Colt 1878 Frontier DA

SN: 37523. Made in 1897. .44-40 caliber with a 6.5" barrel. Bore is fair with strong rifling. Action works well. Frame and barrel covered with a nice grey patina. Small chip on left side grip. Overall good condition.

Serial number 34763. Made in 1895. Very fine gun with approximately 75% of the original blue. Grips are excellent.

Serial number 32738. Made in 1893. 44-40 with a 7 ½” barrel. This gun has been refinished long ago. Action works well. This is a 44-40. Bore has strong rifling with some pitting.

Serial number 32076. Made in 1893. 44-40 caliber with a 4 ¾” barrel. Gun is in Mint Condition as restored with a Turnbull quality restoration.

Serial number 13125. Made in 1884. 44-40 caliber with a 7½” barrel. This gun has a mixture of original nickel and cleaned metal. Acid etched panel is still visible. Grips are good.

Serial number 47905. Made in 1900. 45 LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. Beautiful example with 90% of the original blue. 5000 of these guns were made for the Philippine Constabulary. This gun has all of the small US inspectors marks. Grips are excellent. The 1902s had an enlarged trigger guard. Action works well and the bore is excellent!

Serial number 49431. Made in 1903. 44-40 with a 5 ½” barrel. Very fine gun with 80% of the original blue finish. Finish shows normal light wear. Grips are very fine. Action works perfectly. Bore is very fine!

Serial number 37234. Made in 1897. 38 Colt with a 7 ½” barrel.  Very fine as being nicely refinished. Grips are beautiful pearls/ Action works well. Bore has visible rifling with pitting. Very rare gun with only 40 guns in the records in 38 Colt caliber.

Serial number 19790. Made in 1887. 44-40 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has 75% of the original nickel. Some of the metal has been polished to appear to have more nickel than it sows. This gun has nice pearl grips. Action works well. Bore is excellent!

Serial number 39521. Made in 1898. 44-40 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel.  Very fine gun with 95% of the original blue. Grips are excellent. Action works perfectly and bore is excellent!

Serial number 37476. Made in 1897. 44-40 with a 5 ½” barrel. Beautiful gun with 90%+ of the original blue finish. Grips are excellent. Action works perfectly!

Serial number 27452. Made in 1891. 45 Colt with a 7 ½ barrel. Absolutely beautiful gun with a 95% of the original nickel finish. The trigger and the hammer has the original high luster blue. Grips are excellent. Action works well. Bore is excellent. Absolutely beautiful gun in excellent condition!

Serial number 41788. Made in 1899. 45 LC with a  5 ½” barrel. Gun is in excellent condition with 99%+ of the original nickel. Blue still remains on the screws. The grips are thick, original mother of pearl. Absolutely beautiful example of a Colt 1878 DA!

Serial Number 2(?)430. Made circa 1888 – 1892. 32-20 Caliber with a 5 ½” barrel.  20% - 25% of the original nickel finish with the remainder of the metal having been cleaned to a dark gray patina. The serial number cannot be read fully; the second digit is not readable. The...

Manufactured in 1897. Barrel is 5 1/2". Bore has strong rifling with some pitting. Action works properly. Metal has approximately 75% original nickel plating with some flaking. Grips are very good no chips or cracks. Very good overall condition.

Made in 1900. 45 LC Caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This gun has a bluish to plum colored patina throughout metal. Gun was refinished long ago. Some small inspectors markings are still visible. “US” on right hand side of the frame is partially visible. Grips are checkered. The inside of one of the grips is marked “PC” which stands for Philippine Constabulary. Along with...

Made in 1900. 44-40 with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has none of the original finish, only a gray patina. Grips are very good. The frame has been marked spuriously “US”. Action works perfectly bore has strong rifling with pitting. This gun comes with a factory letter where it was shipped to Simmons Hardware.

Very Rare Colt 1878 Sheriff’s Model .45 LC caliber revolver. Made in 1888. Has a 4” barrel in .45 LC caliber. This gun is in excellent condition with 85% original nickel finish. Small parts have fire blue. Grips are original pearl in excellent condition. This gun comes with a factory letter confirming all features. It was shipped to J.P. Lower in Denver, CO. These Sheriff’s models or store...

Colt Model 1878 Double Action “Frontier”. This is a London Colt with both Hartford and London barrel addresses. The oak case is the correct English case for this revolver. Caliber is .455 as are the cartridges in the wood block. Case has the Colt Pall Mall label in the lid. The bore is perfect. Barrel length 5 ½”. Trigger guard is marked .455 Cal E. Barrel and...

Colt 1878 Double Action Frontier .45 Long Colt Revolver. Manufactured in 1891. Barrel length 5 ½”. Bore has good rifling and light to medium wear in the grooves. Action works perfectly but does not lock up tightly. So, in battery position there is a little “play” in the cylinder lockup. Grips are interesting in that they are proper Colt hard rubber...