serial #7484, 45 S&W, 7'' ribbed round barrel with a good bore showing strong evident rifling but with light and moderate pitting its full-length. This is an attractive, clearly frontier-used revolver, with a very nice ''been there done that'' look. The barrel and cylinder retain about 90% original nickel finish, the loss due to light flaking and freckling to the base gunmetal beneath, now a pewter and gray patina, most of those areas resulting in light pitting, one area on the cylinder between the flutes completely worn to gray. The frame shows a bit more wear retaining perhaps 80-85% original blue, with the expected loss on the straps as well as bottom of frame and right side. The case-hardened parts are now primarily a dull dark blue-gray case-hardened patina. The arm wears a pair of period smooth ivory grips with nice age crackling and toning to a cream patina, rating very good with a small chip on the right outer edge, having shrunken from the years with the metal now somewhat proud; they are numbered ''G107'' on their interior in antique ink pen. Barrel-to-frame lockup is good showing only the lightest play, with timing and lockup excellent for the most part, a few of the chambers over-timing slightly. Overall a very respectable civilian model, still with lots of original nickel plate, which clearly spent its time on the frontier. (3B9474-111) {ANTIQUE} [Dr. John W. Hall Collection] (2500/4000)
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