SCARCE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING PERCUSSION SHOTGUN.

SCARCE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. SN 980. Cal. 10 ga. Fine deluxe shotgun with 33″ oct to rnd bbl, silver bead front sight and no provision for a rear sight with the “COL. COLT HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.” address. Left rear side of frame has a light strike “COLTS PATENT” marking. Mounted with a short, uncheckered walnut forearm with pewter nosecap, secured with a sgl wedge through oval German silver escutcheons. Bottom of bbl has two iron guides containing its orig brass tipped hickory ramrod. Trigger guard is the large iron size with scroll finger rest. Mounted with very highly figured, center crotch, feather grain American walnut with flat checkered straight grip and smooth steel shotgun buttplate with long stepped top tang. Buttplate has a screw-plugged hole which allows access to the stock recess under the buttplate which contains two sections of the cleaning rod extension. The SN was observed on bottom of frame, cyl, cyl pin and toe of buttplate. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching numbers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, only about 1,100 of these rare guns were produced in two calibers in two different styles. Given that the majority of the production was in 10 ga., it can be reasonably extrapolated that very likely there were less than 400 of these shotguns produced in this exact configuration. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 97% thin orig blue with scattered spots of light surface etching. Frame retains 93-95% glossy orig blue, thinning on bottom with flaked areas a medium patina. Cyl retains 90-92% strong orig blue showing front edge wear and thinning over chamber areas, stronger in flutes. Hammer retains faded case colors while rammer retains most of its orig case colors, fading on handle, strong & bright on pivot. Trigger guard & buttplate are a gray patina. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Ramrod retains 75-80% orig black finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore. 4-37591 JR368 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	2287	$12,650.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. SN 980. Cal. 10 ga. Fine deluxe shotgun with 33″ oct to rnd bbl, silver bead front sight and no provision for a rear sight with the “COL. COLT HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.” address. Left rear side of frame has a light strike “COLTS PATENT” marking. Mounted with a short, uncheckered walnut forearm with pewter nosecap, secured with a sgl wedge through oval German silver escutcheons. Bottom of bbl has two iron guides containing its orig brass tipped hickory ramrod. Trigger guard is the large iron size with scroll finger rest. Mounted with very highly figured, center crotch, feather grain American walnut with flat checkered straight grip and smooth steel shotgun buttplate with long stepped top tang. Buttplate has a screw-plugged hole which allows access to the stock recess under the buttplate which contains two sections of the cleaning rod extension. The SN was observed on bottom of frame, cyl, cyl pin and toe of buttplate. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching numbers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, only about 1,100 of these rare guns were produced in two calibers in two different styles. Given that the majority of the production was in 10 ga., it can be reasonably extrapolated that very likely there were less than 400 of these shotguns produced in this exact configuration. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 97% thin orig blue with scattered spots of light surface etching. Frame retains 93-95% glossy orig blue, thinning on bottom with flaked areas a medium patina. Cyl retains 90-92% strong orig blue showing front edge wear and thinning over chamber areas, stronger in flutes. Hammer retains faded case colors while rammer retains most of its orig case colors, fading on handle, strong & bright on pivot. Trigger guard & buttplate are a gray patina. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Ramrod retains 75-80% orig black finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore. 4-37591 JR368 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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