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Rare Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Rare Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Rare Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver, in extremely scarce .38 Colt cal., #37234, 7-1/2'' barrel, nickel finish, pearl grips, with lanyard loop in butt. Mfg'd in 1897. Pictured on Page 300 of the book ''Colt's Double Action Revolver, Model of 1878'', by Don Wilkerson. Factory records indicate that only a total of fourteen were mfg'd with 7-1/2'' barrels in .38 Colt cal.; twelve with unlisted stocks, one with pearl grips, one with carved pearl grips. This revolver was in a shipment of ten to Davis & Keogh, Sept. 8, 1897. Condition is very good to fine as refinished long ago. Frame and barrel retain approx. 92%; cylinder shows about 60%. Pearl grips remain extremely iridescent; escutcheons and screws appear to be factory original. Action is crisp, bore is fair to good. A rare opportunity to own a scarce variation Model 1878 with very few examples known in any condition. Est.: $3,500-$5,000.