Old Colt revolver help?

[Steelharp]

. Hey, this guy at work brings me a bag with a completely disassembled Colt .38. The last patent date on the barrel is 1888, and the serial # is 67. Says COLT D.A. 38. Any idea when it was made?

[Garufa]

1892

[Ronald_55]

I wish people brought me bags of cool things like that 

[KahrMan]

What @Garufa said.  Also, if you get it back together I would not shoot it.  The old Colt DA's have a very fragile action.  They are mainly wall hangers today.

[Jimbo100]

I suggest you try these guys.  There are some very knowledgeable forum members, particularly Dfariswheel.  

 https://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/

 

[gregintenn]

Also, it shoots 38 Long Colt ammunition, not to be confused with 38 Special.

Does it look to be all there 

Edited October 16, 2018 by gregintenn

[Steelharp]

I don't know. I'm taking it to Sam Hoster Thursday.

[Garufa]

What news on this mystery Colt?

[gregintenn]

1 hour ago, Garufa said:

What news on this mystery Colt?

Sam don't get in no hurry!

[Steelharp]

1 minute ago, gregintenn said:

Sam don't get in no hurry!

Tru dat. We'll see.

[Garufa]

11 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Sam don't get in no hurry!

Being a gunsmith I’m sure.  I could get an appointment at a dentist quicker that getting a gun fixed by a smith.

Point is @Steelharp didn’t give us much to go on.  A pic would have helped!

Edited October 21, 2018 by Garufa

[gregintenn]

2 minutes ago, Garufa said:

Being a gunsmith I’m sure.  I could get an appointment at a dentist quicker that getting a gun fixed by a smith.

Point is @Steelharp didn’t give us much to go on.  A pic would have helped!

I know. He could have brought it by the house first.

[Garufa]

26 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

I know. He could have brought it by the house first.

Do you have the internet there?  

[mikegideon]

23 minutes ago, Garufa said:

Do you have the internet there?  

He's a musician. He has $28,000 worth of instruments, some Doritos, and a half pack of rolling papers  

[MacGyver]

5 minutes ago, mikegideon said:

He's a musician. He has $28,000 worth of instruments, some Doritos, and a half pack of rolling papers  

Don’t forget the 2019 Kia catalog and a hole where his soul used to be...

[Steelharp]

I didn't think to take a picture of a bag of loose parts, lol.

[Steelharp]

Reassembled.

[hipower]

Optical illusion, I'm sure...but that barrel sure looks like it's taking a southbound slight bend. lol 

[mikegideon]

34 minutes ago, hipower said:

Optical illusion, I'm sure...but that barrel sure looks like it's taking a southbound slight bend. lol 

Took a pretty good sized hammer to get the barrel back in