.45 Colt. 5.5" barrel length. SN: 54110. Blued and color casehardened finish, smooth walnut one-piece grip. Nearly illegible single line barrel address appears to be the correct style for 1880s-1890s US military contract single action revolvers, three-date in three-line patent mark on lower left of frame, followed by "U.S." Matching full serial number "54110" on frame, triggerguard and butt, partially "4110" on barrel, cylinder numbers "2126". Barrel and frame with the block "D.F.C." inspection mark of David F. Clark, barrel with small "P" proof. Weak "D.F.C." on cylinder as well, along with small "P" proof on edge and rear face of cylinder. No inspection on backstop, which was correct for this period. No visible inspections or cartouches on the grip and no visible serial number in the backstop cut out. Correct black powder frame and bullseye ejector rod head. Loading gate assembly numbered "2257". The standard variant of the Colt "Artillery" Single Action Army is an all mixed numbers gun, sometimes encountered with one or two matching parts. The next most common variant is the all matching gun with a mismatched barrel, suggesting Springfield Arsenal alteration where the barrels were removed, shortened and reinstalled without regard to matching the barrels to the guns. The least common variation is an all matching numbers gun. This may have been one of those guns that later had the cylinder replaced in the field, although it is strange that the cylinder is also DFC inspected despite being a mismatched part. This gun, #54110 was not located in the Springfield Research Service serial number groups, however a very small number of guns were located that were within a few hundred numbers of this one. The closest was $54135, 25 numbers away, which was an "artillery model" issued to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, the famed "Rough Riders" on June 20, 1898. Another gun issued to the 1st US near this one was #54621. The next closest gun was #54192, which was recorded in the possession of L troop of the 7th Cavalry in March of 1888 when it was still a 7.5" gun. Further research into the serial number of the gun could prove fruitful and might be able to confirm the tenuous relationship to Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Condition: Good. Metal a moderately oxidized pewter gray color with scattered light pitting and some minor traces of blue in protected areas around the triggerguard and in the cylinder flutes. Hammer with some minute traces of faded case colored mottling. Barrel markings weak, other markings mostly clear and legible. Mechanically functional, but action does not provide four distinct "clicks" when the hammer is cocked, as clicks 2 and 3 happen almost simultaneously. however, the action appears to operate correctly with correct timing, indexing and lock up, although it is sometimes difficult to get the hammer to lock correctly into the half cock notch. Bore about good, oxidized with some pitting and strong rifling. Grip worn, sanded and with some filler in the bottom. Sharp edges chipped and rounded, with scattered bumps, dings and mars and no traces of any cartouches or inspection marks.
.45 Colt. 5.5" barrel length. SN: 54110. Blued and color casehardened finish, smooth walnut one-piece grip. Nearly illegible single line barrel address appears to be the correct style for 1880s-1890s US military contract single action revolvers, three-date in three-line patent mark on lower left of frame, followed by "U.S." Matching full serial number "54110" on frame, triggerguard and butt, partially "4110" on barrel, cylinder numbers "2126". Barrel and frame with the block "D.F.C." inspection mark of David F. Clark, barrel with small "P" proof. Weak "D.F.C." on cylinder as well, along with small "P" proof on edge and rear face of cylinder. No inspection on backstop, which was correct for this period. No visible inspections or cartouches on the grip and no visible serial number in the backstop cut out. Correct black powder frame and bullseye ejector rod head. Loading gate assembly numbered "2257". The standard variant of the Colt "Artillery" Single Action Army is an all mixed numbers gun, sometimes encountered with one or two matching parts. The next most common variant is the all matching gun with a mismatched barrel, suggesting Springfield Arsenal alteration where the barrels were removed, shortened and reinstalled without regard to matching the barrels to the guns. The least common variation is an all matching numbers gun. This may have been one of those guns that later had the cylinder replaced in the field, although it is strange that the cylinder is also DFC inspected despite being a mismatched part. This gun, #54110 was not located in the Springfield Research Service serial number groups, however a very small number of guns were located that were within a few hundred numbers of this one. The closest was $54135, 25 numbers away, which was an "artillery model" issued to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, the famed "Rough Riders" on June 20, 1898. Another gun issued to the 1st US near this one was #54621. The next closest gun was #54192, which was recorded in the possession of L troop of the 7th Cavalry in March of 1888 when it was still a 7.5" gun. Further research into the serial number of the gun could prove fruitful and might be able to confirm the tenuous relationship to Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Condition: Good. Metal a moderately oxidized pewter gray color with scattered light pitting and some minor traces of blue in protected areas around the triggerguard and in the cylinder flutes. Hammer with some minute traces of faded case colored mottling. Barrel markings weak, other markings mostly clear and legible. Mechanically functional, but action does not provide four distinct "clicks" when the hammer is cocked, as clicks 2 and 3 happen almost simultaneously. however, the action appears to operate correctly with correct timing, indexing and lock up, although it is sometimes difficult to get the hammer to lock correctly into the half cock notch. Bore about good, oxidized with some pitting and strong rifling. Grip worn, sanded and with some filler in the bottom. Sharp edges chipped and rounded, with scattered bumps, dings and mars and no traces of any cartouches or inspection marks.
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