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Lot 186S5

A .450 (Eley) revolver by Colt, no. 156373

10 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,530 inc. premium

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A .450 (Eley) revolver by Colt, no. 156373

The frame, barrel and cylinder from a 'flat-top target' model, the grip-straps, grips, hammer and trigger from a rare 'pre-Bisley' model, the blued finish worn, the barrel engraved 'Colt's PT. F. A MFG Co. Hartford CT. U.S.A.' with factory target blade fore-sight, the receiver with a laterally adjustable rear-sight, the butt crudely horizontally scored and with two-piece wooden pistol-grips
Weight 2lb. 8oz., 7½in. barrel, London Black Powder proof

Footnotes

Only 24 'pre-Bisley' models were produced, half with ejector-rods and half without. The 'flat-top target' frame has been re-numbered to match that of the 'pre-Bisley' grip assembly. A complete example of a 'pre-Bisley' model can be found in the Imperial War Museum collection

This revolver may be held under both categories of s.7 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.

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