COLT APPLICATION FOR THUER PATENT IN LONDON.

COLT APPLICATION FOR THUER PATENT IN LONDON. This rare British patent document which measures 8″ x 12.5″ was issued to Samuel Colt’s brother-in-law Frederic Von Oppen who headed up Colt’s operations in England on December 31, 1868. Document issued to Von Oppen at No. 14 Pall Mall (Colt’s address in London) and was for “the invention of improvements in revolving breech-loading fire-arms and in cartridges for the same and in devices attached to the said fire-arms for changing the cartridges. A communication to him from abroad by the Colts Patent Fire-arms Manufacturing Company (Incorporated) of Hartford Connecticut United States of America.”. This rare document is in beautiful condition and is sealed by the “Commission of Patents for Inventions”. CONDITION: Very good. Ink is dark and legible. Document has been professionally and archivally encapsulated in Mylar. 4-46491 JS230 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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
	2106B	$1,552.50	COLT APPLICATION FOR THUER PATENT IN LONDON. This rare British patent document which measures 8″ x 12.5″ was issued to Samuel Colt’s brother-in-law Frederic Von Oppen who headed up Colt’s operations in England on December 31, 1868. Document issued to Von Oppen at No. 14 Pall Mall (Colt’s address in London) and was for “the invention of improvements in revolving breech-loading fire-arms and in cartridges for the same and in devices attached to the said fire-arms for changing the cartridges. A communication to him from abroad by the Colts Patent Fire-arms Manufacturing Company (Incorporated) of Hartford Connecticut United States of America.”. This rare document is in beautiful condition and is sealed by the “Commission of Patents for Inventions”. CONDITION: Very good. Ink is dark and legible. Document has been professionally and archivally encapsulated in Mylar. 4-46491 JS230 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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