METROPOLITAN POCKET POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

METROPOLITAN POCKET POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3333. Cal. 36. Blue & case colored with 4-3/8″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight, 1-line bbl address with brass trigger guard & back strap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has a fluted 5-shot cylinder similar to the Colt 1862 Police. This revolver has the pivoting ramrod unlike the Colt which has the creeping or “rack & pinion” lever on the Colt. Only about 2750 of these well made revolvers were produced in the period 1864-1866. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge. Bbl retains about 80% thinning orig blue, bright & glossy in sheltered areas. Rammer & rammer handle retain traces of orig case colors. Frame retains scattered case colors turned silver, being mostly a gray patina. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating. Grip is sound with one chipped toe and retains about 85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few spots of scattered pitting. 4-31752 JR136 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1313	$2,012.00	METROPOLITAN POCKET POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3333. Cal. 36. Blue & case colored with 4-3/8″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight, 1-line bbl address with brass trigger guard & back strap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has a fluted 5-shot cylinder similar to the Colt 1862 Police. This revolver has the pivoting ramrod unlike the Colt which has the creeping or “rack & pinion” lever on the Colt. Only about 2750 of these well made revolvers were produced in the period 1864-1866. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge. Bbl retains about 80% thinning orig blue, bright & glossy in sheltered areas. Rammer & rammer handle retain traces of orig case colors. Frame retains scattered case colors turned silver, being mostly a gray patina. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating. Grip is sound with one chipped toe and retains about 85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few spots of scattered pitting. 4-31752 JR136 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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