SCARCE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1860 PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1860 PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 154572. Cal. 44. 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 is marked “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking. The blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in the buttstrap channel. Cyl is rebated with usual 6-shots and Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Five of the six safety pins are prominent and serviceable with the sixth partially serviceable. Left side of the bbl & cyl have British proofs. SN on the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & buttstrap are all accompanied by a small “L” which signifies that this revolver was intended to be marketed through the Colt London Agency. Accompanied by an orig English oak casing with empty medallion in the lid. Interior is green felt lined with a Colt London Agency paper label inside the lid. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon bag-shaped flask marked “COLT NAVY FLASK” on top of the collar, a blued steel “COLT’S PATENT” 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter and marked on right side “44H”, a large lacquered tin of Blanch & Son caps with repoussed brass label, a steel cleaning rod with wood handle, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. There is also a functioning key. This revolver was manufactured and shipped to England at the height of Great Britain’s Asian & African wars wherein line officers were required to furnish their own firearms. Most of these Colt revolvers were so employed and usually saw heavy & continuous service on the frontier as well as here in America under adverse conditions with limited maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Mike Clark Collector’s Firearms (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. May have been fired but if so very little. Bbl retains about 80% crisp, glossy, orig factory blue with the loss area on left side of bbl flaked, not worn to a medium patina, otherwise it has only minimal sharp edge wear. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig factory case colors, slightly darkened on left recoil shield. Cyl retains 96-98% crisp, glossy orig factory blue and about 75-80% thin Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Bbl & cyl appear to have been finished in England which accounts for the thin cyl roll marking and bbl address. Trigger guard retains about 90% crisp, glossy, orig Colt blue with the only losses from flaking on trigger bow. Backstrap retains about all of its orig glossy Colt blue with some minor dulling to the backstrap & heel. Grip is crisp with sharp edges and a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage marks and retains about 80% orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with some minor chemical spotting. Label is yellowed and lightly soiled & spotted. Flask is crisp with about 95-97% orig finish. Mold has a few minor nicks & dings and some slight modification to the handles, otherwise has crisp cavities. Cleaning rod, nipple wrench & accessories are equally fine. 4-45379 JR60 (30,000-40,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1596	$57,500.00	SCARCE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1860 PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 154572. Cal. 44. 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 is marked “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking. The blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in the buttstrap channel. Cyl is rebated with usual 6-shots and Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Five of the six safety pins are prominent and serviceable with the sixth partially serviceable. Left side of the bbl & cyl have British proofs. SN on the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & buttstrap are all accompanied by a small “L” which signifies that this revolver was intended to be marketed through the Colt London Agency. Accompanied by an orig English oak casing with empty medallion in the lid. Interior is green felt lined with a Colt London Agency paper label inside the lid. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon bag-shaped flask marked “COLT NAVY FLASK” on top of the collar, a blued steel “COLT’S PATENT” 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter and marked on right side “44H”, a large lacquered tin of Blanch & Son caps with repoussed brass label, a steel cleaning rod with wood handle, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. There is also a functioning key. This revolver was manufactured and shipped to England at the height of Great Britain’s Asian & African wars wherein line officers were required to furnish their own firearms. Most of these Colt revolvers were so employed and usually saw heavy & continuous service on the frontier as well as here in America under adverse conditions with limited maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Mike Clark Collector’s Firearms (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. May have been fired but if so very little. Bbl retains about 80% crisp, glossy, orig factory blue with the loss area on left side of bbl flaked, not worn to a medium patina, otherwise it has only minimal sharp edge wear. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig factory case colors, slightly darkened on left recoil shield. Cyl retains 96-98% crisp, glossy orig factory blue and about 75-80% thin Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Bbl & cyl appear to have been finished in England which accounts for the thin cyl roll marking and bbl address. Trigger guard retains about 90% crisp, glossy, orig Colt blue with the only losses from flaking on trigger bow. Backstrap retains about all of its orig glossy Colt blue with some minor dulling to the backstrap & heel. Grip is crisp with sharp edges and a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage marks and retains about 80% orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with some minor chemical spotting. Label is yellowed and lightly soiled & spotted. Flask is crisp with about 95-97% orig finish. Mold has a few minor nicks & dings and some slight modification to the handles, otherwise has crisp cavities. Cleaning rod, nipple wrench & accessories are equally fine. 4-45379 JR60 (30,000-40,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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