SCARCE CASED COLT HARTFORD LONDON MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 154406L. 44 Cal. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cylinder is usual 6-shots, rebated, with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. The blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. All SNs on the bottom of the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & butt strap are accompanied by a small “L” which indicates that this revolver was made for the London Agency. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, by R.L. Wilson, “Several hundred Model 1860 revolvers were sold through Colt’s London Agency.” Given that there were more than 200,000 Model 1860 revolvers produced in the period 1860 thru 1873, this is a very small number indeed and makes this revolver quite scarce. Accompanied by an orig green felt lined oak casing which is compartmentalized in the bottom for the revolver, brass bag flask, 2-cavity Colt patent mold, L-shaped screw driver, combination nipple wrench, pewter oiler, brass capper, two tins of Eley caps, pack of 6 Colt cartridges, cleaning rod, several bullets and a key. It is a coincidence that James D. Julia Auctions sold a consecutively numbered gun (154405L) in our previous sale, March 2014 (Norm Flayderman Estate Collection). Even though the Model 1860 was produced in large numbers, very few are known with orig cases. PROVENANCE: Frank O’Brenner, Edmonton, Alberta. Lewis Yearout 1968. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 75% orig blue that is flaked, not worn, to a dark plum/gray patina; rammer pivot retains strong case colors with the handle faded to a muted silver/gray; frame and hammer retain traces of bright case colors being mostly a silver/gray patina; cyl retains traces of blue on the rebated area being mostly a flaked medium gray/brown patina with scattered staining and pitting. 80-90% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking is visible; trigger guard & front strap retain about 20-30% orig blue with the trigger bow & front strap a dark patina; back strap & butt strap retain 65-70% orig blue mixed with brown patina. Grip is sound and solid, well fit retaining about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright crisp bore. Case is sound but weathered and warped and will not close; handling & storage blemishes. Rnd brass plaque has a more recent monogram amateurishly applied. Interior of case is worn and soiled. Mold and L-shaped tool retain about half of their finish with numerous small dings and dents to mold where used as hammer. Cartridge pack is cracked but label is very good as can be seen in photos. Bag flask is a reproduction marked “Made In England” circa 1970. Cap tins, one large one small; smaller of two has nice label for 250 caps, larger 500 cap tin label is worn and only partially discernible as can be seen in photos. Label in case is mostly complete but heavily soiled and text is only partially discernible. 4-53811 JS46 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3052

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3052	$6,325.00	SCARCE CASED COLT HARTFORD LONDON MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 154406L. 44 Cal. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “44 CAL”. Cylinder is usual 6-shots, rebated, with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. The blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. All SNs on the bottom of the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & butt strap are accompanied by a small “L” which indicates that this revolver was made for the London Agency. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, by R.L. Wilson, “Several hundred Model 1860 revolvers were sold through Colt’s London Agency.” Given that there were more than 200,000 Model 1860 revolvers produced in the period 1860 thru 1873, this is a very small number indeed and makes this revolver quite scarce. Accompanied by an orig green felt lined oak casing which is compartmentalized in the bottom for the revolver, brass bag flask, 2-cavity Colt patent mold, L-shaped screw driver, combination nipple wrench, pewter oiler, brass capper, two tins of Eley caps, pack of 6 Colt cartridges, cleaning rod, several bullets and a key. It is a coincidence that James D. Julia Auctions sold a consecutively numbered gun (154405L) in our previous sale, March 2014 (Norm Flayderman Estate Collection). Even though the Model 1860 was produced in large numbers, very few are known with orig cases. PROVENANCE: Frank O’Brenner, Edmonton, Alberta. Lewis Yearout 1968. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 75% orig blue that is flaked, not worn, to a dark plum/gray patina; rammer pivot retains strong case colors with the handle faded to a muted silver/gray; frame and hammer retain traces of bright case colors being mostly a silver/gray patina; cyl retains traces of blue on the rebated area being mostly a flaked medium gray/brown patina with scattered staining and pitting. 80-90% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking is visible; trigger guard & front strap retain about 20-30% orig blue with the trigger bow & front strap a dark patina; back strap & butt strap retain 65-70% orig blue mixed with brown patina. Grip is sound and solid, well fit retaining about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright crisp bore. Case is sound but weathered and warped and will not close; handling & storage blemishes. Rnd brass plaque has a more recent monogram amateurishly applied. Interior of case is worn and soiled. Mold and L-shaped tool retain about half of their finish with numerous small dings and dents to mold where used as hammer. Cartridge pack is cracked but label is very good as can be seen in photos. Bag flask is a reproduction marked “Made In England” circa 1970. Cap tins, one large one small; smaller of two has nice label for 250 caps, larger 500 cap tin label is worn and only partially discernible as can be seen in photos. Label in case is mostly complete but heavily soiled and text is only partially discernible. 4-53811 JS46 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3052 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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SCARCE CASED COLT HARTFORD LONDON MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.