Colt Da 38 Revolver Serial Numbers
She thinks that it might have belonged to her grandfather, who was once in the timber industry in Cuba before Castro.
It is a Colt, marked Colt DA 38 on the left side of the barrel. On top of the barrel, the markings are
Colts PT FA MFG CO
Hartford CT, USA
Patented Aug 5 1884 Nov 6 88 Mar 5 95
There is a four digit number in two places, one on the cylinder release, which is flat, and the other inside the frame I believe. A lightly imprinted stamp on the bottom strap seems to have the date 1895 and WW.
(I am typing from my handwritten notes, not the gun, which is back in a cardboard box.)
The cylinder will rotate freely counterclockwise with the hammer fully forward.
Lock up is fairly tight. It has a slim jim type holster that is a perfect fit, missing a strap.
The gun is of course blue, with some rust, about 70%. I cleaned and oiled it and returned it to her, but it peaked my interest.
Also in the cardboard box is a full box of remington clean bore non corrosive 158 grain lead round nose .38 special cartridges, which will chamber, but I believe this gun is probably chambered in 38 Colt, not S&W Special. My gut tells me this is a civilian version of the Colts the Marines were using in the banana wars and in Philipines, but you tell me.
Any help is appreciated.
Colt Da 38 Revolver Serial Numbers/k 4852
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Colt Da 38 Serial Numbers
Colt Model 1892 DA Revolver -US Marked- This is an early Colt Model 1892 New Army Double Action Army Revolver in caliber.38 Colt. Standard 6' round barrel, six-shot cylinder, blued finish, and walnut grips. Jan 04, 2012 The gun is a Colt New Navy revolver, made in 1896. The caliber is what we call the.38 Long Colt (not to be confused with the.38 S&W or the.38 Special). The serial number is on the grip (73086); the others are assembly numbers to keep hand fitted parts together in the manufacturing and assembly process. . Sketchup pro download torrent. Any guns above serial number 40300 are considered to be modern under the 1968 Firearms Laws. Colt Model 1878 were manufactured in the following caliber's: 22, 32, 32-20, 38 COLT, 38-40, 44 Russian, 44-40 Frontier, 45 Colt, 450 Boxer, 455 Enfield, 476 Enfield.