Serial number 2743. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 7 ½”: barrel. This is an early Ainsworth inspected Colt Single Action Army. Metal has a mostly gray to brown patina. This gun has a previous tag with the description from when it was sold stating that this was shipped to the San Antonio Arsenal for the...

Serial number 3929. Made in 1873. 45LC caliber with a    5 ½” barrel. This gun has a light gray to brown patina with the metal being cleaned and re- aged. This gun has had the barrel shortened and some of the markings have been restored / renumbered. Some small parts are replaced as well.

Serial number 2160. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 7 ½”barrel. This gun is in rough condition as it was in a fire. Fire scale remains over at least half of the gun. The main spring is not present and the ejector screw is missing. This is  a Cavalry model and a faint “U.S.” can be seen on the left hand side of...

Serial number 54401. Made in 1880. 45LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal on this gun shows some pitting and fire scale with an even artificial patina throughout. All numbers are matching with the barrel and cylinder numbers likely refreshened. Grips are replacements.

Serial number 1049. Made in 1874. 45 LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This is a gun assembled from parts and has a spurious martial markings.

Serial number 33593. Made in 1877. 45 LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has an even gray patina. All numbers appear to match with the cylinder only having a partial number of a “5 3” where the “9 is presumably worn off. The ejector rod housing is a replacement. Grips have been refinished. This gun comes with a factory letter confirming the configuration and it was...

Serial number 4770. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This is a very fine example with 90% of the original blue and 30% - 40% of the case colors. Grips are excellent with sharp Cartouches.  Very fine example of a nice artillery!

Serial number 49735. Made in 1878. 45LC caliber with a barrel just over 4 ¾” long. Metal has an even brown patina. All numbers are matching. This gun has been partially restored with replaced small parts and some of the markings refreshed. 

Serial number 4931. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 5 5/8” barrel. This is a Custer range Colt single action cavalry model that has been shortened. The barrel has been cleaned. Several screws have been replaced, the grips are replacements as well as the backstrap which has been numbered to match.

Serial number 60813. Made in 1880. 45 LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is a sharp DFC inspected Colt Cavalry model. The metal has been cleaned. All visible numbers are matching. The back strap number has been completely removed and the cylinder number is only partially visible. There is no visible barrel address, but the numbers are matching and there is correct...

Serial number 1689. Made in 1874. 45 LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This is a nice sharp gun with a dark gray patina. The numbers are correctly mismatched as the Artillery model Colts were made up from Cavalry models that had been disassembled, refurbished and re-assembled making no effort of trying to match the...

Serial number 6413. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is a lot Six gun (Serial number 5500-6500) which was where a lot of the guns issued to the 7^th Cavalry came from. This is a nice sharp gun with a brown to gray [patina throughout. All numbers match and all inspectors marks can be...

Serial number 24358. Made in 1876. 45LC caliber with a 5 3/8” barrel. This gun has a mottled brown to gray patina. Various small parts are replacements including the cylinder pin. The barrel has been shortened.

Serial number 12504. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is a Ainsworth inspected Colt Cavalry Model Single Action that was in the batch issued to the state of West Virginia and subsequently sold to the civilian market to raise funds. The majority of these guns found themselves on the western frontier. This gun has had some restoration which includes replace...

Serial number 520. Made in 1874. 45 LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This is a gun that has had every single marking restored. Grips are replacements. Its very possible that this gun was made into an artillery model. 

Serial number 5601. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This gun has had extensive restoration and is more of a “put together Artillery. The frame has been re-numbered with spurious US markings applied. The cylinder has also had the serial number re-applied. Overall, this gun has a very pleasing even...

Serial number 14050. Made in 1874. 45 LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This gun has a brown to gray patina with pitting mostly on the frame and cylinder. This is a very late Ainsworth inspected Colt. Several areas have restoration including replaced screws, and ejector rod housing. The cylinder and butt have had the serial number remarked. The barrel is possibly relined....

Serial number 8007. Made in 1873. 45 LC. Caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is a very neat gun that falls in the Lot 8 Shipment of Martially issued Colt Single Action Armies. These guns were issued to the 5^th, 8^th, and 9^th Cavalries. All three of the Cavalry units served in Texas and saw heavy combat during the Indian wars. This gun has been...

Serial number 8844. Made in 1874. 45LC caliber with a 5 ½” barrel. This gun comes with a factory letter confirming it was an Artillery model reissued to Springfield Armory in 1902. This gun has since been restored. Condition is excellent as restored.

Serial number 12736. Made in 1874. 45 LC caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is a Ainsworth inspected Colt Cavalry Model Single Action that was in the batch issued to the state of West Virginia and subsequently sold to the civilian market to raise funds. The majority of these guns found themselves on the western frontier. This gun has had some restoration which includes a...