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Lot 205

A Colt 1860 model Army percussion revolver
No. 142587 for 1863

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

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A Colt 1860 model Army percussion revolver
No. 142587 for 1863

With sighted barrel (some bruising) with New-York address, rebated cylinder with roll engraved naval engagement scene, frame cut for a shoulder-stock and stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, rammer, brass trigger-guard, iron back-strap, figured rounded grips both stamped with inspector's mark, matching numbers apart from the barrel-wedge, and traces of original blued and case-hardened finish
20.3 cm. barrel

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Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 238

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