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Canadian Military Purchase Colt Model 1878 DA Revolver with Holster
Guns International #: 102570194 Seller's Inventory #: 39851
Category: Military Revolvers - Non-US - Colt Revolvers - Double Action Pre-War
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: 1209
Total Number of Listings: 20290
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 #41278, .45 Colt, 7 1/2" barrel with a very good, bright bore that has minor freckling within the grooves. This is an 1899-made revolver that retains about 60-70% of the original blue finish, with the balance having a mottled gray-brown patina with scattered areas of mild freckling and pinprick pitting (most noticeably along the ejector rod housing). There are still visible areas of original fire blue remaining on the trigger and hammer, with the remainder turned to lightly freckled gray-brown color. The gripstraps have turned to a mottled plum-brown; and the checkered hard rubber grips have faded to brown, but are otherwise in excellent shape without any chips and only mild flattening of the points. The lock-up is still tight and the mechanism functions perfectly both in single and double action, however, one of the frame pins is a little loose and can be pushed in either direction with finger pressure. The revolver is housed in a period brown leather Canadian military flap holster that has scuffs along the exterior, a previous owner’s name written in ink on the leather on the inside of the cover flap: "R.F. DOVE." A March 22, 2007-dated Colt Factory Letter accompanies the revolver that lists a shipping date of January 10, 1900, to Lewis Brothers & Co. of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as part of a 50 gun order to a Captain Curran. There are several "Captain Currans" listed in the service of Canada prior to and during the Great War, but no distinguishing information is present in the Colt letter. As the guns were shipped to a commercial dealer in Montreal, the most likely end user would’ve been a militia unit in Quebec. This is a very good-near fine large frame DA Colt with a Canadian military connection. FFL or C&R
Price: $3,195.00
Curio/Relic: Yes