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Colt Single Action Army U.S. Ordinance Cavalry Indian Wars Revolver [183302]

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Colt Single Action Army U.S. Ordinance Cavalry Indian Wars Revolver [183302]
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This Colt Single Action Army (SAA) is Ordinance Inspected and part of the 9th US contract with Colt for cavalry arms. S/N 112072 with a birthday of 1885. This would be considered an Indian Wars gun. The gun has a 7.5 in. barrel with a bright bore, three line patent dates of '71, '72, '75; US stamped on the left frame. There is no marking on the trigger guard for caliber which is correct for US ordinance guns of this period. The serial numbers are all matching: frame, trigger guard, backstrap, and cylinder. There are a number of ordinance inspection marks: D.F.G. (X4) David F. Clark has inspection marks on the bottom of the barrel, frame forward, cylinder, and bottom of the right grip. The right grip cartouche is JTC for John T. Cleveland; the left grip cartouche reads FH for Frank Heath and is difficult to read. There is the letter "G" struck deeply at: the trigger guard forward, and the bottom of the grip strap. The letter G meaning is not understood but may indicate a government contract gun. A sub-inspector mark "P" is found on the bottom of the barrel and of the cylinder. The gun is in-time. The ordinance cartouches are visible on the grips and indicate this gun saw light duty. The metal finish is a soft grey patination with light holster wear near the muzzle. The barrel address reads from muzzle to cylinder "COLT'S P. A. MFG. Co. HARTFORD CT U.S.A." This is a spectacular piece to hold. There are two minor take-aways; the bulls-eye ejector rod will not move, and most screws have been replaced with correct and freshly blued screws. Purists may object to this replacement however it adds considerable beauty to the firearm. This gun is an antique and no attempt has been made to fire this gun to confirm their mechanical integrity. Nor should this gun be fired without the examination by a qualified gunsmith. Any attempt to fire an antique gun is at the the risk of the owner and not consistent with the value of the firearm. No sales to New York, New Jersey, California, or Hawaii. No FFL required. Please see photos for details. (ref. Colt Cavalry & Artillery Revolvers, Kopec & Fenn, 1994, p. 77; Colt American Legend, Wilson, 1985, p. 368). [