Colt Single Action Army revolver with Colt factory letter. The Colt letter describes the revolver as: "Caliber: .45/c", Barrel Length: 4 3/4 inches, and "Finish: Nickel". The type of stocks are not listed. The letter states that the revolver was shipped to J.F. Schmelzer & Sons in Kansas City, Kansas, on February 20, 1900. J.F. Schmelzer & Sons was a major western firearms dealer in Kansas City and Leavenworth, Kansas, who received 1,116 Colt Single Action Army revolvers from Colt between 1885 and 1895. The revolver has a full nickel-plated finish with niter-blue screws and casehardened cylinder pin. The two-piece black hard rubber grips are checkered and have the Rampant Colt trademark embossed in an oval at the top of the grip. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. Co./HARTFORD CT.U.S.A." The left side is roll-stamped with the caliber designation: "45 COLT." "45" is stamped on the underside of the barrel just ahead of the frame. The left side of the frame is roll-stamped with the Colt "Three-Date/Two-Line'' patent markings followed by the encircled Rampant Colt trademark. The assembly number "166" is stamped on the inside of the loading gate. The serial umber, "192842", is stamped on the bottom of the frame, trigger guard and back strap. The partial serial number "2842" is written faintly in pencil on the inside of both grips. All of the visible serial numbers match.

Extremely fine. The revolver is all original and retains at least 80% of the original factory nickel-plated finish. The finish shows moderate handling wear on contact points of the trigger guard, grip strap, back strap and loading gate. There is some scattered flaking on the ejector housing, barrel, right side of the frame and edges of the cylinder flutes. The screw heads retain nearly all of the fire blue finish. The hard rubber grips are in very fine condition with minimal handling wear. The action is tight and functions perfectly. This is an attractive, completely original example of a Western, turn-of-the century Colt Single Action Army revolver in the very desirable 45 Long Colt caliber.