RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 41716. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard is marked with caliber. Revolver has usual 5-shot rebated and fluted cyl. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip that has the last four digits of the matching SN in backstrap channel. Backstrap is inscribed in very fine period script “Presented to Thos H. Messenger / by Lewis Sheldon / Feb. 8th 1869”. Accompanied by its orig dark green or black velvet lined mahogany casing that is compartmented in the bottom for the revolver and a blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with “COLTS PATENT” marked sprue cutter and “36P” on right side. Also accompanied by an L-shaped nipple wrench and a cardboard container of Goldmarks caps. Additionally accompanied by a letter from renowned collector, author & dealer, Norm Flayderman, on his company letterhead, apparently selling this cased revolver to Mr. Elliott Brodsky of Providence, RI. He states that he had owned this revolver in his own collection for many years, just recently taking it out of storage and having some research done on the inscription. Also accompanying is a small folder of research material on Lewis Sheldon and Thomas H. Messenger, both of New York. According to the various census material available Mr. Sheldon was listed as a stockbroker in the 1870 census and Mr. Messenger was listed as a banker & farmer in the 1860 census and as a tobacco dealer in the 1870 census. The 1900 census lists Mr. Messenger as a merchant. Other than their city residence and somewhat related occupations there is no further indication of a direct connection. Further research of the newspaper morgues of the 1869 era might disclose such a direct connection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge, which is properly unnumbered; bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with a few minor nicks & dings around the wedge slot; rammer handle retains strong case colors, bright on pivot; frame retains strong case colors on sides, mostly faded on recoil shields; hammer retains strong bright case colors; cyl retains about 50% glossy orig blue, strong in the flutes and rebated area, mostly flaked to a dark patina on the major diameter; grip frame retains about 80% orig silver with the exposed areas a light patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case has a pressure crack in the lid with one repaired corner; interior is lightly to moderately faded with light to moderate soil and damage from the front sight; lining in the lid shows wear on right end and some minor losses; mold retains most of its orig blue with some light hammer marks on left side and light rust on right handle & sprue cutter, cavities are bright & clean; nipple wrench & cap box are fine. Altogether a fine rare cased Colt. 4-46148 JR485 (9,000-12,000)

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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	2265	$9,200.00	RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 41716. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and the left shoulder of trigger guard is marked with caliber. Revolver has usual 5-shot rebated and fluted cyl. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip that has the last four digits of the matching SN in backstrap channel. Backstrap is inscribed in very fine period script “Presented to Thos H. Messenger / by Lewis Sheldon / Feb. 8th 1869”. Accompanied by its orig dark green or black velvet lined mahogany casing that is compartmented in the bottom for the revolver and a blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with “COLTS PATENT” marked sprue cutter and “36P” on right side. Also accompanied by an L-shaped nipple wrench and a cardboard container of Goldmarks caps. Additionally accompanied by a letter from renowned collector, author & dealer, Norm Flayderman, on his company letterhead, apparently selling this cased revolver to Mr. Elliott Brodsky of Providence, RI. He states that he had owned this revolver in his own collection for many years, just recently taking it out of storage and having some research done on the inscription. Also accompanying is a small folder of research material on Lewis Sheldon and Thomas H. Messenger, both of New York. According to the various census material available Mr. Sheldon was listed as a stockbroker in the 1870 census and Mr. Messenger was listed as a banker & farmer in the 1860 census and as a tobacco dealer in the 1870 census. The 1900 census lists Mr. Messenger as a merchant. Other than their city residence and somewhat related occupations there is no further indication of a direct connection. Further research of the newspaper morgues of the 1869 era might disclose such a direct connection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge, which is properly unnumbered; bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with a few minor nicks & dings around the wedge slot; rammer handle retains strong case colors, bright on pivot; frame retains strong case colors on sides, mostly faded on recoil shields; hammer retains strong bright case colors; cyl retains about 50% glossy orig blue, strong in the flutes and rebated area, mostly flaked to a dark patina on the major diameter; grip frame retains about 80% orig silver with the exposed areas a light patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case has a pressure crack in the lid with one repaired corner; interior is lightly to moderately faded with light to moderate soil and damage from the front sight; lining in the lid shows wear on right end and some minor losses; mold retains most of its orig blue with some light hammer marks on left side and light rust on right handle & sprue cutter, cavities are bright & clean; nipple wrench & cap box are fine. Altogether a fine rare cased Colt. 4-46148 JR485 (9,000-12,000) 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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