they were produced for the Union Army during the civil war...............
What is the value of a 1850 colt black powder with ships engraved serial number33700
Either FFFg black powder or Pyrodex P may be used.
Call Colt and they will tell you. Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
Impossible to answer without a DETAILED description of ALL markings.
Depending on the condition, any where from the mid hundreds to several thousand dollars.
Depending on EXACTLY what you have, a few hundred to tens of thousands.
black powder was poured half way down front of the cylinder openings. a lead ball was then rammed down the cylinder (tight). then percussion caps were placed over the nipples at rear of cylinder. gun is now loaded
are you sure it's not BP for black powder ??? it means barrel bushing, the pistol is a transition between colt 1911 commercial and series 70. your pistol was probably made in 1969.
read what is on the barrel. it will tell you who made...................
CVA is s reproduction gun
Absolutely. Lou Imperato was the reason Colt got back into the black powder handgun business. He was a large Colt distributor and had also purchased Iver Johnson Arms, and he convinced Colt to import rough case frames and major parts from Italy and complete manufacture was done at the Iver Johnson factory. All F-series Colt Black Powder revolvers were manufactured at Iver Johnson.
Sure that's not a serial no? My guess is five figures in US$