A Rare Cased London Colt Model 1862 Police Percussion Revolver. 10 ½” overall, 4 ½” round .36 barrel with one line address ‘ADDRESS COL SAML COLT NEW_YORK US AMERICA’ with streamlined barrel & creeping rammer. London Proofs to left hand side of barrel. With ‘COLTS / PATENT’ stamped on the left side of the frame. Five shot rebated & half fluted cylinder with London Proofs stamped within the flutes. Iron back strap & trigger guard with one piece walnut grips. Numbered 3448 on all parts including wedge, & 34448L on butt & trigger guard. Varnished walnut grips. In its original green baize lined & fitted screwed lid oak case, with brass escutcheon on the lid & rare Pall Mall Agency loading and cleaning directions label inside the lid. Contains bag shaped copper flask ‘Colts Pocket Flask’ by James Dixon & Sons, blued double cavity iron mould for balls & bullets stamped ‘COLT'S PATENT’ on the sprue cutter, and ‘36P’, blued steel cleaning rod, blued combined nipple key & turnscrew, and an Eley for Colts cap tin.
Serial number 34448 L manufactured in 1866.
Rare pistol in good condition, case lining and label a bit rubbed
The Colt Model 1862 Police Percussion Revolvers were manufactured between 1861 through to 1873.