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Guns International #: 101635555
Seller's Inventory #: #4986
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Guns International #: 101635555
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State:
California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone:
(530) 889-9454
Active Listings: 33
Seller Type: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
3 days Payment Methods: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
#4986 Colt S/A, 7-1/2x45COLT, “U.S. Cavalry” model, 11XXX range (1875)
Description: #4986 Colt S/A, 7-1/2x45COLT, “U.S. Cavalry” model, 11XXX range (1875), O.W. Ainsworth (OWA) inspected throughout. This old veteran of the 1870-1890s Indian Wars in the American West has VERY decent metal with just a very thin slightly mottled brown patina mixing with a plum color on the barrel and very faint traces of faded C/H on the frame and no pitting of consequence. It is well marked with the “A” inspector martial markings in all the correct places, Italic barrel address, and all numbers (including the grips) match. I do have some reservations about the barrel plum color; it looks to have been “helped” with some cold blue. The grips do look to possibly be the originals, but in MY opinion they look way too good so are probably excellent restoration grips.They have a good “OWA” cartouche on the left grip (which as I understand there is a cartouche only on the left grip)……and the inked SN number is dimly legible. However, being OWA inspected and fitting close to perfect, they do look to be the correct grips to this revolver, if one assumes it never saw serious service. As previously noted, the metal is VERY nice and certainly well above average for a military gun of this age. It does have some overall dry appearance and very minor thin rust in the tight areas and there is no pitting (also as previously mentioned, and the overall look is just that of being a very handsome early military Indian War Era Colt. It has the correct 1st style ejector housing with the Bulls-Eye ejector head, the italic barrel address line, long hammer knurling, etc. But suffice to say this …and this is a note to remember on virtually ALL S/As that have seen use. Since many, if not most all used 1st Gen Colt Single Actions have probably been enhanced, restored, and/or juiced-up to at least SOME degree by generations of collectors over the years (…and this applies especially to these highly collectible militaries), a buyer should always take this possibility into consideration …and consequently I have valued this gun with that possibility in mind. All in all, this is a really good opportunity to own a great piece of the Wild West frontier history and certainly one of the fastest value appreciators in the antique gun field. It is getting very, VERY difficult to find any pre-1880 production Colt S/A in a similar condition priced anything under $10-12000 …especially a military!! VG+ to VG++ $8750 SOLD Antique: Yes |
Guns International #: 101635555
Seller's Inventory #: #4986
Guns International #: 101635555
Seller's Inventory #: #4986
Guns International #: 101635555
Seller's Inventory #: #4986
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