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COLT
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6356 Sold SoldVery rare British Proofed, factory engraved, four screw frame, cut for stock, Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver s/n 25975 manufactured circa 1862 at the Hartford factory in Connecticut in .44 calibre and shipped to Colt Patent Firearms London Agency, 14 Pall Mall, London, England, on 23 June, 1862 in a shipment of six guns. Click here for full description.
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6372 £1,850.00Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver s/n 203153 manufactured circa 1862 with a four inch barrel. It has a six shot cylinder and it also has the less common two-line Hartford address. Click here for full description.
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6378 Under offer Under offerCivilian Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver s/n 170112 manufactured circa 1868 in .44 calibre. Click here for full description.
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7025 £500.00Original frame, hammer, trigger, grip-strap, trigger-guard and one-piece varnished walnut grips for a Colt Model 1849 London Pocket Percussion revolver s/n 5334. Click here for full description.
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6355 Under offer Under offer £6,500.00High grade, engraved, Colt Model 1883 Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun s/n 1731, manufactured circa 1886, in obsolete 10 Gauge. Side by side 30 inch browned Damascus barrels, with case coloured box-lock action. Click here for full description.
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6343 £5,750.00Rare Colt Model 1873 Single Action revolver serial number 311406 manufactured circa 1909 with 7 1/2 inch barrel in .41 Colt calibre. Section 5 firearm, to be sold as an historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. Click here for full details.
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6340 £8,500.00Rare cased Colt Model 1878 Double Action revolver s/n 27720, manufactured in 1891 in .44 S&W and shipped to Luigi Columbo, Genoa, Italy. Section 5 firearm, to be sold as an historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. Click here for full description.
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6320 £3,500.00Hard to find, six shot Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver s/n 275998, manufactured circa 1865 with four inch barrel. Click here for full description.
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6317 £3,500.00Factory engraved, nickel-plated, Colt New Line .32 rimfire calibre revolver s/n 9045, manufactured circa 1875 and complimented with factory two-piece mother of pearl birds-head grips. Click here for full description.
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6318 £3,500.00Factory engraved, nickel-plated, Colt New Line .30 rimfire calibre revolver s/n 1274, manufactured circa 1874 and complimented with factory two-piece mother of pearl birds-head grips. Click here for full description.
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6305 £1,350.00British-proofed Colt First Model derringer serial number 2823, in obsolete .41 rim-fire short calibre. Click here for full description.
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6327 £6,000.00Fine, cased British proofed, Colt Model 1849 London Pocket percussion revolver s/n 2659, with four inch barrel, manufactured circa 1854. Click here for full description.
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6325 PORCased ‘Exhibition quality’ factory engraved, Colt Model 1851 Second Model Square-back Navy percussion Revolver s/n 3550/. manufactured circa 1851. One of the finest engraved Colt revolvers in existence and most likely exhibited by Samuel Colt, at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Click here for full description.
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6316 £4,000.00Near mint .28 calibre, Colt Model 1855 Root Side-hammer Model 2 Pocket Revolver s/n 16731, manufactured circa 1857. Click here for full description.
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7010 Under offer Under offer £10,500.00Ultra rare, factory engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver serial number 59482, cut on the back-strap for the rare attachable first model type shoulder-stock, also fitted with dovetail target front sight and three leaf flip-up rear sight. Click here fore full description.
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6250 £10,000.00Rare cased British-proofed Colt Model 1860 Richards conversion s/n 198459. Click here for full description.
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6224 £3,500.00Colt Model 1873 Single Action revolver s/n 268825, manufactured circa 1905. Section 5, to be sold as an historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. Shipped Kansas City, Missouri. Click here for full description.
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6152 £2,500.00Rare Colt Old House "The Jim Fisk Model" five-shot revolver serial number 9395 manufactured circa 1875 in .41 rimfire calibre.
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PH03 £1,150.00Colt No 1 Deringer serial number 2385 in very good to fine condition. Click here for full description.
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JG02 £2,750.00Colt First Model deringer serial number 3088, in obsolete .41 rim-fire short calibre. Click here for full description.
