September 5-7, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/5/2023
Manufactured at the Colt London Factory in 1855 in standard configuration with 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel in .36 caliber, screw-in cone front sight, and hammer notch rear sight. Barrel address is marked with a broad arrow on either side and "ADDRESS COL: COLT. LONDON". Cylinder is roll die engraved with famous Naval Engagement cylinder scene depicting the Texas Navy battling the Mexican Navy in the Battle of Campeche in May of 1843. Blued steel trigger guard and backstrap mounted with 1 piece varnished walnut grips. English proof and view markings on left flat of barrel, and on each chamber of cylinder. Matching serial numbers observed on rammer, wedge, barrel, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Housed in an English Colt factory partitioned case lined with blue velvet. Accessories inside of the case include an Eley Bros. cap tin, a Colt marked bullet mold, an "L" shaped nipple wrench/turnscrew combination tool, a cleaning rod, Dixon and Sons marked oiler, and Hawksley marked powder flask. CONDITION: Excellent+, with a vast majority of the original bluing remaining with light edge wear, light scattered handling marks, and light scattered oxidation. Rammer and frame retain brilliant original case colors. Cylinder scene is crisp. Cylinder safety pins are present. Grips are very good, with a vast majority of their original finish remaining with handling marks throughout. Bore is dark from the muzzle to halfway down the barrel, with balance of bore bright to the muzzle with scattered abrasion and crisp rifling. The case is very good with handling marks present.
Caliber/Bore
.36 Percussion