Main Sale December 2009 : Sale A1034 Lot 895
COLT A .455 (ELEY) OLD MODEL NEW SERVICE TARGET SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 13810 for 1905,

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COLT
A .455 (ELEY) 'OLD MODEL NEW SERVICE TARGET' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 13810 for 1905,
7 1/2in. barrel with Metford-type rifling, bead fore-sight, windage adjustable rear-sight, blued hammer with bright sides and pivoting firing-pin, chequered blued trigger, chequered grip-straps, walnut grips chequered within shaped panels, and retaining nearly all its original blued finish throughout.

Other Notes: Contemporary British proof marks.
Estimate £1,500-2,000

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