EXTREMELY RARE BRASS & HORN PATERSON SHOTGUN FLASK.

EXTREMELY RARE BRASS & HORN PATERSON SHOTGUN FLASK. Made of green cow horn bulbous body with brass transverse charger top and rim around the body with four round hangers. Charger & collar are both numbered “63”. Charger is adjustable to five positions. Flask is overall about 8-3/4″ long x 3-1/2″ wide x about 1-1/2″ thick and has a 1-3/4″ tapered brass spout off the charger. One end of the charger is marked “PATENT ARMS MAN’G CO. / N.Y.”. Collar, charger & spout all have fine incised decorative lines. This flask is shown as plate 821 on p. 353 with text discussion on p. 350 of The Powder Flask Book, Riling. In Mr. Riling’s discussion he states that this flask is similar to the Gosset Patent and that he believes it was used with the Paterson shotgun. He discusses the New York marking which he relates to Colt’s New York store which was at 155 Broadway. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Horn body has one small hairline near the collar, otherwise is completely sound with a fine green color. Collar has a tiny age crack from the bottom edge, otherwise all the brass is sound and retains a medium to dark mustard patina. Mechanics are fine. This is an extremely rare Paterson accessory. 4-41975 JR249 (4,500-5,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	2309	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE BRASS & HORN PATERSON SHOTGUN FLASK. Made of green cow horn bulbous body with brass transverse charger top and rim around the body with four round hangers. Charger & collar are both numbered “63”. Charger is adjustable to five positions. Flask is overall about 8-3/4″ long x 3-1/2″ wide x about 1-1/2″ thick and has a 1-3/4″ tapered brass spout off the charger. One end of the charger is marked “PATENT ARMS MAN’G CO. / N.Y.”. Collar, charger & spout all have fine incised decorative lines. This flask is shown as plate 821 on p. 353 with text discussion on p. 350 of The Powder Flask Book, Riling. In Mr. Riling’s discussion he states that this flask is similar to the Gosset Patent and that he believes it was used with the Paterson shotgun. He discusses the New York marking which he relates to Colt’s New York store which was at 155 Broadway. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Horn body has one small hairline near the collar, otherwise is completely sound with a fine green color. Collar has a tiny age crack from the bottom edge, otherwise all the brass is sound and retains a medium to dark mustard patina. Mechanics are fine. This is an extremely rare Paterson accessory. 4-41975 JR249 (4,500-5,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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