26th Oct, 2023 9:30
A London-made and war department-issued Colt 1851 Navy pattern single action .36 calibre percussion revolver, serial number. 5881, the barrel marked "Address Col, Colt London", the cylinder and frame marked with the broad arrow and WD mark, pistol 33 cm long
Possibly Crimea or Boer War service.
Samuel Colt whilst exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, was staggered by the level of European interest in his affordable mass-produced firearms, such was the demand that he later established a factory in Pimlico near Vauxhall Bridge in London. The manufacture ran from 1853 to 1856 and so its production was limited, although it is thought that 37,000 Colt Navy pistols were produced at this location.
A private collection
Sold for £1,800
A London-made and war department-issued Colt 1851 Navy pattern single action .36 calibre percussion revolver, serial number. 5881, the barrel marked "Address Col, Colt London", the cylinder and frame marked with the broad arrow and WD mark, pistol 33 cm long
Possibly Crimea or Boer War service.
Samuel Colt whilst exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, was staggered by the level of European interest in his affordable mass-produced firearms, such was the demand that he later established a factory in Pimlico near Vauxhall Bridge in London. The manufacture ran from 1853 to 1856 and so its production was limited, although it is thought that 37,000 Colt Navy pistols were produced at this location.
ProvenanceA private collection
