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Colt Single Action Army 38 WCF SN: 193191

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
Colt Single Action Army 38 WCF SN: 193191
'First Generation' Vintage revolver in 38-40 Winchester caliber manufactured circa 1900, with factory letter. Features 4-3/4" barrel, fluted 6 shot cylinder, blued finish, checkered hard rubber "Rampant Colt" grips. Bore is good to very good, bright with strong rifling, scattered light pitting. Metal surfaces retain little original finish, now mostly brown color mottled with silver, smooth bare metal showing many places including grip straps. Tiny pits clustered behind recoil shield. Grips show a chocolate brown color, with smoothing of details from handling. Good bluing on trigger & hammer, possible replacement parts. Markings on frame are thinning, somewhat eroded, with traces of the Rampant Colt in circle. Two line barrel address readable, as is caliber marking. Backstrap and trigger guard numbers match frame. Action is smooth. One charge hole has poor lock-up. Factory letter states this was in a shipment of 7 to Simmons Hardware Store in St Louis MO on February 3, 1900. Letter confirms finish, barrel length & chambering. Condition is NRA Good (reworked) *** C&R Firearm ***