PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3768. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with one missing and one prominent safety pin. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” with a silver plated trigger guard & back strap and 1-pc, nicely figured walnut grip. Butt strap is very nicely engraved in period block letters & script “To / Capt. D. Quirk / Irish Brigade / by John McNally”. No information was immediately found on either of these gentlemen. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 30-40% orig blue mostly in sheltered areas with scattered light surface pitting. Cylinder is a cleaned gray patina with light to moderate pitting in one area. Frame & hammer retain traces of case colors being mostly a cleaned silver/gray patina. Trigger guard & back strap retain thin scattered orig silver plating. Grip is sound showing light to moderate wear with light nicks, dings & scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish, stronger on right side. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. 4-35943 JR52 (2,500-4,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2085	$3,450.00	PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3768. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with one missing and one prominent safety pin. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” with a silver plated trigger guard & back strap and 1-pc, nicely figured walnut grip. Butt strap is very nicely engraved in period block letters & script “To / Capt. D. Quirk / Irish Brigade / by John McNally”. No information was immediately found on either of these gentlemen. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 30-40% orig blue mostly in sheltered areas with scattered light surface pitting. Cylinder is a cleaned gray patina with light to moderate pitting in one area. Frame & hammer retain traces of case colors being mostly a cleaned silver/gray patina. Trigger guard & back strap retain thin scattered orig silver plating. Grip is sound showing light to moderate wear with light nicks, dings & scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish, stronger on right side. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. 4-35943 JR52 (2,500-4,000) 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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