^Lot 19 John T. Cleveland Inspected Condemned U.S. Colt Cavalry Single Action Army Revolver

John T. Cleveland Inspected Condemned U.S. Colt Cavalry Single Action Army Revolver, Shipped to Hartley & Graham, #35469, .45 Colt cal., 7.5'' barrel, blued finish, smooth walnut grips, blade front sight, and fixed ''V''-notch rear sight. Mfg'd in 1877 and has all matching visible serial numbers. Bearing a complete U.S. Military inspection format, with small ''JTC'', which is the inspector's mark for John T. Cleveland, U.S. Military inspector at the Colt factory during the latter part of the 1870's. It is important to note that several groups of revolvers inspected by Mr. Cleveland, circa 1877-78 were condemned by him due to various imperfections and sold commercially by Colt. Receiver has three-line patent dates and ''U.S.'' on the left side, and ''C/J.T.C./35469'' on the bottom. Loading gate is marked ''1833'' Trigger guard and backstrap are marked ''35469''. Cylinder is marked ''J.T.C.'' with a ''P'' and ''5469'', and a ''C''. Barrel is marked ''COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.'' on top and ''5469'', ''J.T.C'', ''C'', and ''P'' on the bottom. Grip is not numbered and there are no visible cartouches. Factory records (Colt Office of the Historian, M. S. Huber factory letter dated March 26, 1984 included) noting this gun was shipped to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, New York, NY as one in 50 guns shipped. The overall condition is good, retaining small amounts of blue finish is some of the protected areas, with the balance gone to a smooth gray/brown patina. There is some old knackering on the lower left side of the frame around the patent dates and ''U.S.'', making them partially illegible. Other factory lettering and inspection marks are clear. Grips have been lightly sanded with an old coat of added finish, showing scattered mars at the bottom of each grip panel, and moderate shrinkage. Action is crisp and cycles smoothly with all four clicks. Bore is very good with defined rifling. Also included is a Nov. 3, 1983 letter from Ron Ogan providing his analysis of the revolver. Est.: $4,000-$6,000. (Antique)