A gold plated revolver that has a factory finish would likely have been sent to an individual and not a distributor. The cost is only $75 and will bring closure to all the speculation. It could have shipped to someone well known and that would be a big plus, or it could have shipped with a blue finish and you will have the answer. The letter is the only way to know for sure. The stocks are right for an early post-1900 gun and if I owned it, a letter would already be in the safe with the revolver.

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Gary
SWCA 2515