#15 • Six Combustible Envelope Cartridges for Colt Revolving Belt Pistol

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $9.00

Status: Sold

Authentic reproduction of a Colt's Cartridge Works Hartford Connecticut pack of six combustible envelope cartridges for the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol, wrapped in a brown kraft paper outer sleeve secured with period-correct natural twine and bearing a richly aged deep orange-red label faithfully replicating the original Colt factory packaging. Each cartridge contains a .454" lead swaged ball over 28 grains of fffg black powder in potassium nitrate treated paper, with the pack presenting a clean, tightly wrapped rectangular form with neatly folded ends. Overall condition is excellent, with the outer wrapping crisp and intact, the twine secure, and the label vivid and legible with no tears or deterioration.