Antique Colt M1877 "Thunderer", .41 Long Colt Revolver, Factory Letter $3800

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in perfect and ready to shoot condition ,very good and smooth single and double action. Everything works as it should.
Reloadable ammo is available but sold separately
No PAL required.
Comes with FRT RCMP paperwork and Factory Letter.
Tested fired with smokeless powder and modern .41 LC cowboy action ammo.

Colt M1877 "Thunderer", .41 Long Colt Revolver, Factory Letter
The included factory letter states that this gun, in this configuration, was shipped to J.P. Moore's Sons of New York on 3 December, 1883. It is in very fine original condition. The nickel plating is about intact. The markings are sharp, and the etched panel is well visible. The action is accurate and strong, and the cylinder indexes and locks properly. The bore of the 3 1/2 inch barrel is very good and bright, with sharp rifling. The black plastic grips are fine and undamaged, showing no wear. Manufactured in 1883, SN 47861, rated very fine overall.

History & Background
Samuel Colt was no fan of the double action mechanism. He always maintained that it was unnecessarily complicated and prone to breaking down, and double-action shooting was inaccurate and a waste of time...He never seriously considered developing a double action revolver in his life time even though the DA mechanism was in existence since the 1830's. It was not until the late 19th century that the Colt Firearms Mfg. Co. had to follow their competitors - and public demand - and develop a double action revolver.
The M1877 was Colt's first double action revolver. Colt insisted on inventing their own double action mechanism, partly because there were numerous patents for DA revolvers in effect, which Colt did not want to infringe upon, but also because they trusted their chief engineers William Mason and C.B. Richards to come up with an original design. For this reason, the M1877's action is like a Swiss clock: it is somewhat convoluted and complicated, and it has earned the nickname "the gunsmith's favorite" over time. The gun did enjoy tremendous popularity however, and was manufactured for 32 years, even after Colt had improved the mechanism and simplified it considerably in later years. The M1877 was available in three calibers - .32, .38 and .41, and was originally called "Lightning". Later collectors coined the name "Rainmaker"