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FINE Antique COLT NEW LINE .38 ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver w/4-INCH BARREL RARE 4-INCH Barrel WILD WEST Self Defense Gun
Guns International #: 102577694 Seller's Inventory #: 233812
Category: Colt Revolvers - New Line - Colt Revolvers - Antique
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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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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
FINE Antique COLT NEW LINE .38 ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver w/4-INCH BARREL
RARE 4-INCH Barrel WILD WEST Self Defense Gun
Here we present an antique Etched Panel Colt New Line .38 Caliber Revolver, made in 1879 with a production run between 1874-80 in Hartford, Connecticut. A single action revolver, this small pocket revolver was one of a number of inexpensive handguns produced by Colt from 1873 to 1884. The “New Line” was Colt’s first production model handgun chambered for .38 caliber and outnumbered all other pistols in Colt’s “New Line” group. This revolver utilized a .38 cartridge matched to a 5-shot fluted cylinder with the vast majority of them fitted to a 2 ¼” long round barrel. This example is fitted with a very scarce 4-inch long round barrel. About 12,516 were produced in .38 caliber during its six year production run.
This revolver was designed to be a small but potent self-defense revolver for stowing in one’s pocket in the 19th Century. Spur Trigger “Suicide Special” manufacture was fierce during this time, and Colt struggled to compete against the countless small shops making very similar, less expensive revolvers, though not necessarily of the same quality. The Colt remained a steady, reliable force in firearms for much longer than the rest. This revolver features 5 shots of .38 caliber, a handsome wizened nickel finish and rosewood grips.
The New Line series of revolvers, including all calibers, was a single action pocket revolver introduced by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in 1873 and continued through 1884. Two years after the Colt House Revolver, a year after the Colt Open Top, and almost simultaneously alongside the Colt Peacemaker, the Colt New Line was one of the first metallic cartridge, rear-loading revolvers manufactured by Colt.
The overall condition is nearing fine. Original finish. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. Solid grips, contains very little handling. Markings are legible.
Here is a very handsome and collectible specimen of the Colt New Line .38!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 4 inches.
Caliber: .38 Centerfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1600
#233812
SOLD
Antique: Yes