ID SA Colt??

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Ed Brunner

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A friend got hold of a Colt that we are trying to ID. It is a single action revolver, appears to be .38 cal with a 5 1/2" barrel. On the barrel it has Colts Pt F.A. Mfg Co Hartford CT USA. On the side of the frame below the cylinder it has Pat. Sep 19 xx, Sep 5 xx, Jan 19 , 75.
It has a Bisley type round butt with what appear to be hard rubber grips. It was nickle plated but most is worn off. It came with a holster which appears to have a stainless steel belt loop and appears to be very old. Need ID and value.
Any help will be apppeciated
 
I am posting two Colt Revolvers that sound similar to that which you describe. Do either of them look like the Revolver you have?

HJN
 
It is more like the first. It isn't a SAA. The frame is smaller and the grip is more like a bird's head than a Bisley. Maybe I can get a photo.
 
Based on the patent dates, caliber, size, and round butt, you have a Colt Lightning. It is a gate loading, rod extracting double action with a superficial resemblance to a SAA. They are notoriously fragile mechanically, so yours might very well be out of order to where it would not function double action.

I 'm not going to guess on the value, but in the condition described, it won't be great.

Oh, yeah, made from 1877 til 1912.
 
I have looked at a bunch of photos on the web and it surely looks like the Colt Lightning. I didn't really examine it but I sure thought it was single action. I will have another look Monday.

Thanks to all.
 
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