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A Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion Revolver With War Department MarksNo. 19621 For 1855
27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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No. 19621 For 1855
No. 19621 For 1855
With blued octagonal sighted barrel with London address and stamped War Department mark on the left side, cylinder with roll engraved naval engagement scene (action partly defective), case-hardened frame, steel trigger-guard and back-strap, loading lever, figured rounded grips pierced for a lanyard, the left one stamped with War Department mark, and the bottom flat with Ordnance marks 'E6' and '16', both crowned, matching numbers, and some original finish (some wear and surface rust patination), London proof marks
19 cm. barrel
19 cm. barrel
Footnotes
One of 14,000 ordered by the Board of Ordnance for the Army in 1855, of which few survive








