Product Details
COLT
A VERY RARE .450 (BOXER) CUNO HELFRECHT SHOP ENGRAVED 'MODEL 1878 FRONTIER' NICKEL-PLATED SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 4576 for 1880,
5 1/2in. barrel marked 'COLT'S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A. DEPOT 14. PALL MALL LONDON', trigger-guard marked '45 CAL. B', trigger retaining traces of original blued finish, bird's head pearl grips, lanyard loop, the whole with scroll engraving against a stippled ground, and retaining much original nickel-plated finish throughout, in modern fitted case.
Exhibited: 1881 International Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia.
Literature: Don Wilkerson, Colt's Double-Action Revolver - Model of 1878, p. 354.
R.L. Wilson, Colt An American Legend, p. 202.
R.E. Hable & R.L. Wilson, Colt Pistols.
Other Notes: Certificate in lieu of proof marks.
Estimate £8,000-12,000
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