Colt M1877 "Thunderer", .41 Long Colt Double Action Revolver "Compact Model"$3600

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in ready to shoot like new condition ,very smooth action no PAL needed.
Comes with FRT paperwork.

Tested with smokeless powder ammo

Ammo sold separately. 

Colt M1877 "Thunderer", .41 Long Colt Double Action Revolver "Shopkeeper's Model"
The various names - "Sheriff's Model", "Shopkeeper's Model", and even "Thunderer", "Rainmaker" and "Lightning" were coined by collectors over the years. Colt only marketed these as "Model of 1877 Double Action", and all others are just fancy nicknames. Nevertheless, the "Shopkeeper's Model" is usually one with a very short barrel, and this one is such a model. It has a 2 1/2-inch barrel, and is reminiscent of the "bulldogs" of the time. It is in great condition.  The case colors on the frame are well visible. The markings are crisp and the action is strong and accurate. The cylinder indexes and locks properly. The bore of the 2 1/2 inch barrel is bright, with sharp and deep rifling.The original rare wooden grips are excellent and undamaged. SN 2257.
 
History & Background  
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" for the .32 and "Thunderer" for the .41. In Canada, only the .41 caliber gun with serial numbers below 107,000 is considered an antique, as the others are either exempt calibers, or made after January 1, 1898.