Colt 1878 Frontier DA (5)

Very Fine Colt 1878 Double Action (C10618)

$3,250.00

Very Fine Colt 1878 Double Action. Made in 1894. Excellent original finish with 80% of the nickel remaining. Screws and trigger still have trace amounts of the original blue. Action works perfectly, and gun locks up tight. Grips are very nice.

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Colt 1878 Double Action Model .45 (C10530)

$1,150.00

Colt 1878 Double Action Model .45 caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1899, bore is very good. Action works perfectly. Gun has gray-brown patina. Left side grip has a chip. Gun is good plus overall.

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Colt 1878 Frontier Double Action .44-40 (C10165)

$1,650.00

Colt 1878 Frontier Double Action .44-40 caliber revolver. Excellent bore and grips are very good. Gun has about 50% blue. Note: This gun is double action only. There is a pin added to the hammer screw that prevents the hammer being pulled all the way back for single action. Works great as double action.

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Colt 1878 Double Action .44-40 (C10073)

$2,395.00

Colt 1878 Double Action .44-40 caliber revolver. Made in 1892. 90% of the original blue remains on the barrel. Frame has 20% original blue with the remainder turning to a brown patina Grips show some use, but are free from cracks, chips, etc. Nice sharp gun!

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Colt Model 1878 .44-40 (C10051)

$1,975.00

Colt Model 1878 .44-40 caliber revolver. Bore has very strong rifling and is frosty in the grooves. Action works perfectly. The grips are excellent. Gun was made with the desirable 4¾” barrel which is marked “Colt Frontier Six Shooter”. Gun has an even blue-brown patina with stronger blue in protected areas. This is a very popular caliber with a hard to find barrel length. A sharp gun with...

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Colt Frontier Model 1878 Double Action .45 Long...

$1,250.00

Colt Frontier Model 1878 double action .45 Long caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1892. Excellent bore. Barrel has been shortened to six inches. Action works perfectly. Gun has an even smooth pleasing patina.

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Colt 1878 .38-40 (C9261)

$3,975.00

Colt 1878 .38-40 caliber revolver. Manufactured March 1, 1903. Comes with factory letter. Shipped to Pacific Hardware and Steel Company, San Francisco, CA. Gun has a very good bore. Gun has approximately 90% bright blue (backstrap shows a patina finish). Grips are excellent. Action works perfectly. Very fine 1878 with factory letter.

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Colt 1902 Alaskan .45 LC (C9166)

$2,250.00

Colt 1902 Alaskan .45 LC caliber revolver. Bore is excellent. Gun has 80% of an Arsenal Refinish. In Don Wilkerson’s book Colts Double Action Revolver Model 1878 on page 397 he refers to some revolvers having been refinished at theManila Arsenal. The gun has excellent grips. All markings and Inspectors marks are sharp except for the barrel address which is barely legible. Action works...

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Colt 1878 Double Action Alaskan Model .45 LC...

$1,095.00

Colt 1902 Alaskan .45 LC caliber revolver. Colt 1878 Double Action with smooth gray brown patina throughout metal. All markings are present. Bore is excellent. Action indexes but does not have a tight lock up.

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Colt 1878 Double Action .45 ( C8637)

$1,875.00

Colt 1878 Double Action .45 caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1878. Bore has good rifling and has some corrosion in the grooves. Gun has about 80% original nickel with the rest flaking. Grips are very good with no cracks or chips.

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Colt 1878 .45 LC (C8579)

$3,495.00

Colt 1878 .45 LC caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1903. Serial #49905. Gun has an excellent bore. Gun has approximately 95% original blue. Grips are very good plus. Action works perfectly. Very fine 1878 Colt.

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Colt Frontier Six Shoot .44-40 caliber...

$4,500.00

Colt Frontier Six Shoot .44-40 caliber revolver. Beautiful 1878 in popular .44-40 caliber. Barrel roll die marked Colt Frontier Six Shooter. Gun has 96-97% bright early high luster original blue. Grips are excellent and show some light chocolate coloring as is seen on many Colt hard rubber grips. There is a light abrasion on the inspection disks. Comes with a factory letter mentioning the gun...

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Colt 1878 .45 LC caliber revolver. (C4979)

$4,250.00

Colt 1878 .45 LC caliber revolver. Beautiful 5 1/2" nickel D.A. with fine old pearl grips. Gun was sent back to Colt for the 5 1/2" barrel and for the nickel plating. Has factory rework star and rework numbers. Original factory letter shows 7 1/2" barrel and blue. Shipped to Sears & Roebuck Co, Chicago, Illinois in 1900. Gun is excellent with 98-99% factory nickel. Beautiful 1878.

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Colt 1878 Double Action .44-40 caliber...

$1,895.00

Colt 1878 Double Action .44-40 caliber revolver marked "Frontier Six Shooter" on barrel. Barrel is 7 1/2" and bore is very good. Gun retains about 95% of an old nickel refinish that was very well done and actually looks original.

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Colt 1878 .45 LC (C4623)

$3,950.00

Colt 1878 .45 caliber revolver with 7 1/2" barrel, 90% factory nickel finish (looks like 95% finish) and excellent grips. Very good plus condition. Very good looking '78 D.A.

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