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Lot 137

Desirable Refinished Colt Bisley Flattop Target 45 LC Revolver W/ Letter

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Starting Bid
$2,000

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Serial: 205176
Manufacturer: Colt's PT. F.A. Mfg. Co. (c. 1901) 
Model: Bisley Flattop Target (1 of 976)
Caliber: 45 LC
Barrel Length: 7.5 in. 
OAL: 13 in.
Condition: Very Good-Nicely Refinished; hard rubber grips have light wear w/ brown patina; barrel, ejector rod housing, cylinder, front & backstraps; & trigger guard have been reblued; some wear on edges & rub areas; screws & trigger have a nitre-blue finish; nice case colors on hammer; some light pitting is visible under the blue refinish; some pitting on the recoil shield  by the loading gate; bore is good & bright w/ strong rifling w/ light fouling in the grooves; mechanically very good; 4 distinct clicks; cylinder lock-up is tight
Includes: Factory Colt letter stating that the revolver was sold to the Shelton-Payne Arms Company in El Paso, Texas and shipped to Simmons Hardware Company in St. Louis, Missouri on July 8, 1902. It was the only gun in the shipment.
-hard rubber "Rampant" Colt grips; flat-top frame; adjustable sights

Provenance: An El Paso, Texas collection

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