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5450 £1,750.00Colt No1 deringer s/n 4214. Very fine and rare pistol in lovely condition. Much finish. Click here for full description.
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PH02 £900.00Low numbered & British proofed Colt No2 deringer s/n 65 in good condition. Click here for full description.
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6160 £2,000.00Very rare, First Type Colt No3 Thuer Deringer s/n 928 with raised bolster, on the forward section of the frame, high hammer and tight grip. Click here for full description.
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5964 £875.00Nickel plated Colt No3 Thuer deringer s/n 37528. Click here for full description.
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RA02 £3250.00Factory engraved Colt No 3 "Thuer" deringer with original ivory grips and leather holster.
SMITH & WESSON
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AP01 £4,500.00Rare Smith & Wesson First Model Double Action revolver s/n 49507, with 6 1/2 inch barrel and fitted with detachable shoulder-stock. Chambered in .44 S&W Russian calibre. Section 5 firearm, to be sold as an historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. Click here for full description.
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5359 £1,250.00S&W Model 1½ Second Issue revolver s/n 87489. Nickel finish with rare short barrel.
REMINGTON
WINCHESTER
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6345 £8,750.00Engraved Winchester Model 1866 under lever rifle s/n 36072B manufactured circa 1870. Bold foliate scrollwork engraving on a stippled background to the silver-plated receiver, forend cap and buttplate. Click here for full description.
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6338 £2,750.00Fine to excellent Winchester Model 1885 High Wall, single shot rifle s/n 63850, manufactured circa1893 in obsolete 40/82 WCF calibre. Click here for full description.
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6308 £2,850.00Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle s/n 83628, manufactured in 1894, chambered in obsolete 38-56 WCF calibre, with a 23 1/2 inch, full octagonal barrel and a full magazine tube. Click here for full description.
OTHER AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS
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6336 £6,000.00Near mint, special order, Marlin Model 1893 short magazine, lever action rifle s/n 330802, with half round / half octagonal 26 inch barrel, in obsolete 32/40 calibre. Click here for full description.
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6170 £2,100.00Excellent Manhattan Firearms Company percussion Navy revolver s/n 15447, manufactured circa 1859-1868, with four inch barrel, in .36 calibre. Address on barrel “MANHATTEN FIREARMS CO.NEWARK N.J.”. Five-shot cylinder with 1859 Patent dates, roll engraved with five decorative oval panels depicting intricate naval and military scenes. Complimented with excellent one-piece varnished walnut grips retaining 99% of their original varnish . Overall in very fine condition, with strong traces of original blue finish to the barrel and cylinder. Faint case-colours to the frame and hammer. Good working order and action.
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6151B £2,500.00Moore's Patent Firearms Company seven-shot Belt Revolver serial number 1748 manufactured circa 1861-63 with a five inch barrel. Engraved plated frame, blue barrel and cylinder and one-piece walnut grips in .32 rimfire calibre.
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6154 £2,250.00Moore's Patent Firearms Company seven-shot Belt Revolver serial number 7629, with rare "MF'D FOR SMITH & WESSON" address. manufactured circa 1861-63 with a four inch barrel. Engraved plated frame, blue barrel and cylinder and one-piece walnut grips in .32 rimfire calibre.
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5973 £7,500.00Rare Sharps Model 1874 Sporting rifle s/n 154776 in obsolete 40 cal. Excellent condition.
ENGLISH & EUROPEAN
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6358 £5,250.00A brace of 18 bore flintlock pistols by T.J. Mortimer, St James’s St., LONDON manufactured circa 1816-1823. Click here for full description.
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6350 Sold SoldExcellent continental 54-bore Double Action five-shot percussion revolver of Beaumont- Adams type, with barrel address: “DEANE ADAMS & DEANE LONDON / 30 KING WILLIAMS STREET”. Click here for full description.
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MW07 £5,500.00Rare Mauser Model 1878 zig-zag cylinder revolver, serial number 2077 in obsolete 10.4 mm calibre. Click here for full description.
