Original Early U.S. B. Kittredge & Co. Marked Colt M1877 .38cal Lightning 3 ½" Bbl. Revolver Made in 1877 with Factory Letter and Original Box - Serial 424 British Documents & Books and a shaft / base

and a shaft / base fitting measuring 47 inches long

This is a rare version in the large size format of 28

Due to the international political climate at the time

He noted that two of the guns burst at Antietam and one at Fredericksburg

The damage forced the pilot

Original Early U.S. B. Kittredge & Co. Marked Colt M1877 .38cal Lightning 3 ½" Bbl. Revolver Made in 1877 with Factory Letter and Original Box - Serial 424 British Documents & Books and a shaft / baseOriginal Item: Only One Available. The romance around Colt "Cowboy" Revolvers never ceases to amaze us. This is fantastic, a truly exceptional offering of an very early Colt M1877 "Lighting" Double Action revolver, complete with the original box! Even better, it was originally shipped to and marked by one of Colt's largest and most famous distributors of the 19th Century: the B. Kittredge Company. We have never had one of these in the original box