Colt New
Line cal 30 rimfire
Colt "New Line" series, .30 caliber.
Produced for only three years, from 1874 to 1876, with a
total of 11,000 units. It is the ONLY .30 caliber handgun in the entire Colt
family to this day.
According to Wilson's list, production dates are based on
serial numbers: #1 in 1874, #2 to #1500 in 1875, and the rest in 1876. This
particular example dates from 1876.
I do not know the precise number of examples with the CF
and ring-lock versions.
This is in no way a plagiarism or a blatant copy;
Fauré-Lepage has respected all the original markings. Only the cylinder rod head
is not original.
Marcel
Colt New
Line cal 30 rimfire
Year:
1871
Colt New Line cal 30 rimfire.
Original length, has the barreladress on the left side and etched panel right.
Never
befored witnessed this barrellength.
Photos Littlegun
