Product Details
COLT
A .38 'MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 113997 for 1899,
4 1/2in. blued barrel, blued cylinder, case-hardened frame, blued hammer with bright sides, blued grip-strap, trigger-guard and trigger, finely chequered bird's head hard rubber grips each with rampant colt oval, and retaining nearly all its original finish.
Provenance: Robert Howard Collection, Butterfield & Butterfield, 1991.
Other Notes: Certificate in lieu of proof marks.
Estimate £700-900
THE ABOVE LOT IS SOLD UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. A SECTION 5 AUTHORITY IS REQUIRED TO PURCHASE OR VIEW THESE ITEMS.
FOR SECTION 7 BUYERS PLEASE REFER TO CHAPTER 9 OF THE HOME OFFICE 'FIREARMS LAW - GUIDANCE TO THE POLICE 2002' FOR ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS.
NOTE TO OVERSEAS BUYERS: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ITEMS CLASSIFIED AS SECTION 5 PROHIBITED WEAPONS UNDER UK LAW WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES REGARDLESS OF THEIR CLASSIFICATION OUTSIDE OF THE UK.