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LOT 3116
Exceptional Henry Nettleton Inspected U.S. Colt Cavalry Model
Single Action Revolver with John Kopec Silver Seal Letter and
Factory Letters - Serial no. 48340, 45 Long Colt cal., 7 1/2 inch round
bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. This highly desirable U.S.
Colt Single Action Cavalry Model revolver was manufactured in 1878. This
revolver is one of 3,000 Colt Single Action revolvers inspected by Ordnance
Sub-Inspector Henry Nettleton and Ordnance Inspector Captain John E.
Greer. Colt Single Action revolvers that bear the “HN” sub-inspection mark
of Henry Nettleton are some of the most collectible of all U.S. contract Single Action
revolvers. The revolver has the Colt military blue finish on the barrel, ejector housing, cylinder, trigger guard and back strap.
The frame, hammer and loading gate have a color casehardened finish. The trigger and screws are niter blue and the one-piece
walnut grip is oil finished. The ejector rod has the “bullseye” head found on U.S. contract Single Action revolvers below serial
number 113,000 and the hammer has elongated cross hatching on the spur. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the, third
style, “bold block lettered”, address: “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. Co HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.” The third style address lacks the hyphen at
either end of the marking and is found only on revolvers manufactured between July 1878 and September 1878.
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