The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - and some were made in belgium as well..

and some were made in belgium as well.. (reply)

cable — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:47:34 +0000

nice looking piece.

Long long before the Italians there were Mexican guns. (reply)

Andrew — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:15:15 +0000

I've seen a few and they were made in the same time frame as 1st generation Colts. I've seen some that are devoid of markings, and one that was attempting to copy a Colt. What was pointed out to me on the last one is how long the front of the grip frame is as compared to a Colt.

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uncowboy — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:03:53 +0000

Easy if it is not marked properly buy as if it was a clone. That is all it would ever be. I have seen a few clones and they are GOOD. Would fool 90% easy.

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Cherokee — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 03:42:33 +0000

Somebody had to do a lot of cleaning up to remove all the markings.

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Creeker — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:12:23 +0000

Can't help with that.

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Bob Hatfield — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:56:26 +0000

Hello All

A friend of mine is about to score this Colt. Or what we think is a Colt. It has a five digit serial number and is a black powder frame. Story is it was found rusted in a house in the 30's that was being torn down and was cleaned up with all the markings removed. Needs a hand (pawl)and some work to get it to shoot. He had to put the Franzite grips on it back in the day. Haven't looked at the bore yet. The button head ejector was a homemade replacement. Is there any sure fire way to tell it isn't an Italian forgery that was rusted up and pitted real bad?