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A Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, London model
dating: 1854 provenance: Londra, Octagonal, rifled, 4", 31 cal barrel, provided with low, round, brass front sight, (visible rifling, small pitting), with dorsal marking "ADDRESS COL. COLT / LONDON" in two lines between curly brackets. Serial number on barrel and cartridge rammer matching on the frame, wedge with abbreviated matching numbers. Marks of the London bench. Five-shot cylinder with remains of scene depicting a stagecoach attack, visible "COLTS PATENT" and abbreviated matching numbers, marks of the London bench. Frame marked with "COLTS PATENT, serial number "35xx" also on the cylinder pin. Working mechanism. Typical iron handle bands of the London second production, with marching serial numbers. Some pitting. Walnut handle.
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A Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, London model
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