COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER/ 44/40 UNIQUE TEXAS SHIP 1894, GALVESTON / COLT LETTER

TODAY , GALVESTON IS THOUGHT OF AS A BEACH TOWN, ON THE GULF. NOT SO IN THE 19TH CENTURY. IT WAS THE MAJOR PORT IN THE UNITED STATES, INCREDIBLY BUSY AND PROSPEROUS. HOWEVER, JUSTA  FEW MIKLES SOUTH YOU ENTERED CATTLE COUNTRY. THE ALLEN RABCH WAS THE OLDEST IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST. A RARE TOWN, COMBINING THE CATTLE TRADE, AS MANY DRIVES BEGAN IN GALVESTON. OF COURSE  WITH SUCH DIVERSITY IT ATTRCATED THOSE SEEKING THE EASY DOLLAR !! SO GUN PLAY WAS NO STRANGER TO GALVESTON.. THIS COLT , CFSS, COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER, FOR 44/40 CALIBER, AND COMPANION TO THE WINCHESTER LEVER ACTION, SERIAL No 15753X  WAS SHIPPED TO GALVESTON IN JULY OF 1894, TO J.S. BROWN, LOCTAED AT TREMONT & STRAND ST. IN A QUANTITY OF ONLY 2 ! SHIPPED AS A 4-3/4 INCH. BLUE FINISH, HARD RUBBER GRIP. AS WE SEE IT TODAY, IT MATCHES THE LETTER. EXDCEPT THE BLUE FINISH DUE TO AGE AND USE IS A SOFT  GRAY FINISH. THERE ARE TRACES OF CASE COLOR ON THE HAMMER. ALL FACTORY APPLIED MARKINGS ARE PRESENT AND CLEARLY SEEN. THE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER ROLL DIE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF BARREL. FRAME PATENTS, BARREL ADDRESS AND ALL MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER CORRCETLY LOCATED. THE SCREW HEADS ARE ALL CLEAN WITH NON BUGGERED SLOTS. ALL PARTS ARE THE 1894 FCATORY PARTS, ALL ORIGHINAL. THE HARD RUBBER EAGLE GRIPS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE SHOWING NORMAL HAND WEAR, NO CRACKS OR MISING PIECES. THE EAGLE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AS IS THE HAND WORN CHEXKERING. AND RAMPNAT COLT LOGO AT GRIP TOP. IMPORTANT: THE WORKING ACTION IS PERFCET ! ALL HAMMER NOTCHES, SAFETY, HALF-CODK AND FULL COCK. THE CYLINDER RPOTATES CORRECTLY, INDEXES, AND LOCKS UP FOR FIFING. no< TIGHT NO, NO MECHANICAL ISSUES! THIS IS AN HONEST COLT, NEVER CLEANED OR POLISHED, JUST132 YEARS OF HONEST SERVICE.  i SAY WITH CONFIDENCE, TEXAS SHIPPED COLTS RANK AS ONE OF , IF NOT THE ONE MOST, SOUGHT AFTER COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS. TEXAS WAS THE FRONTIER, WITH ALL THE FLAMBOYANT HISTORY ROLLED INTO ONE STATE !!!!!