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Some 50+ years ago my grandfather was out plowing a field and the rod weeder plugged up with weeds so he stops the tractor and goes back and starts pulling out the weeds & grass and feels a piece of metal tangled up down under the dirt. He wiggles it around a bit and up out of the dirt somes an old rusty Colt C&B revolver. This old relic hung on the wall for a few dozen years and one day somebody noticed there was a very faint inscription scratched on the bottom of the butt. With a little magnification it appears to read: C Smith April 29 1861 Just an interesting little story I thought I'd share. I still own the gun and it still has 5 loaded chambers from 140 years ago but is rusted badly enough that the cylinder isn't capable of turning. The s/n is quite legible and I've always wondered if Colt had any records that could shed some light on its original shipping destination.
(also posted on GT and Ruger forum)
(also posted on GT and Ruger forum)