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RARE ANTIQUE COLT .44 RIMFIRE SAA REVOLVER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
RARE ANTIQUE COLT .44 RIMFIRE SAA REVOLVER
SERIAL 213. BARREL 7 1/2". CALIBER .44 RF. Only 1,863 Single Action Army revolvers were chambered in this caliber. The 44 rimfire series was introduced in 1875 and they were serial numbered in their own range of 1 to 1,863..Most were shipped to the Mexico border states and Mexico and almost all of them show the kind of wear one would expect and this example is indicative of that hard use. You can see the serial number on frame and trigger guard and can read the number "1" on backstrap. No visible barrel stamp or on frame. Looks like all the correct parts with one piece walnut grips and lanyard ring. Barrel has not been stretched. Cylinder indexes but does not lock in place. Condition. Fair. Signs of some old re-nickel. Grips are chipped. Metal is gray patina with freckling. Rifling is strong but pitted. Comes in a period tooled high quality 1880's unmarked holster that has bottom of skirt worn but a good western look. ANTIQUE