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Colt New Line cal 30 rimfire

From what I can see, this revolver is an authentic Colt New Line .30 (Pony Colt). Unlike the example shown below, this one shows no differences or modifications, apart from the addition of the Faure-Lepage name on the barrel.

This tends to confirm my observation regarding the unusual and somewhat crude cylinder pin head of the example already on our site. I think it was made later by someone other than Faure-Lepage. This demonstrates that Faure-Lepage did not modify the weapons of other manufacturers that he purchased in any way, except by adding his signature, as many dealers did at the time.

Unfortunately, I cannot say more at the moment. This is the second of this type that we have encountered, and the information I have written in my article is all we have. Its serial number, 5650, indicates that your firearm was manufactured in 1875. Approximately 11,000 Colt revolvers in .30 caliber were produced between 1874 and 1876. This revolver is the only Colt pistol ever made in this caliber.

Marcel

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