SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER WITH PALL MALL ADDRESS.

SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER WITH PALL MALL ADDRESS. SN 160. Cal. 450 Boxer. All blue finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line HARTFORD / DEPOT 14 PALL MALL LONDON address. Bottom of bbl has visible SN and left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking. The round butt grip frame has a lanyard swivel and is mounted with 2-pc diamond checkered walnut grips numbered to this revolver. Trigger and top & rear edges of hammer are fire blued with sides of hammer polished bright. Serial number was observed in the usual place on toe of the butt, rear face of cylinder, bottom of bbl and inside grips. Bottom of bbl and cylinder have tiny British proofs. Orig cylinder pin has dimples on each end. Accompanied by an orig English oak Colt casing with rnd medallion in lid and Colt’s Pall Mall factory label inside lid. Case is green baize lined and compartmented in bottom for revolver, an L-shaped screwdriver, a Dixon pewter oil bottle and an all metal cleaning rod with loop handle. Left front of case has a drilled cartridge block for 28 cartridges. Very few Models 1878 have the Pall Mall bbl address with extremely few of those being cased making this an extremely rare Colt revolver. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Eley, 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Colt’s London Agency on July 29, 1878 in a shipment of 50 same type guns. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Appears to be new & unfired retaining most of its brilliant glossy orig factory blue with some light surface etching on bbl, thinning of the back strap that has some cleaning scratches and mild flaking on cylinder. Grips are sound showing light edge & diamond point wear and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Hammer screw is slightly battered, apparently someone did not know that this screw has left hand threads. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has a repaired crack along the hinge edge and a grain check in bottom, otherwise is extremely fine with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is lightly faded with freckled mildew staining and light damage from the front sight. Label is slightly yellowed with a small pressure stain from cylinder. Altogether an extremely fine and exciting find directly from England. 4-39822 JR251 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2159	$6,325.00	SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1878 DA REVOLVER WITH PALL MALL ADDRESS. SN 160. Cal. 450 Boxer. All blue finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line HARTFORD / DEPOT 14 PALL MALL LONDON address. Bottom of bbl has visible SN and left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking. The round butt grip frame has a lanyard swivel and is mounted with 2-pc diamond checkered walnut grips numbered to this revolver. Trigger and top & rear edges of hammer are fire blued with sides of hammer polished bright. Serial number was observed in the usual place on toe of the butt, rear face of cylinder, bottom of bbl and inside grips. Bottom of bbl and cylinder have tiny British proofs. Orig cylinder pin has dimples on each end. Accompanied by an orig English oak Colt casing with rnd medallion in lid and Colt’s Pall Mall factory label inside lid. Case is green baize lined and compartmented in bottom for revolver, an L-shaped screwdriver, a Dixon pewter oil bottle and an all metal cleaning rod with loop handle. Left front of case has a drilled cartridge block for 28 cartridges. Very few Models 1878 have the Pall Mall bbl address with extremely few of those being cased making this an extremely rare Colt revolver. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Eley, 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Colt’s London Agency on July 29, 1878 in a shipment of 50 same type guns. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Appears to be new & unfired retaining most of its brilliant glossy orig factory blue with some light surface etching on bbl, thinning of the back strap that has some cleaning scratches and mild flaking on cylinder. Grips are sound showing light edge & diamond point wear and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Hammer screw is slightly battered, apparently someone did not know that this screw has left hand threads. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has a repaired crack along the hinge edge and a grain check in bottom, otherwise is extremely fine with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is lightly faded with freckled mildew staining and light damage from the front sight. Label is slightly yellowed with a small pressure stain from cylinder. Altogether an extremely fine and exciting find directly from England. 4-39822 JR251 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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