Arms, Armor and Militaria Online

Fine. Bore is dirty with some firing residues to the rifling that should clean to Very Bright with crisp rifling throughout. Metal finish exhibits edgewear overall. Metal finish to the grips and butt are a deep brown patina with some scratches and mars. Item further shows some brown mottling in the triggerguard, hammer flanks, and to the top of the topstrap. Item further shows gray mottling on the trigger and latch. Further shows some light pitting in places on the front edge of the cylinder. Grips show strong checkering with some skips to the left panel and few scratches. Action shows good timing with a tight lockup.

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