POWER FLASKS
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4001 £600.00Bag-type powder flask with lanyard ring, manufactured by Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. The brass circular top is stamped “JAMES DIXON / & SONS / SHEFFIELD”. Click here for full description.
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4453 £850.00Bag-type powder flask, manufactured by Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. Stamped “JAMES DIXON / & SONS / SHEFFIELD” and “COLTS POCKET FLASK”. This flask, is for the Colt Model 1849 London Pocket percussion revolver and also British proofed Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolvers in .31 calibre. Click here for full description.
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6397 £500.00Scarce Pocket flask, by Hawksley, decorated with a panel enclosing an open wing eagle, with a shield on its breast and clutching three arrows in its claws. The upper swell has a panel with crowned riband on which is marked “E Pluribus Unum” surmounting a cluster of 19 stars. Click here for full description.
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6398 £450.00Sykes Patent bag-type Pocket flask with lanyard ring, for English pocket percussion revolvers and also low serial numbered British proofed Colt London Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolvers. Click here for full description.
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6335 £750.00 to £1,750.00A cluster of bag-type powder flasks with lanyard rings, manufactured by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. Most are marked: “COLTS POCKET FLASK” in an arc. These flask are for the Colt Model 1849 London Pocket percussion revolver, also British proofed Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolvers in .31 calibre. Click here fore full description.
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9113 PORRare and desirable, double sided Colt Dragoon plunger flask marked “COLTS PATENT” within an unfurled rounded banner, at the base, and the ball compartment cover at the top, also marked “COLTS PATENT” within an oval. Click here for full description.
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6330d £1,200.00Small powder flask for the Colt Model 1855 Root .28 calibre percussion revolver or similar small Pocket revolvers with minute lanyard on the front at the top. Click here for full description.
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6330b £1,450.00Near mint Peacock Flask for small calibre pocket revolvers, including the Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolver. Click here for full description.
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NC01 £550.00American one-sided, Eagle and Shield with crossed pistols design pocket flask from the mid 1850’s. Made for the Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver and other small calibre American pocket pistols. Click here for full description.
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9113 £500.00Rare powder flask, embossed with a Colt Model 1848/9 Baby Dragoon/Pocket percussion revolver with loading lever, on one side only. Click here for full description.
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9104 £550.00American one-sided, Eagle and Shield with crossed pistols design pocket flask from the mid 1850’s. Made for the Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver. The brass top is polished, with a fire-blue spring. The body is a brown lacquer. There is a arced banner, which reads “E. PLURIBUS . UNUM .” Above the eagle are two rows of stars, five on the bottom and four above. There is “COLTS / PATENT” above. Surrounding the design is a swaged border. Fine condition. 3 ¾ x 2 inches.
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9106 £900.00Flask for the Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver and other American pocket revolvers.American double-sided, Eagle and Shield with crossed pistols design pocket flask from the mid 1850’s. Made for the Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver. There is a arced banner, which reads “E. PLURIBUS . UNUM .” Above the eagle are two rows of stars, five on the bottom and four above. There is “COLTS / PATENT” above. Surrounding the design is a swaged border. One small dent. Excellent condition. 3 ¾ x 2 inches.
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9108 £900.00Flask for the Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver and other American pocket revolvers. Read more...
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9102 £650.00The Peacock Flask, is a well-designed flask, for small calibre pocket revolvers, including the Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolver. The brass top is polished, with a fire-blue spring. The body is a dark brown. It has a beautiful, double sided decoration, that shows in the main panel, delicately entwined vines around a column on which a peacock is perched. Above the bird are two crossed pistols. Excellent condition. 4 ¼ x 2 inches.
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6257 £975.00The Peacock Flask, is a well-designed flask, for small calibre pocket revolvers, including the Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolver. Click here for full description.
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9109 £2000.00Flask for the Colt Model 1862 London Police percussion revolver. Read more ...
