COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 19261. Cal. 36. Blue and color cased hardened with 5-1/2″ oct. bbl, brass pin front sight and NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA address. Left side of the frame has Colts Patent and left shoulder of the trigger guard has the caliber marking. It has the usual 5 shot rebated cylinder with stage-coach holdup scene and brass trigger guard and backstrap with 1-pc walnut grip that has the last four digits of the serial number in the backstrap channel. According to FLAYDERMAN’S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS only about 19,000 of these revolvers were produced in the period 1861 through about 1873. These revolvers were very popular during the Civil War and later in the Great Westward Expansion, on the frontier. Given their hard service they are rarely found with strong original finish. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge and grip, except rammer which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 50% original blue mixed with flaked areas that have turned to medium patina. Rammer and handle retain faded case colors. Frame retains smoky case colors with strong case colors on both sides of the hammer. Cylinder retains thin blue in the rebated area with the large diameter a smooth light brown patina. Front edge of the cylinder has a few light nicks and dings and 4 large dents in one spot near the front edge and overall retains 50-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and retains traces of original varnish mixed with hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good rifling and moderate pitting. 4-39450 JR182 (1,250-1,750)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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
	2317	$2,242.50	COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 19261. Cal. 36. Blue and color cased hardened with 5-1/2″ oct. bbl, brass pin front sight and NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA address. Left side of the frame has Colts Patent and left shoulder of the trigger guard has the caliber marking. It has the usual 5 shot rebated cylinder with stage-coach holdup scene and brass trigger guard and backstrap with 1-pc walnut grip that has the last four digits of the serial number in the backstrap channel. According to FLAYDERMAN’S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS only about 19,000 of these revolvers were produced in the period 1861 through about 1873. These revolvers were very popular during the Civil War and later in the Great Westward Expansion, on the frontier. Given their hard service they are rarely found with strong original finish. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching including wedge and grip, except rammer which is properly unnumbered. Bbl retains about 50% original blue mixed with flaked areas that have turned to medium patina. Rammer and handle retain faded case colors. Frame retains smoky case colors with strong case colors on both sides of the hammer. Cylinder retains thin blue in the rebated area with the large diameter a smooth light brown patina. Front edge of the cylinder has a few light nicks and dings and 4 large dents in one spot near the front edge and overall retains 50-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and retains traces of original varnish mixed with hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good rifling and moderate pitting. 4-39450 JR182 (1,250-1,750) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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