EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON REVOLVER WITH EHLER’S HAMMER.

EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON REVOLVER WITH EHLER’S HAMMER. Cal. 36. SN 676. Extremely rare Ehler’s Model Texas Paterson with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight, large letter bbl address with flat side lug & attached 3-pc rammer. It has case colored frame & hammer with 1-pc flared butt walnut grip. Accompanied by a fabulously rare walnut casing, 13-3/8″ long x 6-3/4″ wide x 2-1/2″ deep with brown velvet lining with recesses in bottom for revolver, a spare cylinder & copper & brass combination powder/bullet charger with number “73” and a wooden bullet guide. End bands have straight knurling with the same address on middle band as is on bbl. It also has a sgl cavity ball mold with sprue cutter & three turned walnut handles with brass ferrules. Handles have light incised turnings. Also included is a brass cleaning rod with turned ebony or walnut handle. Also included is a large size orig Paterson capper with bar latch on back & number “6” inside lid. There is also an orig steel combination tool for a smaller size Paterson along with a key. Serial number of this revolver was observed on inside face of bbl lug, in two places on rear of cylinder, on cylinder rotating ring, hammer, inside backstrap & inside buttstrap groove on grip. Tiny number “676” is also found on bottom left edge of grip. Further disassembling of this revolver was not attempted to determine if additional parts were numbered. Loading lever has assembly number “37” on flat between latch slot & pivot and a matching number is on bottom of bbl. Wedge is unnumbered & believed to be from a later issue revolver. This is believed to be one of, if not in fact, the finest No. 5 Belt Model Texas Patersons with loading lever extant. Accompanied by an appraisal from well known west coast auctioneer, John Gangel, dated April 7, 2000, wherein he states that this Colt Paterson “is one of the most important Colt firearms in private hands” and “is by far the absolute best known Texas Paterson with factory ramrod known at this time”. The casing is an equal rarity. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 50-60% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thin & mixed with patina elsewhere. Frame plate retains most of its strong bright orig blue. Cylinder retains 93-95% strong bright orig blue around the body with a few thin spots turning to patina with a gray front edge & retains 96-98% strong orig stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains 35-40% thin orig case colors, stronger & brighter in sheltered areas. Grip frame & bottom of frame are a silver/gray patina. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches & retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Loading lever is silver metal color. Case is sound with two or three grain checks in bottom with numerous small nicks & scratches & a chemical spot on lid. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with wear around revolver & charger recesses. Lid shows impressions from revolver cylinder, charger & spare cylinder that apparently were with this set in years past. Bullet mold retains about 50% thin orig blue with fine grain checks in all handles. Cleaning rod & combination tool are fine, capper retains traces of gold wash on exterior with lid sharp & crisp & retains virtually all of its orig gold wash on inside with most of niter blue on two springs. Charger retains generous amounts of orig finish on copper body & most of its gold wash on end bands with middle band retaining about 30%. This set is suitable to the most discerning of the collecting fraternity or any museum. 4-57572 JR392 (250,000-350,000)

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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	166	$316,250.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON REVOLVER WITH EHLER’S HAMMER. Cal. 36. SN 676. Extremely rare Ehler’s Model Texas Paterson with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight, large letter bbl address with flat side lug & attached 3-pc rammer. It has case colored frame & hammer with 1-pc flared butt walnut grip. Accompanied by a fabulously rare walnut casing, 13-3/8″ long x 6-3/4″ wide x 2-1/2″ deep with brown velvet lining with recesses in bottom for revolver, a spare cylinder & copper & brass combination powder/bullet charger with number “73” and a wooden bullet guide. End bands have straight knurling with the same address on middle band as is on bbl. It also has a sgl cavity ball mold with sprue cutter & three turned walnut handles with brass ferrules. Handles have light incised turnings. Also included is a brass cleaning rod with turned ebony or walnut handle. Also included is a large size orig Paterson capper with bar latch on back & number “6” inside lid. There is also an orig steel combination tool for a smaller size Paterson along with a key. Serial number of this revolver was observed on inside face of bbl lug, in two places on rear of cylinder, on cylinder rotating ring, hammer, inside backstrap & inside buttstrap groove on grip. Tiny number “676” is also found on bottom left edge of grip. Further disassembling of this revolver was not attempted to determine if additional parts were numbered. Loading lever has assembly number “37” on flat between latch slot & pivot and a matching number is on bottom of bbl. Wedge is unnumbered & believed to be from a later issue revolver. This is believed to be one of, if not in fact, the finest No. 5 Belt Model Texas Patersons with loading lever extant. Accompanied by an appraisal from well known west coast auctioneer, John Gangel, dated April 7, 2000, wherein he states that this Colt Paterson “is one of the most important Colt firearms in private hands” and “is by far the absolute best known Texas Paterson with factory ramrod known at this time”. The casing is an equal rarity. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 50-60% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thin & mixed with patina elsewhere. Frame plate retains most of its strong bright orig blue. Cylinder retains 93-95% strong bright orig blue around the body with a few thin spots turning to patina with a gray front edge & retains 96-98% strong orig stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains 35-40% thin orig case colors, stronger & brighter in sheltered areas. Grip frame & bottom of frame are a silver/gray patina. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches & retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Loading lever is silver metal color. Case is sound with two or three grain checks in bottom with numerous small nicks & scratches & a chemical spot on lid. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with wear around revolver & charger recesses. Lid shows impressions from revolver cylinder, charger & spare cylinder that apparently were with this set in years past. Bullet mold retains about 50% thin orig blue with fine grain checks in all handles. Cleaning rod & combination tool are fine, capper retains traces of gold wash on exterior with lid sharp & crisp & retains virtually all of its orig gold wash on inside with most of niter blue on two springs. Charger retains generous amounts of orig finish on copper body & most of its gold wash on end bands with middle band retaining about 30%. This set is suitable to the most discerning of the collecting fraternity or any museum. 4-57572 JR392 (250,000-350,000) 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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