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9107 £450.00Flask for small bore British percussion revolvers.Small bag-type powder flask without lanyard ring. The brass circular top is stamped “DIXON & SONS / SHEFFIELD” in an arc. This flask, is for small bore British percussion revolvers. The three-position charger is 3/16, 4/18 and 5/16 drams. The end of the charger is chamfered with a lip, to accept the chamber of the cylinder. The brass top is polished, with a fire-blue spring. The body is a dark brown / red lacquer. Very good to excellent condition. 3 ¾ x 1 3/8.
GUN CASES
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9001 £1,500.00Original American Walnut Case for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver with 5 inch barrel. Read more...
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9002 £1,800.00Original American Walnut Case for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver with 5 inch barrel. Read more...
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9003 £2,000.00Deluxe Brass-bound Walnut Case, with it's original key, for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver with a 4 inch barrel. Read more...
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9004 £1,750.00Original American Walnut Case for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver with 4 inch barrel. Read more...
BULLET MOULDS
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9210 £1,000.00.44 brass bow leg mould with iron sprue cutter, for the Colt 3rd Model Dragoon percussion revolvers. Click here for full description.
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9217 £1,750.00"WAT" inspected brass bow-leg .44 mould with iron sprue cutter, for the martially inspected Colt 3rd Model Dragoon percussion revolvers. Click here for full description.
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9216 £2,500.00Ultra rare, “WAT” stamped, brass straight-legged mould, with “COLTS / PATENT” stamped high on the right block. Manufactured for the Second Government 1847 contract and the Colt 1st Model Dragoon percussion revolvers. This is the first of the Colt Dragoon moulds. Click here for full description.
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9215 £1,000.00Rare martially inspected .36 Iron Mould stamped “WAT” for a Government contract U.S. Colt Model 1851 or 1861 Navy percussion revolver. Click here for full description.
REFERENCE BOOKS
CAP TINS
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9400 £600.00Large Eley Bros, 500 count percussion cap tin for the Colt Thuer revolver Circa 1868-1870. Click here for full description.
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9404 £150.00Medium size Eley Bros, London 250 count percussion cap tin for Colt Thuer revolver Circa 1868-1870. Cap tin only, no primers included. Click here for full description
GUN GRIPS
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6371 £400.00Pair of fancy walnut, hand chequered in a scalloped (fleur-de-lis) pattern grips, for a Colt New Service Double Action Target revolver. Excellent condition with original nitre blued headed securing screw. Click Here for full description.
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9501 £400.00Original one-piece varnished walnut grips for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver. Sharp edges and in fine condition.
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9502 £275.00Pair of original varnished walnut birds-head grips for a Colt “Thuer” No3 Derringer with the wide, extended grip-frame. Click here for full description.
MISCELLANIA
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7031 Under offer Under offer £350.00Waisted oak handled spacer tool, for the Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolver, stamped W.H. PEARCE. Click here for full description.
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7001 £200.00Unnamed circular brass percussion pistol capper. 2 inch diameter. Click here for full description. Click here for full description.
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7028 £75.00Miniature Paterson single cavity bullet mould to cast one round ball. Click here for full description.
HOLSTERS
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6302 £500.00Attractive right-handed “Mexican Loop” pattern dark brown leather holster for a Colt Model 1873 single action revolver, with a 4 3/4 inch or 5 1/2 inch barrel. Click here for full description.
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9316 £450.00Brown leather flap holster for Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver. Click here for full description.
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9311 £80.00British brown leather flap holster for Colt Model 1908 .25 semi auto pistol. Click here for full description.
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9313 £1,500.00Military-style, black leather flap holster, made by Colt, for the Colt Model 1860 London Army percussion revolver. Click here for full description
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9319 £50.00Two brown leather holsters and cartridge belt. Click here for full description.
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9317 £150.00British style, right-handed, brown leather flap holster for a Colt New Line .41 cal revolver. Click here for full description.
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7011 £1,000.00“California” Pattern, fully beaded, contoured, right-handed holster, for a Colt Model 1873 Single Action revolver. Click here for full description.
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9310 £75.00English, brown leather contoured right-handed holster for .32 Colt Double Action revolver with 3 1/2 to 4 inch barrel. Click here for full description.