Lot 55S5
A .455 'New Service' target revolver by Colt, no. 61375 In a modern leather slip with cleaning kit
28 July 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £900 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA .455 'New Service' target revolver by Colt, no. 61375
Blued finish, the frame with flat top and adjustable rear-sight, the barrel, stamped COLT'S PT. FA. MFG CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A., PAT'D AUG. 5 1884 JUNE 5 1900 JULY 4 1905, with block-mounted bead foresight, blued chequered trigger, the butt with chequered walnut grips inlaid with 'Colt' medallions, chequered back-strap and lanyard-loop
7½in. barrel, London nitro proof
In a modern leather slip with cleaning kit
7½in. barrel, London nitro proof
In a modern leather slip with cleaning kit
Footnotes
The serial number suggests that this revolver was completed in 1914