The U.S. Army purchased 4,600 Model 1878 DA revolvers with oversized trigger guards; designated the Model 1902 Revolver. Many of these revolvers were subsequently issued to the Philippine Constabulary. The revolver has the high polish Colt commercial blue finish with niter blue trigger and hammer and casehardened lanyard loop and cylinder pin. The two-piece black grips are checkered hard rubber with the Rampant Colt trademark in an oval at the top. The barrel has the standard one line Hartford address on the top of the barrel and the caliber designation, "45 COLT" on the left side. The encircled Rampant Colt trademark is located on the lower left side of the frame. The full serial number is stamped on the bottom of the grip strap ahead of the lanyard loop. The partial serial number, "7206" is stamped on the rear face of the cylinder along with a "P" proof mark. A second "P" proof is stamped on the underside of the barrel. The right side of the receiver is marked with the "U.S." property mark, the date "1902" and the Ordnance inspector's initials "J.T.T." The Ordnance sub-inspector's initials "R.A.C." are stamped on the left side of the frame and the rear face of the cylinder. The loading gate is stamped with the assembly number "7266". The factory letter states the revolver was sold to the U.S. government and shipped on October 29, 1902 to the Commanding Officer at Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts, with a 6 inch barrel in .45 caliber, blue finish, and type of stocks not listed. This was a 150 gun shipment.

Excellent plus. The revolver has at 98% of the bright original high polish blue finish. There is light finish wear on the cylinder and the forward edges of the barrel and ejector shroud. There is extremely light finish wear on the edges and high points of the frame and trigger guard and scattered light storage marks of the barrel and ejector shroud. There is light age discoloration on the sides of the hammer. The grips are excellent with sharp checkering. Markings are sharp. Mechanically excellent. An exceptional example of a Colt Model 1902 DA Revolver.