crisp. Bore has lightly frosted appearance w/ sound rifling. (01-19946/DS). ANTIQUE. $18,000-25,000.