Colt New Pocket DA 32 – .32 Colt – MFG 1894 – 2nd Year Production
This is a no reserve penny auction for a Colt New Pocket DA 32 revolver in .32 Colt. Serial number – 5085. This revolver is in good condition for its age. After running a serial number lookup, we've determined that it was manufactured in 1894, making it a second year production model. It features a 6 shot cylinder and evidence of nitre bluing is seen on the right side of the trigger and frame screw heads.
In late 19th century, Colt introduced a new design double action, swing-out cylinder revolver that would be used as the basis for every Colt double action revolver that followed up until 1969. The Colt New Pocket was a small framed revolver chambered for low pressure short cartridges, and was intended to be an easily concealable revolver smaller than the medium framed Colt New Army & Navy revolvers.