Colt was not in business in 1800. Samuel Colt was not born until 1814.
who made it........overall condition........caliber and serial number (if present)
Colt did not make the rifle. Sauer made it for them.
The first 45 long colt lever rifle was made in 1985.
Colt firearms have been made since @ the mid 1800's
a gunsmith needs to check both the ammo and rifle.
Contact Colt Firearms customer service.
well the Chinese made gun powder and made a gun much like a musket ( not known specifically who is known). but in the late 1800's a man named Oliver Winchester made the modern gun called the Winchester rifle, but if ur woundering about handguns it was the colt revolver made by samual colt.
Around 1888.
The Western Field model 880 was made by Colt. It was the Colt Colteer semi-automatic .22 LR rifle.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
1899 for a Colt lightning .22 mag rifle.
If your Colt Stagecoach was made from 1965 - 1968 it will not have a serial number.