Guns International #: 103238022
Seller's Inventory #: 256060

Category - Colt Revolvers - Antique - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

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Colt Revolvers - Antique
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

1898 mfr. Antique U.S. Army COLT M1901 .38 LONG COLT Double Action REVOLVER MARTIALLY INSPECTED Update to the Model 1892

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1898 mfr. Antique U.S. Army COLT M1901 .38 LONG COLT Double Action REVOLVER

MARTIALLY INSPECTED Update to the Model 1892

Here we present an antique U.S. Colt Model 1901 Army Double Action Revolver, made in 1898 by the Colt Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut. This is one of the upgrades of the Colt Model 1892 series of U.S. Army revolvers with a production run from 1892 through 1907.

Learning all the different models of New Army & Navy DA Revolvers Colt introduced from 1892 up to 1907 can be quite confusing. The M1892 Colt Army and Navy were the first general issue double action revolver with a swing out cylinder used by the U.S. military. In 1892 the gun was adopted by the Army in .38 Long Colt caliber, and the revolver was given the name of New Army and Navy. Initial experience with the gun caused officials to request some improvements. This would be an ongoing condition, resulting in Models 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901, and 1903.

These revolvers are more famous for their perceived shortcomings than for their success. They were widely disparaged for not having enough stopping power in combat during the Moro Rebellion in the Philippines.  Nevertheless, they were probably more potent than most of the military handguns of the period and they were still in active service along with the larger .45 caliber handguns through at least the end of World War I. By the time production ceased in 1907 (the gun would be kept in the government inventory for several years after that) more than a quarter of a million versions of the Army & Navy had been made. Not a bad track record for an arm that many consider something of a failure.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish with nitre blue on the trigger and hammer. The action is excellent. The bore is shiny bright with sharp rifling. The grips are solid and the left grip is marked with an inventory number of 20. This example has “R.A.C.” stamped on the frame for U.S. Sub-Inspector Rinaldo A. Carr. Numbers match throughout. A great example of a US military sidearm by Colt!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 6 inches.

Caliber: .38 Long Colt

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes

Price: $2,000.00
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