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Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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VARIOUS OWNERS<br />

444<br />

A VERY RARE U.S. BRASS CAP PRIMER FOR A COLT<br />

PATERSON REVOLVER, NO. 233, CIRCA 1839-41<br />

of standard production specifications, with folding lid,<br />

stamped with the number inside the body and with blued<br />

steel fittings throughout (the steel screw with light surface<br />

rust)<br />

4.8cm; 1P in diameter<br />

Colt’s improved cap primer was included in his U. S. patent<br />

no. 1304 of 29th August 1839. For an illustration of the<br />

patent and a discussion of this see L. Wilson 1971, pp. 23-<br />

24.<br />

£3000-4000<br />

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