December 17, 2026 The Estate Of Whitefoord Cole II: Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Lot #1358:
(A) LONDON COLT MODEL 1878 .45 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER
Dates to 1884. The barrel exhibits the Colt Pall Mall London address. Standard features include the nickel finish, full front sight, bright nitre blue trigger and hammer back, finely checkered walnut birdshead grips, lanyard ring, and British proof marks. The left side trigger bow is stamped ".45 E" for Eley. CONDITION: Excellent. Overall, retains at least 75-80% nickel finish with flaking blending nicely with the nickel. Some of the true screws retain strong nitre blue with brilliant nitre blue on back of hammer and trigger face. All legends are sharp. Grips are excellent. Mechanically sound retaining a bright, well defined bore. Really sharp example.