The included factory letter lists this revolver as having a 4" barrel chambered in .45 LC with nickel finish and rubber grips when shipped to E. C. Meacham Arms Company in St. Louis, Missouri on April 20, 1889. This was a 5 gun shipment. With holster and St. Louis County deputy sheriff badge. Whether on the hip of a lawman or under the counter of a storekeeper's shop, these Sheriff's model Colt DAs were at the forefront of taming the wilds in growing cities or the western frontier, as well as in the holsters of all manner of ruffians and outlaws. Today these Sheriff's Model 1878s hold a special place in the hearts of collectors. Per Don Wilkerson, 161 ejectorless 4 inch barrel, nickel Model 1878s were manufactured by Colt (see page 216 of "Colt's Double-Action Revolver, Model of 1878"). Provenance: The Buckstix Collection; The Charles Marx Collection