Product Details
COLT, USA
A .455 SIX-SHOT SERVICE-REVOLVER, MODEL 'COLT'S NEW SERVICE', serial no. 77240,
for 1915, with blued 5 1/2in. barrel, solid frame with swing-out auto-ejecting fluted cylinder, the right hand side of frame inscribed 'C.B. NEWTON 7TH YORK & LANC. R.', double action mechanism and replacement chequered hard rubber square-based grips, the whole retaining much of an older refinish, 12in. overall, complete with a period full-flap leather holster
Provenance: This Lot is accompanied by a letter from The York & Lancaster Regimental Headquarters with a brief history of C.B. Newton
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Estimate £300-500
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.
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