^Lot 110 ANTIQUE PISTOL: COLT , 1878 Double Action Frontier , 6 SHOT REVOLVER , 476 REV caliber

ANTIQUE PISTOL: COLT , 1878 Double Action Frontier, 6 SHOT REVOLVER , 476 REV caliber , BARREL LENGTH 140 mm , SERIAL # 14482 -- ACTION LOCKED UP -- NOT FUNCTIONING -- SOLD AS IS.
- solid receiver/frame, double action revolver with right side loading gate.
- the make is normally marked on top of the barrel as:
"COLT'S PF. F.A. MFG. Co. "HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A."
- approximately 1,500 revolvers were marked on top of the barrel as:
"COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. Co. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A. DEPOT 14. PALL MALL LONDON".

COLT SERIAL # LOOKUP: 14482 - MODEL 1878 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER - MANUFACTURE YEAR 1885

Orders/Legal Authority : AFR, Section 1, para. 7. A handgun manufactured before 1898 that is capable of discharging center-fire cartridges, other than a handgun designed or adapted to discharge 32 Short Colt, 32 Long Colt, 32 Smith and Wesson, 32 Smith and Wesson Long, 32-20 Winchester, 38 Smith and Wesson, 38 Short Colt, 38 Long Colt, 38-40 Winchester, 44-40 Winchester, or 45 Colt cartridges.
- serial number is usually found on the grip strap.
- the last 2-3 digits may be repeated on the back of the cylinder and on the loading gate.
- serial number range began at 1 and continued unbroken to 51210.
- in this model series, serial numbers 1 to 38,199 are known to have been manfuactured prior to 1898.
- serial numbers are numeric only without prefix or suffix.