First year of production, fully plated, Colt Cloverleaf Model .41 rimfire calibre revolver serial number 3564, manufactured circa 1871, with nicely figured walnut birds-head grips. Click here for full description.
Civil War period, Colt Model 1862 Police percussion revolver serial number 28426 with desirable 6½ inch barrel, manufactured circa 1864. Click here for full description.
Matched cased pair of British proofed, Exhibition grade, factory engraved, Colt Model 1851 London Navy percussion revolvers serial number 28310/. and serial number 28312/. Click here for full description.
Early, very fine condition, three digit British-proofed Colt First Model derringer serial number 639, in obsolete .41 rim-fire short calibre. Click here for full description.
British proofed, Colt Third Model derringer serial number 32784 in obsolete .41 short rim-fire calibre, with desirable Von Oppen ‘Rampant Colt’ with letter ‘C’ stamping on the left side of the frame. Click here for full description.
Factory engraved British-proofed Colt First Model derringer serial number 4417, in obsolete .41 rim-fire short calibre. Click here for full description.
Low numbered, two digit British-proofed Hartford-London Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver s/n 76 manufactured circa 1853. Click here for full description.
Civil war period, cased civilian Colt Fourth Model 1851 navy percussion revolver s/n 133561, manufactured circa 1863. Click here for full description.
Very fine, British-proofed, factory scroll engraved, Birds-eye maple cased Colt Model 1849 London Pocket Percussion revolver s/n 4130/. with four inch barrel. Manufactured at Colt’s London manufactory, circa 1854. Click here for full description.
Very fine, late Civil War period, Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver s/n 25750, manufactured circa 1865. Click here for full description.
Very rare, hard to find, “WD” inspected Colt Model 1851 London Navy percussion revolver s/n 8153, manufactured circa 1854 for the British military during the Crimean War and later in the Indian Mutiny. Click here for full description.
Very scarce, First Type, Colt Third Model Deringer s/n 1650 in obsolete .41 rimfire calibre. Manufactured circa 1870 with its raised relief bolster, high spur hammer and tight grip contour. These are the defining characteristics of the First Type derringers. Click here for full details.
Cased Gustave Young engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver serial number 99669/. manufactured circa 1861 at the dawn of the American Civil War. It has a dovetailed front sight, hand engraved “COLTS PATENT” on left side of the frame and select walnut grips, with desirable barrel address of “ - ADDRESS SAM’L COLT HARTFORD. CT. – ”. Click here for full description.
Rare and early Civil War period, Colt Model 1860 Fluted Army percussion revolver s/n 5711 manufactured circa 1862 at the Hartford factory in Connecticut. Click here for full description.
Early, rare cased, factory engraved, in the early donut scroll style, Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver s/n 52926, manufactured circa 1852, with five inch barrel. Cartridges not included. Click here for full description.
Excellent to near mint, British proofed Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver s/n 209291/E manufactured circa 1862 with six inch barrel. Click here for full description.
Rare Colt Model 1860 Richards 12-slot cylinder variation conversion of the Army revolver s/n 198898 manufactured circa 1871-78 in obsolete 44 Colt centrefire calibre. Click here for full description.
Ultra rare, Richards Mason Conversion of the Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver s/n 6033, with 8 inch barrel, manufactured circa 1877-1878. Total produced is estimated at about 1,200. Pictured on page 206-7 of “Colt Conversions” by R. Bruce McDowell. Click here for full description.
Ultra rare and Historic, Hartford manufactured, Colt Third Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver s/n 33790, manufactured circa 1853 and issued to the Kriegs Marine (KM) from 1857 to 1874. It bears the issue number KM / 787 stamped at the top of the backstrap. It comes complete with its rare Prussian “KM” holster and pouch, along with a “KM” capper and “COLTS / PATENT” “KM ” marked flask. Click here for full descriptions.
Rare martially inspected US Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver s/n 50837, manufactured circa 1856. Click here for full description.
