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EXCEPTIONAL BLUE/CC NEW LINE .38 C.F. REVOLVER WITH SUPER RARE 4" BARREL,1879. Guns International #: 103108783 Seller's Inventory #: Category: Colt Revolvers - New Line - Colt Revolvers - Antique Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: goodmanguns Company: William T. Goodman Member Since: 10/16/15 First Name: William Last Name: Goodman State: Montana Zip: 59715 Country: United States Phone: (406) 587-3131 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 69 Total Number of Listings: 3786 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order Description: EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, BLUE AND CASE COLOR NEW LINE .38 COLT CENTER FIRE CALIBER REVOLVER WITH SUPER RARE 4" BARREL, #9XXX, MADE 1879. Almost all of the .38 New Line revolvers were made with 2 1/4" barrels. With only about 5,500 made in both rim fire and center fire caliber in both nickel and blue finish from 1874-1880, the model itself is not all that common. Most that I've encountered have been .38 Rim Fire, 2 1/4" barrel and nickel finish. The blue/case color revolvers were made in much smaller numbers and are hard to find, especially with any finish remaining. It is thought that only a very limited number were made with 4" barrel and any .38 New line in either Rim Fire or Center Fire; blue or nickel finish is an extreme Colt rarity. This example was made with the full frame case colored and the barrel and cylinder blued. Remarkably, it retains fine deep blue on both the cylinder and barrel with only minor dulling from age in some areas with very minor edge wear. The barrel has all the correct sharp address markings on the top, a full "COLT NEW 38" etched panel on the left side and correct tiny  1874 patent date under the cylinder pin on the barrel bottom. There is excellent fire blue on the hammer backm trigger face and loading gate. Most of the case color remains which is more vibrant on the sides of the frame and a little more darkened and aged (but still good) elsewhere. Exc. rosewood grips, exc. action and unaltered front sight. The right bottom of the frame below the cylinder is correctly stamped "38  C" for center fire. You can look for years for a 4" .38 C.F. New line in any condition and never be successful. This one is outstanding. Price: $2,950.00 Antique: Yes Handgun Caliber: .38 Long Colt Manufacturer: COLT Model: NEW LINE 4 Serial Number: 9XXX Barrel Length: 4 Condition: EXCELLENT