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2081
$4,600.00

COLT LONDON POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 37296. Cal. 36. Blue & case colored with 5-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line London address. Bbl lug & cylinder have British proofs. Cylinder is 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard has caliber marking. Fitted with blued steel trigger guard & back strap and 1-pc walnut grip. Not many of these “LONDON” marked pocket Navys were produced. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, except rammer which is properly unnumbered (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 80-85% glossy orig blue mixed with a few scattered spots of rust and a cleaned area on left side. Rammer & rammer handle retain most of their orig case colors, bright & strong on pivot. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, turning dark. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 90% strong glossy orig blue with a few light scratches & wear spots. Cylinder retains 40-50% orig blue and about 85% stagecoach holdup scene. Rear face of cylinder is moderately battered from having been played with, not from firing and front trigger guard screw is battered. Grip is sound with a few light bruises on left side and a few small chips in edges and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few tiny scattered spots of pitting. 4-35939 JR7 (3,500-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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