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Colt SAA Cavalry .45 Colt SN: 138648

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Colt SAA Cavalry .45 Colt SN: 138648
Professionally Restored Colt Single Action Army to be a Rinaldo A. Carr Inspected Cavalry Revolver. Restoration was done by the renowned Steve Moeller, many of his guns have been sold by Turnbull restoration. Includes a receipt from Steve listing all the work done, which cost the owner at the time $3210.00 in 2007. Looks like it just left the factory .45 Long Colt. 7.5" barrel length. (Mfg. Ca 1891) Blued metal finish with color casehardened frame and hammer, and replaced one piece polished walnut grips. Single-action loading gate revolver mounting a six-shot cylinder and a black powder frame with screw retained cylinder pin. contoured shaped ejector rod head and black powder rifling to the barrel. The left frame has been remarked with a three-line patent mark reads PAT. SEPT. 19. 1871/" JULY. 22. 72/" JAN. 19. 75 followed by a US stamp applied during the revolver's restoration. The US mark, barrel address, and patent marks appear to have been re-stamped. The replaced barrel has been marked with the single line barrel address reading -COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.-. The barrel, frame, cylinder, & grip feature an "R.A.C." stamping for inspector Carr that was applied during restoration. The grips are modern production with "LEB" &"RAC" inspection cartouches applied to complete the representation. The serial numbers match on major components with the loading gate showing an assembly number of 1265. There is a small "P" stamped on the barrel, & cylinder, and a larger "K" stamped on the triggerguard, & backstrap. Bore is pristine, Revolver is in like new condition. Comes with the Colt factory letter stating it sold the the U.S. Government, and delivered the the Government Inspector at the colt plant on February 28, 1891 in a shipment of 200 guns. Comes in a high quality walnut display case, red felt lined. Excellent condition. NRA Condition-Factory New as Restored. Antique Firearm.