Pythons produced from 1955 to 1969 have no letter in the serial number and are the most desirable to collectors. This must have been one of the 5 that they put together with the overproduction of barrels. Im only speculating but possibly Colt had an overrun of these 5 barrels from the FHP contract and put them on commercially-sold guns.Īs a collectible oddity, someone might be willing to pay well above my estimate, but as a shooter, Ill stick with the 600-700. It might help clear up the mystery of the 5 barrel, which is highly unusual. There should be a stamp on the right side of the frame or on the bottom of the grip frame, FHPXXX with the Xs being the FHP inventory number.Įven though the refinish was done at the factory, that and the current amount of wear take the gun out of the collector gun category.Ĭould you please show a photo of the label on the end of the box.
#COLT TROOPER SERIAL NUMBER DATES SERIAL NUMBERS#
#COLT TROOPER SERIAL NUMBER DATES FULL#
Colt Trooper Mk V S Full Barrel Underlug.Colt Trooper Mk V S Serial Number Was Very.This one has never been altered or refurbished and is still wearing 98% of the original finish. Many were upgraded in later years to the Model 1901 with the addition of a lanyard ring on the base of their handles and were refinished and re-marked by Colt. Today, these 1894's are a bit of a challenge to locate in original unaltered condition. 38 caliber cartridge was found to be insufficient at stopping the Moros in the Philippines a couple of years later at the turn of the 20th century. Of course, the Colt Double Action was a great design but its.
It is interesting that these Colt DA's were introduced into service in the last days of the western frontier and was the US Army's main issue handgun when war broke out with Spain over Cuba and the Philippines in 1898. The 1894 was an improvement over the US Army Model 1892 in that it was equipped with a device that blocks the hammer when the latch was not fully engaged locking the cylinder in place. 38 Long Colt caliber with standard 6" barrel, six-shot cylinder, with walnut smooth grips. This is a Colt US Army Model 1894 Double Action Revolver in. All of this information can be obtained in the book "A Study of Colt's New Army & Navy Pattern Double Action Revolver 1889 to 1908" by Robert Best. The right grip has the cartouche of Renaldo Carr. Left side of the smooth walnut grips is stamped " 1896" with the inspector stamp bottom of left grip is stamped " RAC".
The stationary part of the yoke is stamped " 7363". The cylinder release is stamped " 7383" as well as inside the yoke. The "P" inspector and 7363 stamps can be found on the underside of the barrel. Carr on left side of frame and back of cylinder. Army marked revolver features the inspector stamp " RAC" Renaldo A. These units were delivered prior to the armistice with Spain and issued prior to the fighting in Cuba. The model 1894 revolver in this collection is marked on the left side of the frame (N J) for the New Jersey Militia, U.
It is all original and retains the brass leather leg-tie ring. marked holster is stamped on the back 'Rock Island Arsenal / 1909 / H.E.K. Marked in several other locations of this revolver Note there is no lanyard ring on the butt. The presence of a locking lever modification for this revolver. Note the screw ends (2) which show below the cylinder latch indicating 'New Jersey' militia strike and a 'K' on the cylinder latch During the de-mobilization process after the war, the states requested their units be allowed to keep their new equipment even though many of the units never went overseas. 38 double action Model 1894 revolvers and the state militias with only a few of the double action Colts. During the Spanish-American War, regular Army troops were supplied with Colt's. The last roll marked date on the barrel is Mar. Reported serial numbers for this contract were from 63,000 to 67,999, which includes this revolver with the serial number of 67,383. According to Robert Best's book: Colt entered into a second contract with the Army for 5,000 more Model 1894 revolvers on April 23, 1895.
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