Exhibition grade, inscribed mahogany brass-bound cased engraved Colt Model 1849 London Pocket percussion revolver serial number 134 manufactured circa 1853 with a five inch barrel and bearing several unique features. Click here for full description.
Presentation Second Generation engraved and inscribed Colt Model 1851 Navy second-model square-back percussion revolver s/n 7117/. to Joseph G. Rosa, the noted British historian of Colt firearms, circa 1972. Engraving executed by A.A. White Engravers and the backstrap inscription by K.C. Hunt. The inscription on the silver-plated backstrap reads “To Joseph G. Rosa / From / Colts Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.” Section One firearm. Click here for full description.
Post World War One, “R.A.F.” and “Broad Arrow” marked, Colt Model 1911 semi-auto pistol, serial number W109996, manufactured circa 1918-1919 in .455 Webley. Can only be possessed under Section 7.3 of the Firearms Act or with a Section 5 Authority. Click here for full description.
Section one firearm in the UK. Excellent and in near mint condition, engraved and gold inlaid, Winchester 1892 "High Grade" rifle s/n NTH153624, in .45 Colt calibre, with 24¼ inch round barrel and full magazine. Manufactured by Winchester/Miroku in the 1990s. Only about one thousand examples of this model were manufactured. Click here for full description.
Beautiful, Master engraved and inscribed Uberti 1860 Henry Rifle s/n 00156, with brass receiver, 24½ inch barrel, handsome rear stocks and chambered in .44/40 smoothbore calibre. Manufactured circa 1981. This is a Section One firearm in the UK. Click here for full description.
Fine condition, Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle s/n 407335, manufactured circa 1907, with standard 26 inch octagonal barrel, full magazine and crescent butt-plate. Fitted with rear tang sight. Chambered in obsolete 32-40 WCF calibre. Click here for full details.
Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle s/n 119007, manufactured circa 1898, with case-coloured receiver, standard round 26 inch barrel, full magazine, and crescent butt-plate. Chambered in obsolete 38-56 WCF calibre. Click here for full description.
Special order, British proofed, Winchester Model 1876 lever action rifle s/n 45833, manufactured circa 1884, with short 22 inch round barrel, short magazine, shotgun butt, swivels. Retailed by “T. BLAND & SONS / THE STRAND LONDON”. The dust cover is stamped “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / 50 CAL. 95” Chambered in rare obsolete 50-95 WCF calibre. Click here for full description.
Engraved 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.
Fully nickel-plated Remington New Model No. 4 .38 Rimfire five-shot revolver s/n 717 with two-piece gutta-percha chequered birds-head grips, manufactured circa 1877-1888. Also known as the ‘New Line revolver No 4’. Click here for full description.
Very fine example of an Egyptian contract Remington Model 1875 single action revolver s/n 3578, manufactured circa 1875-189, in obsolete .44 Remington calibre. Click here for full description.
Nickel-plated Remington New Model Police factory conversion five shot revolver s/n 152, with conversion number, in obsolete .38 rimfire calibre, with two-piece walnut grips. Click here for full description.
Beautiful Birmingham proofed, nickel-plated Remington Over & Under Double Deringer, Type 2 (Model 3) serial number 270, with one-line barrel address and extractor. Nickel finish, blued hammer, screws and extractor with two-piece chequered black gutta percha grips. Click here for full description.
Blue and silver-plated Remington-Elliott four barrelled derringer s/n 6150, manufactured circa 1863-1888 in obsolete .32 rimfire, with ring trigger and two-piece rosewood grips. Click here for full description.
Excellent Remington-Elliott four barrelled derringer s/n 19955, manufactured circa 1863-1888 in obsolete .32 rimfire, with ring trigger and two-piece rosewood grips. Click here for full description.
Near mint, post Civil War period,Smith & Wesson No2 Army .32 rimfire calibre revolver s/n 54943 with six inch barrel. Click here for full description.
