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A Fine Cased Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion RevolverNo. 6236 For 1855
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,812.50 inc. premium
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A Fine Cased Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion Revolver
No. 6236 For 1855
No. 6236 For 1855
With blued octagonal sighted barrel with London address, blued cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colts Patent' on the left side, case-hardened rammer and hammer, blued trigger, silvered trigger-guard (minor losses of silvering) and back-strap, varnished figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and much original finish (some loss of blueing): in original maple case (some damage at the locks) fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with accessories including James Dixon & Sons flask with unusually long nozzle, split-ring for suspension and retaining nearly all its original lacquered finish, and steel bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with Directions for Loading and Cleaning label (minor old staining), the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks
12.7 cm. barrel
12.7 cm. barrel







