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Category - Colt Revolvers - New Line - Colt Revolvers - Antique

Category
Colt Revolvers - New Line
Colt Revolvers - Antique

Antique COLT “NEW LINE” .38 Caliber Rimfire ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver WILD WEST Conceal & Carry SELF DEFENSE Gun

Description:
Antique COLT “NEW LINE” .38 Caliber Rimfire ETCHED PANEL Pocket Revolver  

WILD WEST Conceal & Carry SELF DEFENSE Gun

Here we present an antique Etched Panel Colt New Line .38 Caliber Rimfire Revolver, made in 1875 in Hartford, Connecticut with a production run between 1874 and 1879. A single action revolver, the small “New Line” pocket revolvers were inexpensive handguns produced by Colt from 1873 to 1884. The “New Line” was Colt’s first production model handgun chambered for .38 caliber and outnumbered all other pistols in Colt’s “New Line” group. This revolver utilized a .38 rimfire cartridge matched to a 5-shot fluted cylinder fitted to a 2 ¼” long round barrel. About 12,516 were produced in .38 caliber during its six year production run.

This revolver was designed to be a small but potent self-defense revolver for stowing in one’s pocket in the 19th Century. Spur Trigger “Suicide Special” manufacture was fierce during this time, and Colt struggled to compete against the countless small shops making very similar, less expensive revolvers, though not necessarily of the same quality. The Colt remained a steady, reliable force in firearms for much longer than the rest. This revolver features 5 shots of .38 Rimfire, a handsome nickel finish and rosewood grips.

The New Line series of revolvers, including all calibers, was a single action pocket revolver introduced by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in 1873 and continued through 1884. Two years after the Colt House Revolver, a year after the Colt Open Top, and almost simultaneously alongside the Colt Peacemaker, the Colt New Line was one of the first metallic cartridge, rear-loading revolvers manufactured by Colt.

The overall condition is fine. Original nickel plate and fire blue accented finish. The action is excellent. The bore is in great shape with strong rifling. The grips show wear and remain solid. The etched panel is still visible. The numbers match.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 2-1/4 inches.

Caliber: .38 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1700

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Antique: Yes