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American Express Marked Colt Model 1877 Lightning Revolver with Factory Letter
Guns International #: 102541387 Seller's Inventory #: 47088
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique - Colt Revolvers - Lightning
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1393
Total Number of Listings: 25219
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #99302, .38 Long Colt, 4 1/2" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some mild freckling within the grooves. The metal surfaces of this 1894-made revolver retain about 40-50% of the original blue finish on the barrel, ejector rod housing, and cylinder, with the balance having a mixture of pewter gray and plum-brown patina. The back of the hammer retains much of the original brilliant fire blue, and the frame has muted original color case-hardening remaining. The checkered, hard rubber grips are in fine condition with only a few tiny handling marks scattered about, and minimal flattening of the checkering points. The interior of the right grip panel is marked with a previous owner’s initials: "WB." Additionally, the backstrap is engraved with an American Express Co. property mark and rack number: "Am. Exp. Co. No. 27." The action is mechanically fine, and functions in both single and double action with very good timing and lock-up. The revolver is accompanied by a 2023-dated Colt Factory Letter that confirms the configuration and backstrap engraving. It further lists this as one of a twelve gun shipment that left Colt’s Hartford factory on December 10, 1894, to William Reed & Sons of Boston, on behalf of C. E. Seaton, Superintendent of the American Express Co. American Express was founded as an express mail service in 1850, operating stagecoaches and railroad cars transporting goods and valuables across the United States. Consequently, its personnel were armed to combat robbers and bandits who preyed along the various transit routes across the country. This revolver was one of their company-issued weapons, and would make a splendid addition to any collection. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes