CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2115. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line “ADDRESS. COL. COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets at each end that have long finials. It has 6-shot cyl with silver plated iron large trigger guard & backstrap containing a deluxe walnut 1-pc grip. Revolver is engraved English-style with “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a ribbon on left side of frame. Frame is engraved with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns which extend over shoulders of trigger guard, ears of backstrap and stides of hammer spur. Bbl lug and adjacent top side flats are engraved to match with matching patterns on rammer pivot and completely around muzzle. Rammer handle is also engraved. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Accompanied by a fine mahogany English-style casing with elaborate scalloped-edge plate in the lid that is inscribed in period script “James Corbett Esquire”. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with rnd escutcheon. Interior is lined with dark blue velvet and has directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a 2-cavity iron mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a wood-handled cleaning rod and a tall lacquered tin of Eley caps with paper label.Right rear compartment is missing its cover. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 65% thinning orig blue with balance flaked & worn to a medium patina. Rammer pivot retains dark case colors with rammer & handle turned silver. Frame retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas being mostly turned silver. Cyl is a gray patina and retains about 85% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of silver finish in most sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina. Grip is sound showing light wear with light handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish turned a little dark. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate pitting. Case is very fine plus with light storage & handling marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with yellowed inside label. Flask is fine, mold is good, other accessories are fine. 4-36616 JR237 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2306	$9,200.00	CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2115. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line “ADDRESS. COL. COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets at each end that have long finials. It has 6-shot cyl with silver plated iron large trigger guard & backstrap containing a deluxe walnut 1-pc grip. Revolver is engraved English-style with “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a ribbon on left side of frame. Frame is engraved with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns which extend over shoulders of trigger guard, ears of backstrap and stides of hammer spur. Bbl lug and adjacent top side flats are engraved to match with matching patterns on rammer pivot and completely around muzzle. Rammer handle is also engraved. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Accompanied by a fine mahogany English-style casing with elaborate scalloped-edge plate in the lid that is inscribed in period script “James Corbett Esquire”. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with rnd escutcheon. Interior is lined with dark blue velvet and has directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a 2-cavity iron mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a wood-handled cleaning rod and a tall lacquered tin of Eley caps with paper label.Right rear compartment is missing its cover. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 65% thinning orig blue with balance flaked & worn to a medium patina. Rammer pivot retains dark case colors with rammer & handle turned silver. Frame retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas being mostly turned silver. Cyl is a gray patina and retains about 85% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of silver finish in most sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina. Grip is sound showing light wear with light handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish turned a little dark. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate pitting. Case is very fine plus with light storage & handling marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with yellowed inside label. Flask is fine, mold is good, other accessories are fine. 4-36616 JR237 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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