VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1839 PATERSON CARBINE.

VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1839 PATERSON CARBINE. Cal. .525 smoothbore. SN 572. One of the great rarities in Colt collecting is an 1839 carbine with condition. Not only is the carbine rare, but when found with condition it is doubly rare. This item has both. It has blue finish with 24-3/8″ faceted to rnd bbl with pin front sight & fixed rear sight. Rear 10-1/8″ of bbl has seven flats over top & 3-3/4″ in front of bbl lug has matching seven flats on bottom. It has a dbl scalloped, flat sided lug with orig factory rammer & wide wedge with dbl grooves & screws. Left side of lug is marked “Patent Arms Mg. Co. Paterson, N.J.-Colt’s Pt.” Each end of address has a star & snake pattern. It has a 6-shot cylinder without usual rolled scenes having two narrow & one wide grooves near each end. It has a rounded rear shoulder & is marked in center “COLT’S PATENT.” “PATENT ARMS MAN’Y.” & “Patterson JERSEY”, spelled with two “T’s”. The “COLT’S PATENT” is rolled over “W.L. ORMSBY” and there are traces of the orig rolled scenes that apparently were removed to accommodate these roll markings. Consignor reports that this carbine is the one sent to England in 1840’s in an attempt to generate more trade in the English market. It remains without British proofs. It is mounted with straight grain American walnut, uncheckered, straight grip stock with a smooth crescent steel buttplate with dbl stepped tang. It has a serpentine shaped trigger guard/finger rest. Stock has a large spliced section at toe. This splice appears to have been made either at factor or during period of use. Serial number was observed on inside face of bbl lug, bottom of wedge, back of cylinder, cylinder pin, cylinder rotating ring, inside lower tang & upper tang, inside loading lever, on butt of stock underneath buttplate & inside toe of buttplate. The two buttplate wood screws & one tang wood screw were observed to have assembly marks consisting of three slashes & a “V”, one only had the “V”. The cylinder lock pin spring bears “38”, whether an assembly number or replacement part is unknown. This is truly a remarkable item with all of its orig parts intact. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong bright orig blue with some light flaking & edge wear that has turned to light patina. Cylinder retains 75-80% bright orig blue mixed with light patina. Bottom strap & lower tang retain 88-90% glossy orig blue & trigger guard a few spots of orig blue with balance flaked to a gray metal color with brown patina on trigger guard. Hammer retains 75-80% glossy niter blue & top tang about 87-88% glossy orig blue. Receiver ring retains about 60% orig blue worn to gray metal on outer rim edge with other losses flaked, not worn, to light patina. Buttplate has a stripped heel screw and retains about 85% glossy orig blue. Buttstock retains most of its orig oil finish with light handling & storage marks. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Probably an unfired carbine. 4-57576 JR393 (50,000-80,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	161	$69,000.00	VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1839 PATERSON CARBINE. Cal. .525 smoothbore. SN 572. One of the great rarities in Colt collecting is an 1839 carbine with condition. Not only is the carbine rare, but when found with condition it is doubly rare. This item has both. It has blue finish with 24-3/8″ faceted to rnd bbl with pin front sight & fixed rear sight. Rear 10-1/8″ of bbl has seven flats over top & 3-3/4″ in front of bbl lug has matching seven flats on bottom. It has a dbl scalloped, flat sided lug with orig factory rammer & wide wedge with dbl grooves & screws. Left side of lug is marked “Patent Arms Mg. Co. Paterson, N.J.-Colt’s Pt.” Each end of address has a star & snake pattern. It has a 6-shot cylinder without usual rolled scenes having two narrow & one wide grooves near each end. It has a rounded rear shoulder & is marked in center “COLT’S PATENT.” “PATENT ARMS MAN’Y.” & “Patterson JERSEY”, spelled with two “T’s”. The “COLT’S PATENT” is rolled over “W.L. ORMSBY” and there are traces of the orig rolled scenes that apparently were removed to accommodate these roll markings. Consignor reports that this carbine is the one sent to England in 1840’s in an attempt to generate more trade in the English market. It remains without British proofs. It is mounted with straight grain American walnut, uncheckered, straight grip stock with a smooth crescent steel buttplate with dbl stepped tang. It has a serpentine shaped trigger guard/finger rest. Stock has a large spliced section at toe. This splice appears to have been made either at factor or during period of use. Serial number was observed on inside face of bbl lug, bottom of wedge, back of cylinder, cylinder pin, cylinder rotating ring, inside lower tang & upper tang, inside loading lever, on butt of stock underneath buttplate & inside toe of buttplate. The two buttplate wood screws & one tang wood screw were observed to have assembly marks consisting of three slashes & a “V”, one only had the “V”. The cylinder lock pin spring bears “38”, whether an assembly number or replacement part is unknown. This is truly a remarkable item with all of its orig parts intact. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong bright orig blue with some light flaking & edge wear that has turned to light patina. Cylinder retains 75-80% bright orig blue mixed with light patina. Bottom strap & lower tang retain 88-90% glossy orig blue & trigger guard a few spots of orig blue with balance flaked to a gray metal color with brown patina on trigger guard. Hammer retains 75-80% glossy niter blue & top tang about 87-88% glossy orig blue. Receiver ring retains about 60% orig blue worn to gray metal on outer rim edge with other losses flaked, not worn, to light patina. Buttplate has a stripped heel screw and retains about 85% glossy orig blue. Buttstock retains most of its orig oil finish with light handling & storage marks. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Probably an unfired carbine. 4-57576 JR393 (50,000-80,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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