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REVOLVER COLT ARMY Mod. 1877 known as "LIGHTNING"
United States, manufactured in 1890
Steel and Gutta percha
Length: 23.5cm - Barrel length: 11.5cm (4.5'') - Cal. 38
Round barrel with rifled bore, marked on top and two lines: Colt's Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co, Hartford, Ct, U.S.A. and on the left side COLT D.A.38. 90% blue finish Half-moon handlebars.
Closed, case-hardened carcass, marked on left side: Pat. Sept. 19, '71. Sept. 15, '74. Jan.19, '75.
Stock and trigger guard with 80% blue finish.
All parts numbered 77155.
Stock plates in gutta percha, checkered with prancing colt.
Single and double action (first Colt double-action revolver).
Very good condition; barrel and cylinder chambers mirrored.
Item no.: 5993
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collector's weapon is classified as category D. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.
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