RARE COLT MODEL 1855 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

RARE COLT MODEL 1855 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 1052. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 18″ oct to rnd bbl, missing front sight with 3-leaf rear sight, two standing one folding. Top strap has the usual Col. Colt/Hartford address and has a stud and ring in the left side of the receiver. Is mounted with uncheckered straight stock with carbine/musket butt plate. Bottom of frame and bottom tang are fitted with sling swivels. Cylinder is full fluted, six shots. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only 4,435 of these rare carbines produced in the period 1856-1864 in three different calibers and three different bbl lengths. Most of them saw service throughout the Civil War and later on the American Frontier, well into the 1870s. Today, they are extremely rare and almost never found in completely original configuration. PROVENANCE: Ex-Troy Collection. CONDITION: Very good. No original finish remains with the metal being a cleaned light gray patina. Stock, probably an old replacement is sound and retains most of a dark maroon painted finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, sharp bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 4-45620 JR522 (6,000-8,000)

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
	2241	$6,325.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1855 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 1052. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 18″ oct to rnd bbl, missing front sight with 3-leaf rear sight, two standing one folding. Top strap has the usual Col. Colt/Hartford address and has a stud and ring in the left side of the receiver. Is mounted with uncheckered straight stock with carbine/musket butt plate. Bottom of frame and bottom tang are fitted with sling swivels. Cylinder is full fluted, six shots. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only 4,435 of these rare carbines produced in the period 1856-1864 in three different calibers and three different bbl lengths. Most of them saw service throughout the Civil War and later on the American Frontier, well into the 1870s. Today, they are extremely rare and almost never found in completely original configuration. PROVENANCE: Ex-Troy Collection. CONDITION: Very good. No original finish remains with the metal being a cleaned light gray patina. Stock, probably an old replacement is sound and retains most of a dark maroon painted finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, sharp bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 4-45620 JR522 (6,000-8,000) 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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