Sale 1304
**Colt Trooper .357
Estimate$400 – $600
**Colt Trooper .357
.357 Magnum. 4" barrel length. SN: 52523. Blued metal finish with polished hammer flanks and mounting checkered walnut Colt medallion grips. Double action hand ejector revolver with six-shot cylinder and mounting matted front ramp and adjustable notch rear sights. Left barrel model marking reads TROOPER .357/.357 MAGNUM CTG. with the {Rampant Colt} logo to the sideplate behind and below the latch. Right barrel struck with the single line address mark reading COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. Item mounts a wide spur hammer with knurled spur, and a vertically serrated trigger with polished finish to the front.
Good to Very Good. Bore is Very Bright with crisp rifling throughout. Blued finish displays light edgewear with some further wear around the muzzle and a light turn ring to the cylinder. Brown patina flecking to the right side of the hammer. Traces of brown patina forming on the backstrap with an abrasion on the front gripstrap. Gold finish to the grip medallions is worn off on the outer surfaces, and the grips show overall handling wear and loss of sharpness to the checkering with some abrasions along the butt. Action shows good timing.
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