CUT DOWN COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CUT DOWN COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 47152. Cal. 36. Blue & case colored with bbl reduced during period of use to 2-1/8″. It has a small dovetailed Rocky Mountain front sight with German silver blade. The rammer hole has been expertly & professionally plugged. It has a 5-shot fluted cylinder and brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Recoil shield is fitted with a curious flat spring with a pad end that appears to prevent the caps from retracting and when a chamber lines up with bbl to fire, the pad portion of the spring presses against the cap and forms a flat firing surface between hammer & cap. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the caliber is marked on left shoulder of trigger guard. These cut down revolvers were popular with lawmen, gamblers and outlaws on the frontier due to their ease of concealment. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 15-20% orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas with balance a blue/gray patina. Frame & hammer retain strong case colors, moderately faded, turning silver on right side. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating, being overall a strong mustard patina. Grip & buttstrap are badly battered on bottom edges with chips in both edges and usual nicks & scratches elsewhere and retains about 85-90% strong orig varnish. Cylinder retains 75% orig blue. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scuffing in grooves. A fine frontier piece with an unusual modification. 4-35941 JR42 (2,000-3,000)

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
	2087	$3,105.00	CUT DOWN COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 47152. Cal. 36. Blue & case colored with bbl reduced during period of use to 2-1/8″. It has a small dovetailed Rocky Mountain front sight with German silver blade. The rammer hole has been expertly & professionally plugged. It has a 5-shot fluted cylinder and brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Recoil shield is fitted with a curious flat spring with a pad end that appears to prevent the caps from retracting and when a chamber lines up with bbl to fire, the pad portion of the spring presses against the cap and forms a flat firing surface between hammer & cap. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the caliber is marked on left shoulder of trigger guard. These cut down revolvers were popular with lawmen, gamblers and outlaws on the frontier due to their ease of concealment. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 15-20% orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas with balance a blue/gray patina. Frame & hammer retain strong case colors, moderately faded, turning silver on right side. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating, being overall a strong mustard patina. Grip & buttstrap are badly battered on bottom edges with chips in both edges and usual nicks & scratches elsewhere and retains about 85-90% strong orig varnish. Cylinder retains 75% orig blue. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scuffing in grooves. A fine frontier piece with an unusual modification. 4-35941 JR42 (2,000-3,000) 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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