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Old July 17, 2012, 04:28 PM   #2
Jim Watson
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1. Colt 1860 Army .44 made 1862

2. Colt 1851 Navy cartridge conversion, Richards-Mason design.
A low number like that is probably one of the ones assembled out of parts on hand in the 1870s and numbered in its own series 1-3800. I guess it might be a very early gun returned for conversion by an individual.
Does it have any patent dates or other legible markings on it?
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