RARE CASED COLT PATERSON NO.3 BELT MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH ULTRA RARE PATENT ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIRECTIONS LOADING FOR THE PATERSON REVOLVER.

SN 853. Cal. 34. All blue finish with 2-1/8″ frame, 4-1/2″ oct bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line left hand “Patent Arms” address. Cyl has usual five chambers with centaur scene roll marking and round shoulder. Mounted with nicely figured 1-pc straight grip, matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by an orig Colt Paterson mahogany casing with fluted lid and an empty nickel silver plaque in the top. Interior is dark brown velvet lined with recesses in the bottom for the revolver, an orig unnumbered copper & brass charger with standard roll marking on the center band, a brass capper with number “19” inside the lid & body, a single cavity 31 caliber ball mold with three turned walnut handles and sprue cutter, a loading tool & a brass cleaning jag with walnut handle. Also included is a small ebony screw top cap box. Spare cyl is missing from its spindle. This case was probably originally for a 1″ longer bbl revolver. Also accompanied by an extraordinarily rare, possibly the only one extant, Patent Arms Manufacturing Company directions for loading for the Paterson revolver. Paper measures appox. 8-3/8″ by 7″ with black lettering and the line drawing of a No.5 Texas Paterson revolver. Paper has been folded into eight sections, showing heavy wear and separation along the fold lines, missing one of the sections. Inserted in the missing section area is a typewritten note which states “ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS WHICH CAME WITH CASED PATTERSON (sic) NO. 853 WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1841 IN BALTIMORE BY DANIEL RENICK McNEILL OF OLD FIELDS, VIRGINIA, NOW WEST VIRGINIA”. Additionally accompanied by Mr. Yearout’s Collection inventory card which shows that he purchased this revolver from well known collector/dealer John Fox of Missoula, MT in Mar. 1972. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were about 800 of these revolvers produced in the period 1837-1840. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms states that there were appox. 850 manufactured, which number also included the No.2 Pocket Model. As noted above, this pistol has the 2-1/8″ frame with a single scallop forward of the trigger screw. Paterson revolvers were the first commercially successful self-rotating cyl revolvers and were immediately accepted by the buying public. However, with their difficulty of loading and weak charge soon fell out of favor to the ensuing larger big bore revolvers. The fact that Colt went bankrupt after only a few thousand guns were produced didn’t help either. The larger No.5, Texas Paterson was adopted by the early Texas Rangers and remained in use until about 1847 when the Rangers went to war in Mexico and were issued Colt Walker revolvers. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including bbl, wedge, cylinder, cyl rotating sleeve, hammer, grip, trigger, front strap & backstrap. No further disassembly was effected to check for other matching numbers. Bbl retains most of a very old restored finish turning a little plum and showing sharp edge wear; frame retains about 60% thinning orig blue; cyl retains 50-60% thin blue and shows about 75% centaur scene roll marking; backstrap & buttstrap retain about 70% thinning orig blue. Grip is sound showing light wear and retains most of an old restored finish. Hammer retains dark case colors. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with some shine and moderate pitting. Case has a crack in the left front corner of the lid, otherwise is sound with nicks & scratches and retains about 95% of an old refinish; lining in the lid is lightly faded & soiled with the bottom moderately faded and heavily soiled; charger retains strong gold on the powder end with traces of finish elsewhere; powder rotating ring spring is broken; charger is fine and shows a medium mustard patina; other accessories are fine. Loading instruction paper, as noted above is separated on the fold lines with one section missing; paper is yellowed & soiled but otherwise legible. 4-53894 JR146 (75,000-125,000) – Lot 3005

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	3005	$0.00	RARE CASED COLT PATERSON NO.3 BELT MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH ULTRA RARE PATENT ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIRECTIONS LOADING FOR THE PATERSON REVOLVER. SN 853. Cal. 34. All blue finish with 2-1/8″ frame, 4-1/2″ oct bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line left hand “Patent Arms” address. Cyl has usual five chambers with centaur scene roll marking and round shoulder. Mounted with nicely figured 1-pc straight grip, matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by an orig Colt Paterson mahogany casing with fluted lid and an empty nickel silver plaque in the top. Interior is dark brown velvet lined with recesses in the bottom for the revolver, an orig unnumbered copper & brass charger with standard roll marking on the center band, a brass capper with number “19” inside the lid & body, a single cavity 31 caliber ball mold with three turned walnut handles and sprue cutter, a loading tool & a brass cleaning jag with walnut handle. Also included is a small ebony screw top cap box. Spare cyl is missing from its spindle. This case was probably originally for a 1″ longer bbl revolver. Also accompanied by an extraordinarily rare, possibly the only one extant, Patent Arms Manufacturing Company directions for loading for the Paterson revolver. Paper measures appox. 8-3/8″ by 7″ with black lettering and the line drawing of a No.5 Texas Paterson revolver. Paper has been folded into eight sections, showing heavy wear and separation along the fold lines, missing one of the sections. Inserted in the missing section area is a typewritten note which states “ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS WHICH CAME WITH CASED PATTERSON (sic) NO. 853 WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1841 IN BALTIMORE BY DANIEL RENICK McNEILL OF OLD FIELDS, VIRGINIA, NOW WEST VIRGINIA”. Additionally accompanied by Mr. Yearout’s Collection inventory card which shows that he purchased this revolver from well known collector/dealer John Fox of Missoula, MT in Mar. 1972. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were about 800 of these revolvers produced in the period 1837-1840. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms states that there were appox. 850 manufactured, which number also included the No.2 Pocket Model. As noted above, this pistol has the 2-1/8″ frame with a single scallop forward of the trigger screw. Paterson revolvers were the first commercially successful self-rotating cyl revolvers and were immediately accepted by the buying public. However, with their difficulty of loading and weak charge soon fell out of favor to the ensuing larger big bore revolvers. The fact that Colt went bankrupt after only a few thousand guns were produced didn’t help either. The larger No.5, Texas Paterson was adopted by the early Texas Rangers and remained in use until about 1847 when the Rangers went to war in Mexico and were issued Colt Walker revolvers. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including bbl, wedge, cylinder, cyl rotating sleeve, hammer, grip, trigger, front strap & backstrap. No further disassembly was effected to check for other matching numbers. Bbl retains most of a very old restored finish turning a little plum and showing sharp edge wear; frame retains about 60% thinning orig blue; cyl retains 50-60% thin blue and shows about 75% centaur scene roll marking; backstrap & buttstrap retain about 70% thinning orig blue. Grip is sound showing light wear and retains most of an old restored finish. Hammer retains dark case colors. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with some shine and moderate pitting. Case has a crack in the left front corner of the lid, otherwise is sound with nicks & scratches and retains about 95% of an old refinish; lining in the lid is lightly faded & soiled with the bottom moderately faded and heavily soiled; charger retains strong gold on the powder end with traces of finish elsewhere; powder rotating ring spring is broken; charger is fine and shows a medium mustard patina; other accessories are fine. Loading instruction paper, as noted above is separated on the fold lines with one section missing; paper is yellowed & soiled but otherwise legible. 4-53894 JR146 (75,000-125,000) – Lot 3005 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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RARE CASED COLT PATERSON NO.3 BELT MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH ULTRA RARE PATENT ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIRECTIONS LOADING FOR THE PATERSON REVOLVER.