Guns International #: 102701413
Seller's Inventory #: 240035

Category - Colt Revolvers - New Line - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Category
Colt Revolvers - New Line
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Antique COLT “NEW LINE” .30 RF ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver ANTIQUE IVORIES BRITISH PROOFED Blued SELF DEFENSE HIDEOUT Revolver

Description:
Antique COLT “NEW LINE” .30 RF ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver ANTIQUE IVORIES

BRITISH PROOFED Blued SELF DEFENSE HIDEOUT Revolver

Here we present an antique British Proofed Etched Panel Colt New Line .30 Caliber Revolver, made in 1876 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 .32 caliber and outnumbered all other pistols in Colt’s “New Line” group. This revolver utilized a .30 caliber cartridge matched to a 5-shot fluted cylinder fitted to a 2-1/4” long round barrel. The .30 caliber models were manufactured between 1874 and 1876 with 10,946 revolvers being produced.

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 .30 caliber, a handsome blued finish and antique ivory 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 very good. Original blue. The bore is rifled and in good shape. The action needs a little bit of work as the hammer doesn’t fully cock without indexing the cylinder manually. Markings are legible. A crack is present on the right grip yet remains seated firmly. Numbers match. The arbor pin is a replacement and does not sit flush against the frame.

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

Barrel is 2-1/4 inches.

Caliber: .30 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1200

#240035
 

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Antique: Yes