A cased London-made Colt 1851 Navy pattern single action. 36...

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£1,600

A cased London-made Colt 1851 Navy pattern single action. 36 calibre percussion revolver, serial number. 32590, the barrel marked "Address Col, Colt London" the fitted and baised case bearing a "Loading Colt's Pistols" paper instruction label, the mahogany case containing, bullet mould, nipple tool, primer cap tin, oil pot and copper powder flask, Length of pistol 33 cm, size of case 37.6 cm x 16.8 cm x 6.5 cm deep. Samuel Colt whilst exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, was staggered by the level of European interest in his affordable mass-produced firearms, such was the demand that he later established a factory in Pimlico near Vauxhall Bridge in London. The manufacture ran from 1853 to 1856 and so its production was limited, although it is thought that 37,000 Colt Navy pistols were produced at this location. A private collection