FINE COLT MODEL 1865 POCKET NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER.

FINE COLT MODEL 1865 POCKET NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 1348. Cal. 38 RF. Blue and color case hardened with 4-1/2″ round bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York U.S. America address. Right side of bbl lug has an attached ejector rod housing with bullseye ejector rod head. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Left recoil shield has cartridge loading groove with loading gate that has internal spring. Silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a matching 1-pc varnished walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is usual rebated configuration, 5 shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll-marking. PROVENANCE: Fred Sweeney (1997); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered and the cyl arbor which is numbered “1078”. Bbl and ejector housing retain 95-97% glossy, orig factory blue with one small spot of pitting and some minor flaking on left side of lug. Frame and hammer retain virtually all of their very bright orig factory case colors, slightly faded on top edge of hammer. Cyl retains 80-85% strong orig blue with some small areas of wear, a few nicks and dings and about 96-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Chambers retain most orig factory blue. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 75-80% orig silver. Grip has chipped toes and a small gouge on left side by the front strap and a few minor handling and use marks and overall retains about all of its orig bright factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with some orig blue. May have been fired but if so, very little. 4-45262 JR35 (3,500-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1616	$5,175.00	FINE COLT MODEL 1865 POCKET NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 1348. Cal. 38 RF. Blue and color case hardened with 4-1/2″ round bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York U.S. America address. Right side of bbl lug has an attached ejector rod housing with bullseye ejector rod head. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Left recoil shield has cartridge loading groove with loading gate that has internal spring. Silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a matching 1-pc varnished walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is usual rebated configuration, 5 shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll-marking. PROVENANCE: Fred Sweeney (1997); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered and the cyl arbor which is numbered “1078”. Bbl and ejector housing retain 95-97% glossy, orig factory blue with one small spot of pitting and some minor flaking on left side of lug. Frame and hammer retain virtually all of their very bright orig factory case colors, slightly faded on top edge of hammer. Cyl retains 80-85% strong orig blue with some small areas of wear, a few nicks and dings and about 96-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Chambers retain most orig factory blue. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 75-80% orig silver. Grip has chipped toes and a small gouge on left side by the front strap and a few minor handling and use marks and overall retains about all of its orig bright factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with some orig blue. May have been fired but if so, very little. 4-45262 JR35 (3,500-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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