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Rare New Mexico Shipped Colt Single Action Army Frontier Six Shooter Revolver

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Rare New Mexico Shipped Colt Single Action Army Frontier Six Shooter Revolver
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serial #121571, 44-40, 4 3/4'' barrel with a very good bore showing moderate frosting and strong rifling. This is a nice honest revolver which shipped from the factory to Manzanares & Company in Las Vegas, NM on April 6, 1887. The barrel shows the correct two-line address which is 95% legible and has a moderately worn etched panel which remains about 80% legible with the panel itself remaining fully visible. The three-line patent marking on the left side of frame remains strong and fully legible. The metal surfaces of the revolver show an even gray patina with scattered fine pitting in most areas. There are a series of impact marks on the ejector rod housing which are period and quite unobtrusive. The top of the backstrap shows traces of original blue and the original one-piece walnut grips rate very good with 30-40% original varnish remaining and with the balance being smooth with loss from honest use. The revolver cycles properly with all joints remaining tight, edges sharp and with the grip fit remaining perfect. Like the vast majority of revolvers shipped to the southwest during this period, the revolver shows honest use but is in much better than average condition. Las Vegas, NM was established in 1835 and by 1879 the railroad arrived causing the population to boom and the town to become one of the largest in the American Southwest. With this growth came industry, new businesses and an influx of residents both honorable and undesirable. Western personalities such as Doc Holliday, Big Nose Kate, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Dave Rudabaugh all spent time in Las Vegas. The revolver was a very important and necessary tool for day-to-day life in Las Vegas, like any necessary tool this revolver shows considerable use but was also clearly well-cared for and maintained. The revolver comes with a factory letter confirming the configuration and showing it as part of a 100-gun shipment to Manzanares and Company in 1887. Las Vegas New Mexico shipped arms are understandably much sought after by collectors and this is a fabulous example. (1D11523-112) {ANTIQUE} [Jim Thrash Collection] (8,000/12,000)