EXCEPTIONAL 4-1/2″ COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 9714. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is stamped “36 CAL”. The silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap contain a fine varnished 1-pc walnut grip with SN in butt strap channel. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with rebated diameter and has the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking with all five safety pins crisp & sharp. There were approx. 19,000 of these fine revolvers produced through about 1873 with most seeing hard service well into the late 1800s and are rarely found cased and almost never with high orig finish. This is one of the finest Pocket Navy revolvers extant. This particular gun was made at the height of the Civil War early in 1863 and is amazing but this specimen escaped hard war service and survived in such beautiful condition, retaining most of its original finish. Mr. Flayderman’s original tag notes that this gun was once part of the famous Parsons Collection and was displayed and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. PROVENANCE: John Parsons Collection, Metroplitan Museum of Art, Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching, appears near new & possibly unfired. Bbl retains about 98% glossy bright factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear, several small dents and nicks around wedge slot. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their brilliant case colors. Frame & hammer retain about all of their bright orig case colors, on top edge of hammer. Cylinder retains about 80% glossy orig blue with some flaking, a light cyl line and retains virtually all of its stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Chambers of cyl and the bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue with some rust further lending credence to the premise that this revolver is virtually unfired. Trigger guard & back strap retain 90% plus of their orig silver plating. Grip is sound, well-fit & crisp with only a couple of minor light nicks in finish and retains virtually all of its bright orig factory varnish, light edge wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-51175 JS81 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2104

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2104	$11,500.00	EXCEPTIONAL 4-1/2″ COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 9714. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard is stamped “36 CAL”. The silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap contain a fine varnished 1-pc walnut grip with SN in butt strap channel. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with rebated diameter and has the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking with all five safety pins crisp & sharp. There were approx. 19,000 of these fine revolvers produced through about 1873 with most seeing hard service well into the late 1800s and are rarely found cased and almost never with high orig finish. This is one of the finest Pocket Navy revolvers extant. This particular gun was made at the height of the Civil War early in 1863 and is amazing but this specimen escaped hard war service and survived in such beautiful condition, retaining most of its original finish. Mr. Flayderman’s original tag notes that this gun was once part of the famous Parsons Collection and was displayed and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. PROVENANCE: John Parsons Collection, Metroplitan Museum of Art, Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching, appears near new & possibly unfired. Bbl retains about 98% glossy bright factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear, several small dents and nicks around wedge slot. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their brilliant case colors. Frame & hammer retain about all of their bright orig case colors, on top edge of hammer. Cylinder retains about 80% glossy orig blue with some flaking, a light cyl line and retains virtually all of its stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Chambers of cyl and the bore retain virtually all of their orig factory blue with some rust further lending credence to the premise that this revolver is virtually unfired. Trigger guard & back strap retain 90% plus of their orig silver plating. Grip is sound, well-fit & crisp with only a couple of minor light nicks in finish and retains virtually all of its bright orig factory varnish, light edge wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-51175 JS81 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2104 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXCEPTIONAL 4-1/2″ COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.