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Good. Bore about good, with moderate amounts of oxidation and some scattered pitting and visible rifling. Metal with a mostly smooth, lightly oxidized brownish patina with some mottling, showing some scattered areas of surface roughness and some lightly scattered pitting. Markings on barrel remain fairly crisp, cylinder with some traces of the notoriously weak cylinder scene. Action is mechanically functional, and the gun indexes and locks up correctly but there is no half cock present. The arbor pin retention catch is a correct pattern modern replacement. Grips with moderate wear, showing scattered bumps, dings and mars and some minor old chipping along the sharp edges.

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