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A VERY RARE ORIGINAL COLT FACTORY ENGRAVED POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. ENGRAVED AT COLTS GUSTAV YOUNG FACTORY WORKSHOP, IN HIS STYLE REFERED TO AS “STYLE No.2″. SERIAL NUMBER DATE THE PIECE TO 1860. FIVE INCH BARREL. OFFICIALLY ENGRAVED EXAMPLES AS SUCH HAVE ENGRAVED “COLTS PATENT” TO THE FRAME, AND ENGRAVED COLT ADDRESS TO THE BARREL FLAT. STRONG TRACES OF SILVER TO THE GRIP FRAME. GOOD RIFLED BORE. TO A CLEAN LIGHT BROWN PATINA. NO RUST OR PITTING. EDGES CRISP. ALL NUMBERS MATCH . THE REVOLVER IS MISSING A COUPLE OF SMALL PARTS INCLUDING THE WEDGE AND THE HAND FOR THE CYLINDER, A SUCH, NOT CURRENTLY IN WORKING ORDER, BUT EXACT COPIES OF ALL COLT SMALL PARTS ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO AQUIRE. HENCE THE PRICE OF A VERY RARE COLT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AROUND £3000

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