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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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An 1877 Colt model Lightning D. A. Revolver, 1878

Estimate

€ 600 - 900

Sold

€ 1.500

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

London
length 23 cm.
4-1/2", 38 cal. barrel, with one-line Hartford company address and “DEPOT 14 PALL MALL LONDON”. Clean bore, visible rifling. Six-shot cylinder, mark of the London test bench. Partially working mechanism (problems with the return spring of the trigger). Frame with patents up to 1875. 70% still visible earlier nickel plating. Trigger and cock with remains of earlier blueing. Well-preserved checkered hard-rubber grip scales with company horse. Matching serial numbers "71xx" on the frame, trigger guard and grip. Loading gate numbered "852".