“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.
“COLTS POCKET FLASK” bag-type powder flask with lanyard ring, manufactured by Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, under contract to Colt. The brass circular top is stamped “JAMES DIXON / & SONS / SHEFFIELD” and “COLTS POCKET FLASK” in an arc.
This flask, is 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. The three-position charger is 2/8, 3/8 and 4/8 drams. The end of the charger is chamfered, 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.
Excellent to near mint. Very difficult to improve. Rapley F#41