Rare Smith & Wesson New Model Number 3 Target revolver serial number 1924 in obsolete .32/44 calibre, with 6½ inch barrel. Click here for full description.
Very fine, Civil War period, martially inspected Rogers & Spencer .44 Army percussion revolver s/n 4053 manufactured circa 1865. Click here for full description.
Very nicely engraved, in excellent condition, 1860’s period Philadelphia “Odd Fellows” percussion derringer pistol in .44 calibre with 1¾ inch barrel and “Odd Fellows” markings of three links of chain stamped on the barrel and the left side of the stock. Click here for full description.
Indian wars era, Spencer-Burnside Contract Model 1865 repeating saddle ring carbine s/n 22505 with highly desirable Colorado Territory marking. Click here for full description.
Fine, Marlin Model 1895 lever action rifle s/n 182983, with 26 inch octagonal barrel, full magazine and crescent butt-plate. Blued barrel and case coloured receiver. Chambered in obsolete 38-56 calibre. Click here for full description.
Low single digit numbered, Massachusetts Arms, Greene’s Patent, British Contract carbine s/n 5 manufactured circa 1856 with heavy 20 inch rifled barrel, .55 calibre marked “RDMR” for the Royal Devon Mounted Rifles. Click here for full description.
Beautiful, Master engraved and inscribed Uberti 1860 Henry Rifle s/n 00156, with brass receiver, 24½ inch barrel, handsome rear stocks and chambered in .44/40 smoothbore calibre. Manufactured circa 1981 in Italy. This is a Section One firearm in the UK. Click here for full description.
Presentation shooting competition prize, Enfield Two-band full-stocked percussion rifle, with Tower lock dated 1859, along with bayonet, scabbard and combination tool. Presented to Sergeant T. Harrby in 1866. Click here for full description.
Brace of Officer’s or Gentleman’s flintlock pistols signed ‘I. REA JUN.R.”, “LONDON’, no serial number, manufactured circa 1808. Click here for full description.
Low numbered, Massachusetts Arms, Greene’s Patent, British Contract carbine s/n 5 manufactured circa 1856 with heavy 20 inch rifled barrel, .55 calibre marked “RDMR” for the Royal Devon Mounted Rifles. Click here for full description.
Rare Mauser Model 1878 zig-zag cylinder revolver, serial number 2077 in obsolete 10.4 mm calibre. Click here for full description.
“J. Barlow Patent” bag-type flask for Colt London Dragoon percussion revolvers with graduations of ¾, 7/8, 1. Click here for full description.
“COLTS POCKET FLASK” bag-type powder flask with lanyard ring, manufactured by Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, for the Colt Model 1849 London Pocket percussion revolver and also Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolvers that were shipped to the Colt factory in London and later at Colt’s London Agency at 14, Pall Mall after the manufactory closed in 1857. Click here for full description.
Rare bag-type powder flask with lanyard ring, manufactured by Dixon & Sons of Sheffield for British proofed Colt Model 1862 Police or Colt Model 1865 Pocket-Navy percussion revolver or English percussion revolvers with similar calibres. Click here for full description
Bag-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.
A 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 for full description.
An original .577 brass bullet mould, as found in big game double rifle cases, possibly for a Sharps rifle. Good condition. Click here for full description.
A 69 bore scissor type ball mould for a ‘Brown Bess’ type musket or rifle. Good overall condition. Click here for full description.
Adam’s patent stamped .54 Bore brass mould for Dean Adams & Dean Model 1851 percussion revolver. Good condition. Click here for full description.
Brass .28 mould with iron sprue cutter finished “in the white” for Colt Model 1855 Root percussion revolvers, from 1855 until the end of production. Click here for full description.
“WAT” inspected, brass straight-legged mould with heel for .44 calibre Colt 2nd Model Dragoon percussion revolver, with Civil War inscription on left inside leg which reads “JN’O WROE. / HAGERSTOWN. MD.” surrounded by 31 stars. Click here for full description.
