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A RARE CASED .44 S&W (RUSSIAN) COLT NEW SERVICE FLAT-TOP TARGET REVOLVER, serial no. 5020, with period holster,
for 1900, with blued tapering 7 1/2in. barrel SIGNED COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING CO.' over 'HARTFORD CT U.S.A. PAT. AUG 5 1884. JUNE 5 1900', block and blade fore-sight, windage adjustable rear-sight to the flat top-strap, solid frame with blued and fluted swing-out cylinder, polished hammer sides and chequered trigger blade, finely chequered walnut grips and much original finish, with a certificate of proof and in a factory blue velvet lined case with black leatherette covering, the interior fitted in the continental style with tray for ammunition and a sight adjustment tool, together with a tooled leather holster marked on the belt-loop '20' over '44' over '7 1/2' and a Colt heritage letter
Provenance: The letter accompanying the lot states that this revolver was shipped to a T.B. Davis Arms Co. in Maine on August 22nd, 1900
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Estimate £1,200-1,600
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.
Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.
Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.