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THE FIRST COLT, NEW YORK, SERIAL NO. 12901, CIRCA 1853, THE SECOND COLT, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2827, CIRCA 1854
Details
A .44 'THIRD MODEL DRAGOON' SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, AND A .31 'MODEL 1849' FIVE-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER
THE FIRST COLT, NEW YORK, SERIAL NO. 12901, CIRCA 1853, THE SECOND COLT, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2827, CIRCA 1854
The first with 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) barrel with dove-tailed rear-sight, and matching numbers with the exception of the wedge; the second with 4 in. (10.2 cm.) barrel, and cylinder with stage coach scene, London proof marks
THE FIRST COLT, NEW YORK, SERIAL NO. 12901, CIRCA 1853, THE SECOND COLT, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2827, CIRCA 1854
The first with 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) barrel with dove-tailed rear-sight, and matching numbers with the exception of the wedge; the second with 4 in. (10.2 cm.) barrel, and cylinder with stage coach scene, London proof marks
Provenance
Respectively anon. sale, Christie's, London, 18 November 1968, lot 63 & Collection of George S. Wisecarver, Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 17 April 1957, lot 147.
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