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Columbian made other designs than the Baby Hammerless, as the pictures show.
Yours could not have been made before the December 1894 patent date and Columbian went out of business in 1897 or 1898 according to Joe Salter, the only reference I could find. That ties it to a three or four year period, and makes it an antique under Federal law.
As I read Indiana law, even a private sale of a handgun has to have a background check by a dealer. I see nothing about antiques there.
But I am not a lawyer, nor an Indiana resident.
Check it out.
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