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A RARE .36 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY
PERCUSSION REVOLVER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO.
188121L FOR 1866
of standard production specifications, with 7I in barrel
stamped with New York address, stamped with London
proof marks on the left of the frame and on the cylinder,
figured walnut grips stamped with Enfield storekeeper’s
mark on the left, and with matching numbers throughout
(one grip with a very small crack, areas of wear), complete
with a contemporary pigskin holster
33cm; 13in
The Egyptian Government purchased 4,000 navy revolvers
and 12,000 Springfield rifles from Colt via their agent
Colonel Efflatoun Bey during the period 1865-66. See
J.G.Rosa 1976, pp. 121-4.
£1800-2200