This revolver can be authenticated by the Colt archive department, correct?
Travis
I believe the OP said that Colt had no record of ever shipping that gun. I think this one may be beyond Colt's to authenticate. You have to go to someone who specializes in this sort of thing. I've never had much taste for collectibles, but I have friends who are into them (none who are into Colt's SAA's though...but if you want a Purdey checked out...).
Kinda like Winchester, you always went to Madis or the Cody Museum for authentication. Both have (had in the case of the Late Mr. Madis) copies of the books from early Winchester on up to WWII, which goes a long ways. Madis being one of the foremost experts could take things a bit further.
I don't know who does this for 1873 Colt's though.
