NIB 1851 navy factory conversion .38 cal

[mannparks]

Perfect in all ways new
$425 + ship to FFL from non FFL or add $25

5.5 bbl .38 caliber s/a

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In 1871, Colt employee Charles Richards was awarded a patent for converting Colt percussion models to breech loading cartridge revolvers. The Richards cartridge conversion was an instant success. On July 2, 1872, William Mason, another Colt employee, was awarded a patent for an improvement to the Richards model. Conversion models remained popular with cowboys (many originals will be found with imprints of fence staples on the butt) even after the introduction of the 1873 Colt®. This was due to the low cost of conversion


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[da gimp]

Are you saying that this pistol is an original Colt PFA made early 1851 (generation I) that was factory converted?

[Doug Douglass]

I think NIB means it is modern, which it is.