SOLD - Rare Colt Model 1902 Philippine (48066 - 29164)

Description

1/31/24 - This is a rare Colt M1902 Philippine model revolver that was manufactured upon request of the U.S. Army during the Philippine-American War and Moro Rebellion. One of only 4,600 produced! A stronger mainspring was installed to ensure the hammer had enough force to fire the .45 Long Colt government ammunition which was less sensitive than the ammunition on the civilian market. The smaller Model 1878 trigger and trigger guard were replaced with larger versions to help compensate for the resulting stiffer trigger pull. These revolvers also have a lanyard loop on the butt. This example is matching and has "U.S.," John T. Thompson's "JTT" inspector stamp, "U.S.", and "1902" on the right side of the frame; and Rinaldo A. Carr's "R.A.C." stamp on the rear face of the cylinder, left side of the frame at the hump, and on the left side of the trigger guard. There is not much actual finish loss on this gun, but there is obvious brown patina covering the whole gun. Fitted with black plastic grips. The rifling in the bore is a bit worn with pitting throughout. These guns are notorious for their timing issues, as is the case for this one.