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Colt Model 1878 Sheriff's Model Revolver

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Colt Model 1878 Sheriff's Model Revolver
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Colt Model 1878 Sheriff's Model Double Action Revolver, with Factory Letter, #27553, .45 Colt cal., 3-1/2'' barrel, factory checkered hard rubber grips, shipped to H.M. Bostwick, Denver, CO, April 5, 1891, with six guns in shipment. Revolver is marked with rampant colt below sideplate, caliber designation to left side of barrel ''45 Colt'', with short two-line barrel address. According to Wilkerson's book (Page 111), only one 3-1/2'' barreled 1878 was shipped in 1891. Condition is excellent retaining approx. 90%+ original finish with most of the losses to the high edges of cylinder and muzzle area; backstrap and frontstrap retain approx. 75%+ original thinning blue. Grips show only the lightest flattening to checks. Action is crisp, bore is excellent. (Walt Hallstein collection) Est.: $4,500-$6,500.