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The revolver has a military blue finish on the barrel, cylinder, back strap and trigger
guard. The frame, loading gate and hammer are color casehardened. The one-piece
walnut grip is oil-finished. The revolver has the early bullseye ejector rod head and cavalry
hammer with elongated bordered knurling on the spur and a cone-shaped firing pin. The
“D.F.C.” Ordnance sub-inspection mark is stamped on the underside of the barrel, the side
of the cylinder, the bottom of the frame, trigger guard and back strap and on the lower left
heel of the grip. A “P” proof mark is stamped in front of the “D.F.C.” marking on the barrel and
on the side of the cylinder. Small “G” and “C” Colt inspection marks are visible on the underside of the
barrel behind the ejector housing stud. “O” and “J” are stamped on the rear face of the cylinder. “S” is stamped in the
hammer well above the firing pin hole. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the elongated block letter address
“COLT’S PT. F.A. MFG. Co. HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A.”. The left side of the frame is stamped with the Colt three-date/three-line
patent markings followed by the “U.S.” property mark. The loading gate is stamped with the assembly number “1146”
The full serial number is stamped on the bottom of the frame, trigger guard and back strap. The partial serial number,
“2730” is stamped on the barrel beneath the ejector housing and on the side of the cylinder. The lower left side of the
grip is stamped with the date “1882” above the final inspector’s mark which consists of the script initial “J.E.G.” with an
oval border. The sub-inspection stamp which consists of the script initials “DFC” in a rectangle is stamped on the lower
right side of the grip.
CONDITION: Excellent. The revolver is exceptional and retains 85% plus of the original blue and 95% color casehardened finish. The barrel
and ejector housing have some extremely minor edge wear. The ‘feathered’ Colt polishing marks are visible on either side of the front sight and above the ejector housing stud. The barrel address, serial number, inspection mark and proof mark are sharp. The cylinder retains nearly all of the original blue finish; wear is limited to some minor finish loss on the edge and a light turn-mark. The trigger guard and back strap have nearly all of the blue finish with sharp serial numbers and inspection marks. 97% of the vivid case colors are present on the frame, hammer and loading gate. The patent markings and “U.S.” property mark are crisp. The trigger and frame, trigger guard and grip screws are excellent with nearly all of fiery niter blue finish. The screws are free from screw-driver marks. The grip is outstanding with nearly all of the oil finish, sharp edges, crisp inspection marks and date and virtually no handling wear. Mechanically excellent. This is an exceptional example of an original, 1882 production D.F.C. inspected U.S. Colt Cavalry Model Single Action Revolver with Authentication letter by the most well known Colt Author/Historian/Expert. It would be hard to improve upon this outstanding revolver.
Provenance: The Gateway Collection; Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 50,000 - 80,000
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