Arms, Armor and Militaria

Fine. Bore very fine and bright with excellent rifling. Retains most of the blued finish with some thinning, minor wear, some light surface scuffs and some old dried oil on the surfaces. The most notable wear is finish loss the heel of the butt and some light finish scuffs and a turn line on the cylinder. Some freckled surface oxidation and minor roughness is present on the cylinder release. All markings remain clear and crisp. Chambers and forcing cone with some old reddish flocking residue, possibly from a velvet type case lining. Mechanically functional action is quite crisp and indexes and locks up tightly. Grips with some light wear and minor freckles of discoloration.

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