COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 244716. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 244716. Blue & case colored with 7-1/2” bbl, slightly altered front sight & roll-marked on left side “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER”. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates with a rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with replacement heavy stag grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver with type of stocks not listed and indicating shipment Feb. 18, 1904 to Krakauer, Zork & Moye, El Paso, TX in a shipment of one gun. It was returned to factory Oct. 29, 1907. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain 92-93% glossy orig blue with muzzle edge wear and a spot of fine pitting on left side of muzzle. Frame retains 75-80% orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas, faded elsewhere. Frame screws retain most of their glossy orig blue. Hammer retains 60-70% faded case colors. Cylinder retains about 90% orig blue, thin on outer diameter, strong & bright in flutes. Backstrap has some chemical spotting and is mostly a blue/gray patina with strong blue at top and on buttstrap. Front strap is a blue/gray patina with glossy orig blue on trigger bow and around trigger guard. Hammer is not solid in safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-32644 JS455 (4,000-7,000)
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