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Colt S.A.A. 'Artillery' .45 LC SN: 18422

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Colt S.A.A. 'Artillery' .45 LC SN: 18422
Antique U.S. military contact single action revolver chambered in .45 Colt, circa "Custer Era" 1875. Features a blued finish, 5 1/2" barrel with single line address, blade front sight, 'v' notched rear sight, black powder frame stamped U.S., case hardened hammered with bordered knurling & a single line underneath, ejector rod, fluted six-shot cylinder and one-piece smooth walnut grips. Markings: Barrel -very faint single line address, and "2167 under the ejector rod housing. Frame - "18422", "U.S." and black powder dates. Cylinder - "P", very faint "422". Trigger guard - "4972" & "A." (Ainsworth) Backstrap - "11850", ":A" (Ainsworth). Bottom of the left grip ,panel is stamped "D.A.C.", with "17" scratched into it, early "Bullseye" ejector rod head. Revolver is mostly in the white with thin bluing on the extractor housing, and hammer. The frame, and backstrap screws appear to be replacements, . The action is sound, bore is very good with good rifling & and very light areas of pitting minor rust, and wood grips are good as worn with rounded edges at the bottom. NRA Condition-Good. Antique Firearm.