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A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion Revolver With War Department MarksNo. 19621 For 1855
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,062.50 inc. premium
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A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion Revolver With War Department Marks
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, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, rammer, steel trigger-guard and back-strap, varnished 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): in later lined and fitted wooden case with accessories including James Dixon & Sons flask (dented), and steel bullet mould (some pitting) stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with reproduction directions label, London proof marks
19 cm. barrel
19 cm. barrel
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Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 April 2008, lot 319
One of 14,000 ordered by the Board of Ordnance for the Army in 1855, of which few survive







