EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SILVER PLATED & INLAID COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/17/2009

Please Note: Capper top is non-antique replacement. Bottom is correct.

EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SILVER PLATED & INLAID COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 351. Cal. 36. Bore actually measures .415″. Spectacular Texas Paterson with 7-5/8″ oct bbl, tiny German silver front sight with usual Patent Arms address. It has a silver plated frame, front & back straps. The bbl, cylinder, cylinder plate & recoil shields are blued with case colored hammer. Recoil shields, hammer & sides of bbl lug are very nicely engraved in very early vine style foliate arabesque patterns with sparse coverage. Bbl has five silver bands with a band around muzzle, a wide & narrow band at cylinder end, another wide & narrow band on the bottom flats with a sixth silver inlay being a band just behind the front sight. Recoil shields also have a wide & narrow silver band inlay for a total of eight silver bands. Mounted with a highly figured, deluxe burl, 1-pc walnut grip with wide flared butt and rounded bottom edges. Cylinder has five chambers with square rear shoulder and is rolled with the stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig Paterson mahogany casing with fluted lid and a rectangular German silver plate centered in the top with a silver plated escutcheon on front. Interior is lined in dark velvet with recesses in the bottom for the revolver, an orig #5 size charger with the number “55” on the powder end and “100” on the ball end. Center band is roll marked identically to the bbl address. Brass fittings on charger are all gold washed. Also accompanied by an orig Paterson capper numbered “201” on the inside, a reproduction sgl cavity, 3-handle ball bullet mold, an orig combination loading tool, nipple wrench and nipple pick and finally a walnut handled brass cleaning rod. Right rear corner is recessed for a spare cylinder and contains an orig No. 5 Paterson cylinder with serial number “113”. The serial number was observed on the rear face of bbl lug, wedge, rear face of cylinder, on cylinder rotating ring, on bottom of cylinder plate, left side of front and rear grip straps under grip. While no number was observed on the grip, it is readily apparent that these grips are orig to this revolver. No further disassembly was affected to determine additional numbered parts. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, only about 1,000 of these rare revolvers were made in the period 1838-1840. Few survive today and those very few were cased and of those, only a very tiny number were engraved, making this truly one of the more rare Colts today. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 75-80% thin orig glossy blue with the loss areas a medium patina. Frame & front strap retain most of their orig silver plating with a few light nicks & scratches and a series of small nicks on left side. Front strap apparently was drilled & tapped at one time to attach a flat hammer spring to replace the orig “V” spring. That hole has now been plugged and the “V” spring stud & spring restored. There are light file marks on front strap. Back strap retains virtually all of its orig silver plating with some light battering on butt strap. Cylinder retains a silvery blue/brown patina and exhibits about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Hammer has a chipped nose. Grip is sound, having been re-glued internally with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scuffing toward chamber end. Case has a couple of light cracks in the lid with another in the bottom, with minor handling & storage marks, nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is lightly faded with light soil. Charger overall retains about 90% strong orig finish. Capper is a medium mustard brass patina. Extra cylinder is a gray/brown patina. Combination tool retains 75-80% strong orig factory blue. Cleaning rod & bullet mold are fine. 4-36400 JR98 (350,000-650,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2001	$402,500.00	Revised: 3/17/2009 Please Note: Capper top is non-antique replacement. Bottom is correct. EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SILVER PLATED & INLAID COLT NO. 5 BELT MODEL TEXAS PATERSON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 351. Cal. 36. Bore actually measures .415″. Spectacular Texas Paterson with 7-5/8″ oct bbl, tiny German silver front sight with usual Patent Arms address. It has a silver plated frame, front & back straps. The bbl, cylinder, cylinder plate & recoil shields are blued with case colored hammer. Recoil shields, hammer & sides of bbl lug are very nicely engraved in very early vine style foliate arabesque patterns with sparse coverage. Bbl has five silver bands with a band around muzzle, a wide & narrow band at cylinder end, another wide & narrow band on the bottom flats with a sixth silver inlay being a band just behind the front sight. Recoil shields also have a wide & narrow silver band inlay for a total of eight silver bands. Mounted with a highly figured, deluxe burl, 1-pc walnut grip with wide flared butt and rounded bottom edges. Cylinder has five chambers with square rear shoulder and is rolled with the stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig Paterson mahogany casing with fluted lid and a rectangular German silver plate centered in the top with a silver plated escutcheon on front. Interior is lined in dark velvet with recesses in the bottom for the revolver, an orig #5 size charger with the number “55” on the powder end and “100” on the ball end. Center band is roll marked identically to the bbl address. Brass fittings on charger are all gold washed. Also accompanied by an orig Paterson capper numbered “201” on the inside, a reproduction sgl cavity, 3-handle ball bullet mold, an orig combination loading tool, nipple wrench and nipple pick and finally a walnut handled brass cleaning rod. Right rear corner is recessed for a spare cylinder and contains an orig No. 5 Paterson cylinder with serial number “113”. The serial number was observed on the rear face of bbl lug, wedge, rear face of cylinder, on cylinder rotating ring, on bottom of cylinder plate, left side of front and rear grip straps under grip. While no number was observed on the grip, it is readily apparent that these grips are orig to this revolver. No further disassembly was affected to determine additional numbered parts. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, only about 1,000 of these rare revolvers were made in the period 1838-1840. Few survive today and those very few were cased and of those, only a very tiny number were engraved, making this truly one of the more rare Colts today. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 75-80% thin orig glossy blue with the loss areas a medium patina. Frame & front strap retain most of their orig silver plating with a few light nicks & scratches and a series of small nicks on left side. Front strap apparently was drilled & tapped at one time to attach a flat hammer spring to replace the orig “V” spring. That hole has now been plugged and the “V” spring stud & spring restored. There are light file marks on front strap. Back strap retains virtually all of its orig silver plating with some light battering on butt strap. Cylinder retains a silvery blue/brown patina and exhibits about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Hammer has a chipped nose. Grip is sound, having been re-glued internally with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scuffing toward chamber end. Case has a couple of light cracks in the lid with another in the bottom, with minor handling & storage marks, nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is lightly faded with light soil. Charger overall retains about 90% strong orig finish. Capper is a medium mustard brass patina. Extra cylinder is a gray/brown patina. Combination tool retains 75-80% strong orig factory blue. Cleaning rod & bullet mold are fine. 4-36400 JR98 (350,000-650,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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