COLT NAVY POCKET CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 4140. Cal. 38 RF. Nickel finish with 6-1/2” rnd bbl, pin front sight with New York U.S. America address. It has Richards-Mason type ejector rod with bull’s eye style half moon ejector rod head and has “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It has 6-shot rebated cylinder and nickeled brass trigger guard & backstrap with 1-pc walnut grip. The three serial numbers of frame, trigger guard & buttstrap are accompanied by a tiny “N” signifying nickel finish. About 6,500 of these receivers were made in two different styles in period 1873-75. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl retains most of its orig bright nickel finish with some minor flaking around muzzle. Cylinder retains most all of its orig nickel finish & about 98% stagecoach holdup scene. There is minor fine pitting on face of cylinder. Frame retains 75-80% orig nickel finish with flaked areas on both forward sides of frame which is bright bare metal & hardly noticeable. Grip frame retains about all of its bright nickel finish & grip, with a minor nick or two and some battering on bottom, retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Lock bolt does not seat firmly in notches, otherwise mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few spots of pitting. There are a couple of battered screws. 4-32639 JR454 (3,000-5,000)
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