December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2024
According to the Colt factory archive letter, this gun left the factory as a .45 Colt with a 5 - 1/2" barrel. It was finished soft with the grips unlisted. It was shipped to Hartley and Graham New York, New York, on April 18th, 1885, in a shipment of 6 guns. Two line address on top of the barrel, "COLT'S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD CT. U.S.A." Three line patent address on the left side of the frame. Caliber designation on the left front trigger bow "45 CAL". One piece ivory grip. It has matching serial numbers on the frame, trigger guard, and the backstrap. There is a 1248 bin number on the loading gate. It has the second style kidney shaped ejector rod and nitre blue small parts. The action locks up tight and indexes fine. It was New York engraved in a scroll and foliate pattern with a punch dot background. There are borders and other geometric designs incorporated into the engraving. CONDITION: This gun retains some of the original applied nickel finish. The frame and cylinder have the majority of the finish loss. Nitre blue parts have most of the blue. The grip shows age and they fit the gun very well. Good bore with well defined lands and grooves.