Main Sale December 2009 : Sale A1034 Lot 562
A BELGIAN .36 COLT BREVETE SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER, serial no. 3999,
Product Details
A BELGIAN .36 'COLT BREVETE' SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER, serial no. 3999,
circa 1855, with 19.5cm. octagonal sighted barrel marked 'COLT BREVETE' at the breech, cylinder with a rolled scene involving two mounted horsemen, iron frame, brass grip-strap and square-backed trigger-guard, one-piece walnut grips, rammer, and slight traces of original blued finish (some discolouration throughout), Liege proof.
Estimate £800-1,000
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.