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1875 mfr Factory ENGRAVED Antique COLT OPEN TOP .22 Rimfire Pocket REVOLVER Colt’s Answer to Smith & Wesson’s No. 1 Revolver
Guns International #: 101719319 Seller's Inventory #: 210577
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
1875 mfr Factory ENGRAVED Antique COLT OPEN TOP .22 Rimfire Pocket REVOLVER
Colt’s Answer to Smith & Wesson’s No. 1 Revolver
Here we present an antique Colt Open Top .22 Pocket Revolver, made in 1875 in Hartford, Connecticut, with a production run from 1871 through 1877. These revolvers were made for self-defense. They were introduced in 1871, shortly after the Smith & Wesson held Rollin White Patent expired, opening the floodgates to a hungry market that had been dying to fully implement metallic cartridge firearms loaded into a totally bored through cylinder. From 1857 to 1869 S&W had exclusivity with these concepts and rightfully dominated the marketplace. The idea was to provide the commercial market with a very small and concealable firearm. Not everyone was a cowboy and carried Colt’s Single Action Army.
Many civilians may not have carried if not for something that they could stick in their pocket, purse or muff, much like today. The Open Top was relatively successful for a time, with 7 shots of .22 rimfire, but production ceased by about 1877 due to very stiff competition from a plethora of companies making similar but cheaper versions known today as “Suicide Specials”.
The overall condition is fine. Lovely original engraving and nickel finish. Strong action. Nice bore with visible rifling. The nickel finish is bright and has flaked off of the brass frame. Both grips are very good and remain firm. A very attractive pocket revolver for the last quarter of the 19th Century!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 2-3/8 inches.
Caliber: .22 Rimfire (short; black powder)
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1515
#210577
SOLD
Antique: Yes