This very rare mould, in near mint condition, is for two flat nosed conicals for a Colt Model 1873 single action revolver. The conicals each have a heel and two grease grooves. It has been re-cherried from a .36 calibre Colt “Root” rifle mould. The original rifle stamp can be seen on the right block and below, the later stamp “45A”. The finish is blue. Calibre .45. Rapley: M#41.
"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.
Very attractive modern contoured “California” Pattern holster to accommodate a Colt Model 1873 single action revolver with 7 ½ inch barrel. No makers name. Right handed, rigid dark brown leather, with no toe plug. Excellent tooled border work. Excellent condition. Click here for full description.
Brown leather flap holster for Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver. Click here for full description.
British brown leather flap holster for Colt Model 1908 .25 semi auto pistol. Click here for full description.
Military-style, black leather flap holster, made by Colt, for the Colt Model 1860 London Army percussion revolver. Click here for full description
English, 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.
Rare combination tool for the Colt Model 1855 Root percussion rifle, musket or carbine. This large version of the pistol model has the flat stepped cylinder spacer and at the other end, the nipple wrench. A large domed rivet through the centre of the shank, locates the two blades, which also act as levers to turn out a nipple and adjust the cylinder. The finish is cold blue. Rapley: T#22. Click here for full description.
Brass percussion capper, with lanyard ring stamped “KM”. These brass cappers were manufactured in Germany by Weber and Schulties of Frankfurt for some of the 3,450 Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolvers that had been confiscated by Prussian Customs in August, 1855. They were a shipment that had been ordered by the Russian government for use in the Crimean War 1853-56. After being sold at auction in Prussia, about 900 of the Colt Navies were issued to the Royal Prussian Navy by 1859 1860. These very rare Colt Navies are now known as the Kreigsmarine Colts. Click here for full description.
Colt's Story Miniature 1836-1862 complete set sold in the 1960s by Dixie Gun Works. Click here for full description.
"Colt Percussion Engraving Styles" by Robert M. Jordan. Click here for full description.
The History and Identification of COLT ACCOUTREMENTS 1834 – 1911 Paterson to Automatic By Robin J. Rapley First edition 2006: A 250 page volume, with hard cover and dust-jacket, in full colour, showing the myriad diversity of accoutrements that the Colt factory supplied with their famous revolvers. Out of print. New with dust jacket. Only one copy available. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
COL. COLT / DOWNUNDER by Hayden Hughes & Robin Rapley. Sixty years of research, tracking and documenting the hundreds of Colt firearms that found their way down to Australia and New Zealand. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
Sold. Colonel Colt, London: The history of Colt's London firearms, 1851-1857, by Joseph G. Rosa. First edition, 216 pages, first published January 1, 1976. Joseph G. Rosa was a historian of the Wild West, author, and the chief biographer of Wild Bill Hickok as well as several other figures of this period. Click here for full description.
A Study of Colt New Army and Navy Pattern Double Action Revolvers 1889-1908 Hardcover – January 1, 2005 by Robert Best (Author) The book has a printed picture cover; it was issued without a dust jacket and is signed by the author. Excellent condition. Click here for full description. Please check with me regards postage.
Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson Third edition by Jim Supica, Richard Nahas, (2007) In colour. Hardcover. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
STANDARD CATALOG OF SMITH & WESSON by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas. Published by Krause Publications Inc. 1996. ISBN 10: 0873414047ISBN 13: 9780873414043. First edition. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
Smith & Wesson Sixguns of the Old West The Schofields, The Americans, The Russians, The New Model No. 3, and more... by David R. Chicoine. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
Guns and How They Work by Ian V. Hogg. ISBN 10: 0856854921 / ISBN 13: 9780856854927 Published by Marshall Cavendish Books Limited, London, England, 1979. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
A History of Handguns Hardcover – Illustrated, 22 Nov. 2010 by Frederick Wilkinson. No dustcover. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.
"Colt Peacemaker British Model" by Keith Cochran. 1989. Including shipping. Please check with me regards postage. Click here for full description.