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COLT US ARTILLERY SAA Guns International #: 100624710 Seller's Inventory #: C1922 Category: Colt Revolvers - Single Action Army - 1st Gen - Colt Revolvers - Single Action Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: LeRoy Merz Antique Guns Company: Merz Antique Guns Member Since: 10/27/09 First Name: LeRoy Last Name: Merz State: Minnesota Zip: 56538-0494 Country: United States Phone: (218) 739-3255 Fax: (218) 739-4599 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 956 Total Number of Listings: 52569 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. 3 days Payment Types Accepted: Money orders, cashier or personal checks Description: The Artillery Colt's are an interesting Historical Colt. These were bought by the US Government and almost all have very low serial numbered frames. They were sent in to Colt or Springfield and were reworked. The idea was that they wanted a shorter bbl than the standard 7-1/2" that they came with for artillery use. That is what they did. They reconditioned them and shortened the bbls. This was also during the time that the new fangled Colt double action in 38 long wasn't getting the job done and a lot of single action army's were being brought back into service. This is one of those. A very nice cond gun with about 70%+ nice blue on the bbl and cylinder. The frame, which is an early number of 8,697, has very nice markings and light case colors remain in protected areas. On nearly all of these the trigger guard is usually a much higher number as this one. That number is 133k. The butt has a low number. This gun has all the proper markings. These were inspected under Ranaldo A. Carr. The RAC markings are found in several spots as they are supposed to be. Another sure fire marking that some people miss is the "C" stamped inside the frame right above your firing pin hole. This is the REAL DEAL! Also on the cartouche on the grips is RAC on the bottom and "1903" stamped on the right side grip. I am guessing that this was the 1903 batch wich was towards the of the Artillery build. Not only an interesting piece of history but a very nice Colt. Bargain priced. Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. Just recently we mailed the 126th edition of our privately-published catalog. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google. SOLD Antique: Yes |