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Colt Model 1878 Double Action Royal Mounted Police With Original Brown Flap Holster

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Hand Guns - Revolvers Start Price:2,750.00 USD Estimated At:5,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD
Colt Model 1878 Double Action Royal Mounted Police With Original Brown Flap Holster
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Colt 45 caliber, original nickel plated , 7 ½ inch barrel, manufactured in 1885. Rare Royal Canadian Mounted Police Revolver of the period of the Boar War and numerous rebellions in 1885. Officers were required to buy their own equipment including firearms. Part of their equipment was a belt with numerous accouterments including a leather brown flap holster. This Colt fits the holster extremely well especially since like the revolver it is in extremely good shape considering it is possibly from 1885 as well. Markings on the Colt that attribute it to the RMP are “223. MD”. The inside flap of the holster has hand written in ink ‘E.A.G. VIII C.M.I.R’ . No maker marks on holster but is consistent with other RMP holsters and revolvers of the period. Condition is excellent, with original nickel and hardly used hard rubber grips. Holster is soft and pliable in excellent condition. Black powder antique. State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 42729