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The gun has a small cylinder catch screw and an early square trigger tip. There is a"P" on the right side barrel forward of the hinge. It's a shame that the barrel and cylinder do not have serial numbers. I mentioned an earlier fact that a letter (Dated Nov. 2009) was sent to a collector in...

I recently picked up a old Model 3 American. The serial number is 5604. An old factory letter (Dated to Nov. 2009) shows that the gun was shipped to M.W.R on September 1871. The barrel & cylinder do not match the serial number 5604 on the butt. The barrel has an oil hole and "US" is stamped on...