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58 Cal; good bore, good stock, 12'' barrel, Manufactured at the Springfield Armory, dated 1856. Original metal in the white, brass mounted walnut stock, complete with the walnut shoulder stock, brass buttplate tang marked "U.S.". Lock marked "U.S./SPRINGFIELD" at the front of the lockplate, the date 1856 at the rear, Maynard cap box cover is marked with the American Eagle and Sheild. The left side of the barrel is stamped with VP and eagles head proofs. The backstrap is stamped with the number "9" which was supposed to match a number on the stock, the stock is has the number "17" stamped on the bottom of the brass yoke so is not matching. Original swiveling ramrod, fixed front sight and two leaf rear sight. The metal has some scattered areas of light pitting, heavier at the bolster. The stock has a tight crack on the left side flat and a tiny crack on the right side of the forend between the band spring and nose cap. Mechanically fine, some light pitting in the bore. Antique,
Was $4120 sold for $3,415.
He trusted me a lot to leave such an old and beautiful firearm in a stranger's possession for about a week. We kept it in the safe with our money when I wasnt working on it. I'm a third generation working in a ma and pop store that is now in its 50th year. Guess there's a reason he didn't take it to Lowe's or home depot lol.
No kidding!
What year is that? My target model is a '50 or '51 with the crazy colored plastic grips, and my sport model has the same coloring. Target model has the little backstrap extension too.
Mr. Driftwood would need to answer for sure, but I think...
The Colt Woodsman is a semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured by the U.S.Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1915 to 1977. It was designed by John Moses Browning. The frame design changed over time, in three distinct series: series one being 1915–1941, series two 1947–1955, and series three being 1955–1977.
Colt Officers model commentaries from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s are hard to come by.
This revolver made Colt’s reputation as The target gun prior to WW II. In the 20’s to the 40’s many if not most bullseye shooters used the Colt.
The Officers Model had a hand fitted and finished action, checkered trigger and backstrap, with an adjustable rear sight and an adjustable front sight.
Since the Officers Model was Colt’s premium target revolver, the gun received extensive polishing and action tuning, making a to-die-for single action trigger. Pre-war guns received Colt’s famous heat bluing (a thermal treatment not so much a chemical process).
Looks like a cut out... maybe an automatic cap ejector lol?View attachment 825446 View attachment 825447 http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_416578
It is just the angle or lighting or an actual separate cut out?