Colt Model 2 1855 Side Hammer Root Revolver in Contemporary... | Freeman's

Colt Model 2 1855 Side Hammer Root Revolver in Contemporary Case

.28 caliber. 3.5" octagonal barrel. SN: 10623 (Mfg. ca1856). No finish, varnished one-piece walnut grip. Single action percussion revolver with smooth round five-chambered cylinder roll engraved with the "Cabin & Indian" scene, a grooved top strap rear sight and a brass cone front sight. Barrel marked with the "Pointing Hand" motif and +COLTS PT/1855+ADDRESS COL. COLT/HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.+ Matching serial numbers on butt and cylinder with the barrel having the number 11623 which is likely a factory error and has the "6" stamped over a "4". The revolver is contained in an old wooden box that has been modified in recent times to be a casing for the revolver. The case contains a pewter eagle motif powder flask with the name FRANK MILLER on the brass cap, a brass COLT'S/PATENT marked dual cavity .28 caliber bullet mold, a jappaned Eley Brothers cap tin and some lead balls.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Fair. Bore moderately oxidized and pitted with visible rifling. Metal cleaned to bright with no finish and scattered pitting. Cylinder scene partially visible. Not mechanically functional. Cylinder does not rotate when the hammer is cocked. Grip very good with much of the varnish and some scattered bumps and dings. Case and accessories about good.

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