COLT PATERSON REVOLVING CARBINE (IMPROVED MODEL WITH LOADING LEVER).

COLT PATERSON REVOLVING CARBINE (IMPROVED MODEL WITH LOADING LEVER). SN 690. Cal. .525 smoothbore. 24-3/8” part oct. bbl. The serial number appears on the rear of the cylinder, on the bottom of the bbl, lower tang screw and between the alignment ears. #197 is stamped on the bbl wedge with the #690 scribed alongside. Loader lever assembly retains all of oil quenched dark finish. This gun was orig in the J. R. Hegeman collection and his cartouche appears just to the rear of the lower tang. Hegman obtained many guns directly from the Colt factory at the turn of the century. It was also in Gains De Graffenreid collection and was on display at the Texas Museum in Waco, TX. Recent previously unknown documentation has defined these models as purchased by the State of Rhode Island for the militia. The cylinders on these were in-the-white, not engraved and oversized to ensure they would not burst in service. (See book of Colt Firearms – pg 50, example A – for similar example). CONDITION: Retains 80% of the brown on the bbl with blue on the frame, tangs and buttplate, loading lever & rear site. Stock has numerous dents and scratches and the remaining varnish is crackled. Rear upper tang screw is missing. Front swing swivel is bent. 4-53819 (35,000-40,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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
	677D.	$37,375.00	COLT PATERSON REVOLVING CARBINE (IMPROVED MODEL WITH LOADING LEVER). SN 690. Cal. .525 smoothbore. 24-3/8” part oct. bbl. The serial number appears on the rear of the cylinder, on the bottom of the bbl, lower tang screw and between the alignment ears. #197 is stamped on the bbl wedge with the #690 scribed alongside. