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1977 Engraved Colt Frontier- Need opinions please.
I had a friend drop by today to show me this fantastic 1977 Colt Frontier convertible. It belongs to the widow of a good friend of his who recently passed away. He is going to eventually sell this gun for her.
It was made in 1977. It has the original box, and hangtag. One side flap of the box is ripped off (but he has it), and the other flap is missing all together. It is a last year "G" prefix serial number. Also included is a .22 magnum cylinder. I can't remember if he had the owner's manual. The gun is beautifully engraved...everywhere!
He does not have a letter for it, and Colt cannot tell him whether it had original factory engraving. He is not sure if the gun may have been sent back to Colt to be engraved, or whether it left the factory that way... or maybe even engraved by a second party. Can anyone here who is familiar with Colt factory engraving tell him if this is gun is indeed factory engraved? He is also looking for a good starting evaluation price so he could list it for sale and help out his friend's widow.
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It was made in 1977. It has the original box, and hangtag. One side flap of the box is ripped off (but he has it), and the other flap is missing all together. It is a last year "G" prefix serial number. Also included is a .22 magnum cylinder. I can't remember if he had the owner's manual. The gun is beautifully engraved...everywhere!
He does not have a letter for it, and Colt cannot tell him whether it had original factory engraving. He is not sure if the gun may have been sent back to Colt to be engraved, or whether it left the factory that way... or maybe even engraved by a second party. Can anyone here who is familiar with Colt factory engraving tell him if this is gun is indeed factory engraved? He is also looking for a good starting evaluation price so he could list it for sale and help out his friend's widow.
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Wow, I need a drink now after resizing all those pictures. 
Appreciate any help guys.
Thanks.
Appreciate any help guys.
Thanks.
The end flap would tell you if it was factory engraved. Short of a Historical Letter from Colt, there would be no real way of authenticating. Just looking at the pictures I feel it's aftermarket. Try removing grips or look in other less conspicuous areas for engravers name or initials.
It actually looks pretty nice in person, and I'm not a big engraved gun type of guy.
Thanks everyone, my friend has all of the info he needs to make a descision on how to go forward.
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