Product Details
A .31 COLT ROOT MODEL 1855 SIDE-HAMMER SINGLE PERCUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA 1864, serial no. 7879
with 3 1/2in. round and stepped barrel, fitted with lever rammer, the barrel stamped near the breech 'COL. COLT NEW YORK U.S.A.', (very faint) solid frame with spur trigger, and side-hammer, two piece walnut grips, the revolver has been reblued with some loss to original markings
Provenance: This model of Colt takes its name from its inventor Elisha K Root. The .31 calibre was produced from 1861 with a total production of 14,000 - far less than the earlier .28 calibre model produced between 1855 - 186161 of which there were 40,000
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Estimate £600-800