Original Colt Model 1849 London Pocket Percussion 4" Barrel Revolver with Cylinder Scene - Serial 6662 Bira Gun The exterior of the helmet

The exterior of the helmet has been painted over with dark "navy" blue

In the style of the day designed by famed gunsmith Nicolas-Noël Boutet

It could easily be repaired by some skilled sewing

men of the battalion volunteered for service in the Boer War that which had been raging since 1899 and contingent sailed for South Africa in February

and the other is marked 0/0560/0055

Original Colt Model 1849 London Pocket Percussion 4" Barrel Revolver with Cylinder Scene - Serial 6662 Bira Gun The exterior of the helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice and interesting LONDON marked Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion . 31 caliber revolver, the first that we have ever had! The Colt "Pocket Percussion" Model 1849 revolvers in . 31cal are essentially scaled down versions of the larger Navy Model 1851 in . 36cal, and were developed concurrently. The serial Number 6662 can be found on the barrel, frame, cylinder, cylinder arbor pin, trigger guard,