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1395
$3,162.00

CASED COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3937. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and a 1-line “NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA” address. It has 5-shot rebated cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and all five safety pins are prominent. It has silver plated brass grip frame with 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig walnut Colt casing with dark green velvet lining compartmented in bottom for another Colt revolver (a 6″ Colt 1849 pocket revolver fits perfectly), a blued “COLT’S PATENT” mold, a 2-sided flying eagle flask, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Corner compartment contains miscellaneous bullets & balls. CONDITION: Good, all matching, rammer handle is properly unnumbered. No orig finish remains being a cleaned metal color with light to moderate pitting on bbl & front of cylinder. Cylinder retains 40-50% stagecoach holdup scene and grip frame retains traces of orig silver plating, being mostly a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case is fine with a short grain check in lid which has also been lightly sanded with a heavy scrape removed. Interior has a small tear inside lid with bottom soiled & faded with wear from front sight. One partition has been cut away to accommodate the larger rammer pivot of the pocket Navy. 4-32858 JR182 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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