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Unread 03-26-2022, 03:15 PM   #1
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Gotta love those $100 Colt letters!! Finish -- Blue, Type of Stocks -- Wood!!

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The top-lever and trigger guard were probably blued when the gun was new.
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I'll bet there's 80 bucks tied up in the letterhead.
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What is the $150 of enhancements? A lot of money in 1897.

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What is the $150 of enhancements? A lot of money in 1897.

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The fine engraving, gold inlays, nicer wood and fancier checkering.

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Dave,

As you pointed out, the letter leaves out a few details.

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I was going to make a post the other day about this.

Parker letter -gives you a mini biography and all sorts of interesting and neat details.

Colt letter- according to our records your gun is indeed made out of some sort of wood and some sort of steel... probably.
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I guess they are all similar. This one has a little more detail and at least lists the grade.
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This gun was sold at Poulins in 2015. It has been offered at least one time since this auctioneer.
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Shouldn't the Factory Letter have specified Extra Plain wood ? My Grades 1, 1 1/2, and 2 all have much better wood and combs with much more definition. I'd guess that the stock is newer than the rest of the gun.
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I suspect you are right, that stock didn't come out of the factory at Hartford. My Grade 1 has nicer wood and the letter a previous owner got does list the "flat matte rib."

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