Product Details
COLT, LONDON
AN UNUSUAL CASING OF A .36 PERCUSSION REVOLVER, MODEL '1851 LONDON NAVY', serial no. 27316,
for 1855, with octagonal 7 1/2in. London proved barrel, the top-flat signed 'ADDRESS COL. COLT LONDON', six-shot cylinder with roll-engraved naval scene, open iron frame marked 'COLTS PATENT', iron grip-straps and trigger-guard, smooth walnut one-piece grip and articulated under-barrel rammer, dome-head screws, retaining slight traces of finish (some frosting), all matching numbers, 13 3/4in. overall, weight approximately 2 1/2lbs., in an English market mahogany case mimicking a high-end shotgun case of the period, the lid with rounded brass corners and central flush-fitting circular brass handle with vacant coin-edged escutcheon, central dead-lock and twin sliding catches (key present), the interior lined and compartmented in customary Colt style with green baize, the inside of lid with period parchment instruction label pasted over a pre-existing instruction label and complete with James Dixon copper flask, steel double cavity Colt Patent mould, pewter oil-bottle, correct 'L' shaped nipple key and steel-handled cleaning
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Estimate £2,500-3,500