Product Details
COLT
A SCARCE .38 'MODEL 1877' "LIGHTNING" SIX SHOT DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER serial no 18920
circa 1879, 4 1/2in blued barrel signed 'Colt's PT.FA.MFG Co Hartford CT. USA, Depot 14 Pall Mall London', white metal crescent foresight and 'Colt D.A.38' etched on l/h side, period London proofs, colour-hardened frame and blued cylinder (faded), blued ejector housing, trigger guard and backstrap, chequered rose-wood grips, the whole retaining a fair amount of original finish, together with a contemporary private purchase leather full-flap holster (worn).
Estimate £400-600
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