Colt Frontier Scout F-Series .22 LR Revolver, 4.75 in Barrel, 1960, Duo-Tone Alloy/Blue, Six-Shot SAO
This 1960 Colt Frontier Scout F-Series stands out as an early-production rimfire single action in the classic duo-tone configuration—natural silver/gray alloy frame paired with a blued steel barrel and a cylinder now showing extensive blue loss to a bright gray—in a style offered only through 1961. It features the F-series serial convention, fixed sights, a 4.75 inch barrel, and black checkered grips with Rampant Colt medallions, combining hallmark Colt markings with a compact, micro-size profile.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The revolver shows many scratches and blemishes. The lockup is tight and the action cycles smoothly. Small areas of pitting are present. The cylinder exhibits extensive blue loss and appears mostly in-the-white/bright gray.
What's Included
- Colt Frontier Scout F-Series .22 LR revolver
Built in 1960, this F-Series Frontier Scout aligns with the early duo-tone period of production, pairing an aluminum alloy frame in silver/gray with blued steel components. This configuration preceded Colt’s later finish changes and is associated with the F-suffix serial format used on rimfire Frontier Scouts.
The revolver retains iconic Colt identifiers: the prancing pony on the frame and the barrel legend marked "COLT SINGLE ACTION FRONTIER SCOUT 22 L.R." with the Hartford address. Its period-correct fixed sights consist of a ramped front blade and a square-notch rear cut into the topstrap.
Mechanically, it is a single-action-only design with a six-shot fluted cylinder, right-side loading gate, an ejector-rod housing with a front-mounted ejector head near the muzzle, and a knurled cylinder base-pin head just ahead of the frame. The 4.75 inch barrel length gives it a traditional single-action balance in a compact, micro-size package.
Materials and finishes are true to the model: a blued steel barrel mated to a lightweight silver/gray alloy frame; the cylinder’s original blue shows heavy wear and is now largely in-the-white/bright gray. The factory-style black checkered synthetic grips with Rampant Colt medallions complete the classic rimfire Frontier Scout look made in the USA during the 1957–1971 production era.