Revolver Pistol
Type: Revolver
Maker: Colt
Model: M1889 Navy
Year: 1891
Age: 1891
Caliber: 38
Serial: 10743
Description: Colt Model1889 Navy with Mother of Pearl grips, nickel plated frame and is accompanied by a hand tooled Heiser, Denver Holster. The butt of the frame is marked 10743. The cylinder, cylinder release & frame are marked 315. Side of the barrel reads "Colt D.A. 38." and the top of barrel reads "Colt's PT F.A. MFG CO Hartford CT U.S.A Patented Aug 5th 1884 November 6th 1888."
Size: 6" Barrel
Weight: 2 pounds
Condition/Bore: Frame shows wear but 75% nickel finish remains. Grip has chip, 1/2" x 1/4"
Bore very good. Mechanics fine.
History: The Colt Model 1889 was a revolver type pistol produced by the Colt Manufacturing Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.In the mid 19th century, Colt manufactured revolving pistols for the Army and Navy that were based on a design by William Mason and Carl J. Ehbets. William Mason left Colt in 1882 to work for Winchester, but Ehbets remained at Colt, and continued to refine the design that they had collaborated on. These refinements led to the Model 1889.Colt was the first manufacturer to produce a revolver using a swing-out cylinder. Smith & Wesson followed suit 7 years later with the Hand Ejector, Model 1896 in .32 S&W Long caliber. This was an improvement over the Colt 1889 design in that it used a combined center-pin and ejector rod to lock the cylinder in position. The 1889 did not use a center pin and was prone to move out of alignment.
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