EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK.

EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK. SN 156656. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. The 3-screw frame, cut for shoulder stock, is marked with a small “COLTS PATENT” on left side and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked with caliber. Cyl is usual 6-shots rebated and has the Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. Five of the six safety pins are serviceable. The blued steel trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by a very rare Type 3 matching numbered canteen shoulder stock. Stock has a silver plated yoke with swivel & ring in bottom tang and a matching numbered silver plated brass buttplate. Also accompanied by its orig English oak casing with empty brass medallion in the lid. Case is green felt lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver & stock plus a Barlow Patent bag shaped flask, a blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “44 H”, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a blued steel cleaning rod, a tin of Eley’s caps and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. Inside the lid has a Directions label, Colt’s Pall Mall address which has writing in quill ink “F.S.C.S / 1 DEC 1871” in the upper left corner and “Alfred Chapman”, something indecipherable and the date “Jany 1872”. This revolver, with case, shoulder stock & accessories is pictured, in full color, on p. 165 in The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. Although several thousand Model 1860 Army revolvers with shoulder stocks were purchased by the Union Army, it seems that very few civilian arms were sold with shoulder stocks. PROVENANCE: Dr. John & Margaret Pickup Collection; Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 85-90% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; frame retains about all of its strong, bright, orig case colors turned a little dark on recoil shields & hammer; cyl retains about 60-65% orig blue, strong in rebated area, thin on larger diameter and shows about 95% Ormsby Naval battle scene; trigger guard retains about 75% strong orig blue, a little flaked on front strap and a blue/gray patina on trigger bow; backstrap retains 90-92% glossy orig blue with some slight losses to flaking. Grip is sound with a few light nicks & scratches, some losses from the stock yoke and overall retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use. Stock is sound with the yoke retaining 65-70% strong orig silver, thin on tangs and part of the lug; buttplate retains about 50% silver; wood is crisp & clean with a few light nicks & scratches and a small gouge on right wrist and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Case has a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and a couple of gouges on the top and overall retains about 80% orig varnish; interior is solid & clean with light fading and a couple of spots of light soil in the bottom; flask is crisp, retaining 96-97% orig finish; mold has a few nicks on each side with crisp, clean cavities and retains about 95% orig blue; cleaning rod retains about 60% orig blue; other accessories are equally fine. A truly rare set in exceptional condition. 4-46157 JR180 (75,000-95,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	1492	$69,000.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK. SN 156656. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. The 3-screw frame, cut for shoulder stock, is marked with a small “COLTS PATENT” on left side and left shoulder of trigger guard is marked with caliber. Cyl is usual 6-shots rebated and has the Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. Five of the six safety pins are serviceable. The blued steel trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by a very rare Type 3 matching numbered canteen shoulder stock. Stock has a silver plated yoke with swivel & ring in bottom tang and a matching numbered silver plated brass buttplate. Also accompanied by its orig English oak casing with empty brass medallion in the lid. Case is green felt lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver & stock plus a Barlow Patent bag shaped flask, a blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “44 H”, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a blued steel cleaning rod, a tin of Eley’s caps and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. Inside the lid has a Directions label, Colt’s Pall Mall address which has writing in quill ink “F.S.C.S / 1 DEC 1871” in the upper left corner and “Alfred Chapman”, something indecipherable and the date “Jany 1872”. This revolver, with case, shoulder stock & accessories is pictured, in full color, on p. 165 in The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. Although several thousand Model 1860 Army revolvers with shoulder stocks were purchased by the Union Army, it seems that very few civilian arms were sold with shoulder stocks. PROVENANCE: Dr. John & Margaret Pickup Collection; Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 85-90% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; frame retains about all of its strong, bright, orig case colors turned a little dark on recoil shields & hammer; cyl retains about 60-65% orig blue, strong in rebated area, thin on larger diameter and shows about 95% Ormsby Naval battle scene; trigger guard retains about 75% strong orig blue, a little flaked on front strap and a blue/gray patina on trigger bow; backstrap retains 90-92% glossy orig blue with some slight losses to flaking. Grip is sound with a few light nicks & scratches, some losses from the stock yoke and overall retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use. Stock is sound with the yoke retaining 65-70% strong orig silver, thin on tangs and part of the lug; buttplate retains about 50% silver; wood is crisp & clean with a few light nicks & scratches and a small gouge on right wrist and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Case has a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and a couple of gouges on the top and overall retains about 80% orig varnish; interior is solid & clean with light fading and a couple of spots of light soil in the bottom; flask is crisp, retaining 96-97% orig finish; mold has a few nicks on each side with crisp, clean cavities and retains about 95% orig blue; cleaning rod retains about 60% orig blue; other accessories are equally fine. A truly rare set in exceptional condition. 4-46157 JR180 (75,000-95,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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