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NEW YORK ENGRAVED COLT 1877 LIGHTNING DA REVOLVER.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
NEW YORK ENGRAVED COLT 1877 LIGHTNING DA REVOLVER.
Cal. 38 Colt. S# 106667. Bbl. 4 1/2", with Hartford address. This desirable revolver, with its "soft" finish, so as to be engraved and finished to suit the customers' wishes, is indicative of those ordered by the large New York wholesale houses. Bbl., frame, grip straps, and cyl. have 75% coverage of vine-type foliate scroll with punch-dot backgrounds. Full nickel finish. 2-Piece ivory grips. Six-shot long flute cyl. The frame and trigger guard have matching numbers. Bbl. and cyl. are unnumbered. Mfg. 1897. CONDITION: finely retaining over 90% nickel finish. Grips show some age-related shrinking and checking. Sound mechanics. Bore shows some very light pitting and worn rifling. (01-24326/DS). ANTIQUE. $5,000-7,000.