RARE AND VERY EARLY COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE AND VERY EARLY COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 28. Cal. 36. Blue and color case hardened with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and it has silver-plated trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with SN in the backstrap channel. Screws are fire blued. It has the usual rebated, fluted 5-shot cyl with SN in one flute and patent date in another. This first production ’62 police revolver would certainly have been available for service during the Civil War but has miraculously survived virtually unfired. These small frame revolvers in the larger heavier cal than their cousins, the Model 1849 pocket, were very popular during the Civil War for their streamlined looks and heavier bullets that gives greater stopping power. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching incl wedge and grip. Bbl retains 95-96% glossy orig factory blue with losses around the muzzle and flaking on the top right side of the bbl and bbl lug. Flaked areas are a medium patina. Rammer and rammer handle retain dark case colors. Frame and hammer retain most of their orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas, moderately faded on the right side. Grip frame retains virtually all of its orig silver-plating. Grip is sound with minor nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its factory varnish. Cyl retains 95-97% orig blue, strong and bright in the flutes, showing light front edge wear, thinning on the lands between the flutes. All five safety pins are serviceable. Hammer screw retains thin fire blue with the balance of the screws dark blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with two or three small spots of pitting. An extraordinary early ’62 police revolver. 4-38589 (15,500-17,500)

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
	2338	$17,250.00	RARE AND VERY EARLY COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 28. Cal. 36. Blue and color case hardened with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and it has silver-plated trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with SN in the backstrap channel. Screws are fire blued. It has the usual rebated, fluted 5-shot cyl with SN in one flute and patent date in another. This first production ’62 police revolver would certainly have been available for service during the Civil War but has miraculously survived virtually unfired. These small frame revolvers in the larger heavier cal than their cousins, the Model 1849 pocket, were very popular during the Civil War for their streamlined looks and heavier bullets that gives greater stopping power. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching incl wedge and grip. Bbl retains 95-96% glossy orig factory blue with losses around the muzzle and flaking on the top right side of the bbl and bbl lug. Flaked areas are a medium patina. Rammer and rammer handle retain dark case colors. Frame and hammer retain most of their orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas, moderately faded on the right side. Grip frame retains virtually all of its orig silver-plating. Grip is sound with minor nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its factory varnish. Cyl retains 95-97% orig blue, strong and bright in the flutes, showing light front edge wear, thinning on the lands between the flutes. All five safety pins are serviceable. Hammer screw retains thin fire blue with the balance of the screws dark blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with two or three small spots of pitting. An extraordinary early ’62 police revolver. 4-38589 (15,500-17,500) 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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