Sold
AU$13,200
Starting Bid: AU$6,000
Est.
AU$7,000
- AU$10,000
Live Auction
26-27 OCTOBER 2024 AUCTION. AUSTRALIAN FINE ARMS
Live bidding began
Oct 26, 2024 at 10 AM AEDT
Description
COLT 1851 NAVY ‘NSW NAVAL BRIGADE’ PERCUSSION REVOLVER: 36 cal; 6 shot cylinder; 7 1/2" (190mm) octagonal barrel with bright bore & sharp rifling; grey finish to barrel, frame & cylinder with staining; brass trigger assembly & straps; ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK CITY to top of barrel; NAVAL BRIGADE N.S.W. No 43. to back strap; British proof marks to cylinder & barrel; engraving to cylinder worn, but legible; action working well, indexing correctly; smooth walnut grips in g cond with light bruise marks; all matching numbers. o/a in vg to exc wo & g cond. #167425 Pre 47 L/R A rare piece of Australian history