CASED COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER.

CASED COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER. CAL. 36. Very early pocket Navy with 6-1/2″ oct. bbl, 1-line New York address, blue and case colored with stepped 5-shot cylinder, silver-plated grip frame and 1-pc walnut grips. The top of the back strap is engraved with the initials “F.W.B.” It is accompanied by an orig. red velvet lined compartmented case containing a blued two-cavity mold with a caliber mark on one side, a double sided spreadwinged eagle brass flask, L shaped nipple wrench, tin of UMC caps, a pack of skin cartridges marked “EXPRESSLY FOR “NEW MODEL REVOLVING PISTOL” and a 5-pc loading tool of some sort not previously encountered by this cataloguer. SN 202 CONDITION: Excellent, the bbl retains about 60% bright glossy blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. The German silver front sight has been slightly modified. The rammer retains about 50-60% case colors, mostly faded to gray. The cylinder retains 60-70% stagecoach hold-up scene with 35-40% thin, orig. blue. Two of the five pins are excellent and the other three mashed. The frame retains 25-30% thin case colors with the balance turned gray. The hammer about 40% case colors. The grip frame retains about 25% thin silver-plating. The grips are sound with 65-70% orig. varnish. The mold is very good. The flask is a dark brown patina. The cap box has most of its label intact and the cartridge box is full with a complete label, broken open on one edge. 4-45500 Z294 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002

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
	755	$6,900.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1862 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER. CAL. 36. Very early pocket Navy with 6-1/2″ oct. bbl, 1-line New York address, blue and case colored with stepped 5-shot cylinder, silver-plated grip frame and 1-pc walnut grips. The top of the back strap is engraved with the initials “F.W.B.” It is accompanied by an orig. red velvet lined compartmented case containing a blued two-cavity mold with a caliber mark on one side, a double sided spreadwinged eagle brass flask, L shaped nipple wrench, tin of UMC caps, a pack of skin cartridges marked “EXPRESSLY FOR “NEW MODEL REVOLVING PISTOL” and a 5-pc loading tool of some sort not previously encountered by this cataloguer. SN 202 CONDITION: Excellent, the bbl retains about 60% bright glossy blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. The German silver front sight has been slightly modified. The rammer retains about 50-60% case colors, mostly faded to gray. The cylinder retains 60-70% stagecoach hold-up scene with 35-40% thin, orig. blue. Two of the five pins are excellent and the other three mashed. The frame retains 25-30% thin case colors with the balance turned gray. The hammer about 40% case colors. The grip frame retains about 25% thin silver-plating. The grips are sound with 65-70% orig. varnish. The mold is very good. The flask is a dark brown patina. The cap box has most of its label intact and the cartridge box is full with a complete label, broken open on one edge. 4-45500 Z294 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002 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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