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london made colts?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:46 pm
by shooter
i was talking to friend in india recently who said he had a colt 1843 made in London.
can someone tell me about london made colt revolvers?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:50 pm
by badshah0522
Is it a Muzzleloader???
Re: london made colts?
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:32 am
by Grumpy
"Is it a Muzzleloader???"
Dating from 1843 ? I should say so.
Technically of course, a revolver loads from the far end of the chamber rather than the muzzle but it is fundamentally the same thing.
That London Colt can`t date from 1843 anyway as the factory didn`t open until 1853......and closed again in 1857 after only trading for approximately four years.
There is rather a lot of web material available but probably the best reference work on the subject is a 1976 limited edition book ( only 1000 copies worldwide ) entitled `Colonel Colt London`.
As far as I know all the London Colts were assembled from American made parts.
Try this website:
http://www.coltcollectorsassoc.com/ccachronology.htm
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:21 pm
by shooter
it is a 'muzzleloader'
made of american made parts.
he said it was 1843 but i cant confirm. ive got pics though.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:22 pm
by shooter
nice link grumpy. thanks.