VERY RARE COLT REPEATING PISTOLS RELATED BROADSIDE.

VERY RARE COLT REPEATING PISTOLS RELATED BROADSIDE. Original broadside 10-7/16″ x 16-11/16″, white paper, printed on one side, titled “COLT’S PATENT REPEATING PISTOLS, ARMY, NAVY, AND POCKET SIZES, MANUFACTURED AT HARTFORD, CONN.” It pictures a 2nd Model Dragoon with the advisement to “BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS AND PATENT INFRINGEMENTS”. It extols the virtues of Colt revolvers on the bottom of the left page and the right page gives directions for loading and managing Colt pistols and also directions for cleaning and “TO TAKE THE LOCK TO PIECES” and also “TO PUT TOGETHER”. CONDITION: About good, completely intact with 1/8 folds and minor creases. The middle of the paper is stained and yellowed with some light soil, but completely legible. There is one small hole on the left page and a 4″ tear on the right page, none of which affect the printing. A very rare piece of Colt ephemera 4-53572 JR889 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	1336	$1,840.00	VERY RARE COLT REPEATING PISTOLS RELATED BROADSIDE. Original broadside 10-7/16″ x 16-11/16″, white paper, printed on one side, titled “COLT’S PATENT REPEATING PISTOLS, ARMY, NAVY, AND POCKET SIZES, MANUFACTURED AT HARTFORD, CONN.” It pictures a 2nd Model Dragoon with the advisement to “BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS AND PATENT INFRINGEMENTS”. It extols the virtues of Colt revolvers on the bottom of the left page and the right page gives directions for loading and managing Colt pistols and also directions for cleaning and “TO TAKE THE LOCK TO PIECES” and also “TO PUT TOGETHER”. CONDITION: About good, completely intact with 1/8 folds and minor creases. The middle of the paper is stained and yellowed with some light soil, but completely legible. There is one small hole on the left page and a 4″ tear on the right page, none of which affect the printing. A very rare piece of Colt ephemera 4-53572 JR889 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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