OUTSTANDING CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT FACTORY PRESENTATION MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

OUTSTANDING CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT FACTORY PRESENTATION MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 14303. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and New-York U.S. America 1-line address. Left side of frame is engraved “COLT’S PATENT” and the left rear web of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”, which is dbl stamped. Mounted with beautiful smooth pearl grips, matching numbered to this revolver. Grips were originally 1-pc made from two slabs of pearl attached to an ivory spacer block but apparently became separated and someone added escutcheons and a screw through the center from the right side. The exposed side of the ivory spacer block has the date “2/15/14” and also has some other pencil notation inside left grip which is illegible. Revolver is beautifully engraved by master engraver Gustave Young in his extra deluxe patterns of fine foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Several of the scrolls terminate in flower blossoms. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top of bbl with small flourishes on bottom sides of lug and additional patterns around muzzle & front sight. Engraving on bbl lug has several flower blossoms and the largest scroll on left side terminates in Mr. Young’s mythical bird head. Quite unusually the cyl is also engraved completely around the rebated area with additional flourishes on raised areas over the chambers. Hammer is deluxe engraved with wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose, feather patterns on each side of spur and fish scale patterns on top edge. Top of backstrap, top end & heel of backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Center of backstrap is also engraved by Mr. Young in period script “Prof. J.D. Butler / from Colts P.F.A.M. Co”. Accompanied by its spectacular presentation rosewood case with beautiful light shell grain veneer top and sides and has an empty brass shield inlay. All of the exposed edges are of rosewood, with a mortised brass lock and diamond shaped escutcheon. Interior is purple velvet lined and compartmented in American style for the revolver, a dbl-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle & stars flask, a blued 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 P”, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, two packets of Colts Cartridge Works combustible cartridges, a tin of Eley’s caps, several cast lead balls and its orig functioning key. A quick Google search disclosed a number of entries for Prof. J.D. Butler who apparently worked at the State University of Wisconsin and somehow became closely associated with Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Colt in the development of Armsmear, the Colt Mansion in Hartford. He is mentioned in the book, Armsmear, published in 1866. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue, thinning a little on the sides; rammer handle retains most of its strong orig case colors; frame retains about all of its orig light case colors as is typical of these revolvers; cyl retains blue in the flutes with the balance a light patina; the iron trigger guard & backstrap are a plummy/brown patina. Grips, as noted above, have a couple of natural flaws in left side and a small chip near left heel, otherwise are sound with great fire. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has several cracks in the veneer on the lid, otherwise is sound retaining most of its orig varnish; interior is lightly faded with light soil and minor damage from the front sight and hammer spur; flask is crisp & near new as are the mold & nipple wrench; cartridge packets are fine with cap tin lightly soiled. Altogether a spectacular factory presentation revolver with an unusual & rare case. 4-46381 JR103 (80,000-125,000)

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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	1493	$0.00	OUTSTANDING CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT FACTORY PRESENTATION MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 14303. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and New-York U.S. America 1-line address. Left side of frame is engraved “COLT’S PATENT” and the left rear web of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”, which is dbl stamped. Mounted with beautiful smooth pearl grips, matching numbered to this revolver. Grips were originally 1-pc made from two slabs of pearl attached to an ivory spacer block but apparently became separated and someone added escutcheons and a screw through the center from the right side. The exposed side of the ivory spacer block has the date “2/15/14” and also has some other pencil notation inside left grip which is illegible. Revolver is beautifully engraved by master engraver Gustave Young in his extra deluxe patterns of fine foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Several of the scrolls terminate in flower blossoms. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top of bbl with small flourishes on bottom sides of lug and additional patterns around muzzle & front sight. Engraving on bbl lug has several flower blossoms and the largest scroll on left side terminates in Mr. Young’s mythical bird head. Quite unusually the cyl is also engraved completely around the rebated area with additional flourishes on raised areas over the chambers. Hammer is deluxe engraved with wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose, feather patterns on each side of spur and fish scale patterns on top edge. Top of backstrap, top end & heel of backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Center of backstrap is also engraved by Mr. Young in period script “Prof. J.D. Butler / from Colts P.F.A.M. Co”. Accompanied by its spectacular presentation rosewood case with beautiful light shell grain veneer top and sides and has an empty brass shield inlay. All of the exposed edges are of rosewood, with a mortised brass lock and diamond shaped escutcheon. Interior is purple velvet lined and compartmented in American style for the revolver, a dbl-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle & stars flask, a blued 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 P”, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, two packets of Colts Cartridge Works combustible cartridges, a tin of Eley’s caps, several cast lead balls and its orig functioning key. A quick Google search disclosed a number of entries for Prof. J.D. Butler who apparently worked at the State University of Wisconsin and somehow became closely associated with Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Colt in the development of Armsmear, the Colt Mansion in Hartford. He is mentioned in the book, Armsmear, published in 1866. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue, thinning a little on the sides; rammer handle retains most of its strong orig case colors; frame retains about all of its orig light case colors as is typical of these revolvers; cyl retains blue in the flutes with the balance a light patina; the iron trigger guard & backstrap are a plummy/brown patina. Grips, as noted above, have a couple of natural flaws in left side and a small chip near left heel, otherwise are sound with great fire. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has several cracks in the veneer on the lid, otherwise is sound retaining most of its orig varnish; interior is lightly faded with light soil and minor damage from the front sight and hammer spur; flask is crisp & near new as are the mold & nipple wrench; cartridge packets are fine with cap tin lightly soiled. Altogether a spectacular factory presentation revolver with an unusual & rare case. 4-46381 JR103 (80,000-125,000) 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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