.45 Colt, 7.5" barrel, S/N 27452 (mfg. ca1891). Nickel finish, fire blued small parts, checkered hard rubber Rampant Colt logo grips. Left side of barrel roll marked 45 COLT with small Rampant Colt logo on lower left of frame at grip juncture. Standard one-line Colt address barrel roll mark. Lanyard ring in butt. The Model 1878 was Colt's first large large caliber double action revolver but never achieved the commercial or market success of its single action brethren. At total of 17,177 Model 1878 Revolvers were produced in .45 Colt, not including the US Model 1902 sub-variant. 4,028 Model 1878 revolvers were manufactured with 7.5" barrels in nickel, making it the second most popular configuration for that caliber, with only the 7.5" blued version being produced in greater quantities. Condition: Fine. Retains most of the nickel with some minor thinning, small surface flaking and some scattered oxidation. Markings remain clear and crisp. Mechanically functional, fine bore, grips fine and crisp.
.45 Colt, 7.5" barrel, S/N 27452 (mfg. ca1891). Nickel finish, fire blued small parts, checkered hard rubber Rampant Colt logo grips. Left side of barrel roll marked 45 COLT with small Rampant Colt logo on lower left of frame at grip juncture. Standard one-line Colt address barrel roll mark. Lanyard ring in butt. The Model 1878 was Colt's first large large caliber double action revolver but never achieved the commercial or market success of its single action brethren. At total of 17,177 Model 1878 Revolvers were produced in .45 Colt, not including the US Model 1902 sub-variant. 4,028 Model 1878 revolvers were manufactured with 7.5" barrels in nickel, making it the second most popular configuration for that caliber, with only the 7.5" blued version being produced in greater quantities. Condition: Fine. Retains most of the nickel with some minor thinning, small surface flaking and some scattered oxidation. Markings remain clear and crisp. Mechanically functional, fine bore, grips fine and crisp.
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