circa 1858, six shot .44 caliber, serial number 17582 stamped on four places under the frame, the cylinder, and loading lever, 7582 on barrel wedge, 7-1/2 in. octagonal to round barrel stamped "ADDRESS SAMl COLT NEW-YORK CITY", blade front sight, flip up rear sight dovetailed into factory stamp, left side of frame stamped with three line "COLTS, PATENT, U.S.", brass trigger guard with "I" stamp, iron backstrap, walnut grips, third type shoulder stock, stamped 17529 and 17530 under stock and on top of the butt plate, faint cartouche on right side of stock, saddle ring on stock tang, 27-1/4 in. overall
Provenance: Private Chicago, Illinois Collection
Note: This revolver was one of approximately 10,500 revolvers made from 1851 - 1861, that was factory cut to accommodate a shoulder stock, this particular shoulder stock was not the one numbered to match the gun.
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Private Chicago, Illinois Collection
metal gun components with gunmetal finish with scattered pitting and abrasions, some oxidation, oxidation on brass trigger guard, patina to hammer and recoil shield, walnut grip with handling wear and inscribed 2000 on butt, metal stock components with some oxidation and pitting, handling wear to wooden shoulder stock including chips dings and abrasions, shoulder stock releases and reattaches to pistol appropriately, trigger, hammer, and cylinder appear to be in working order
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