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FINE & SCARCE 7TH TYPE COLT MODEL 1855 SIDEHAMMER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
FINE & SCARCE 7TH TYPE COLT MODEL 1855 SIDEHAMMER

REVOLVER. Cal. 31. S# 13715. Bbl. 3 1/2" rnd. This is a scarce 7th variation of Colt Model 1855 Root revolver made in 1869. Bbl. w/ 2 line address. Stagecoach holdup scene on cyl. w/ scarce “screw in cyl.” to attach cyl. pin which was a short lived variation. CONDITION: fine overall, retains about 1/2 bright factory blue, full cyl. scene, retains virtually all original factory varnish to grips, mechanically crisp, w/ bright shiny rifled bore. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of James B. Taylor. (01-20448/JS). ANTIQUE. $1,200-1,500.