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Old 09-16-2011, 06:01 PM
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What's with that flat finish, squared off area around the front sight? Nice blue except for that.
merwin2.
Colt collector's call it 'feathering' and it's very common on military Colts including the 19th century SAAs. Again a sure sign of original factory finish.
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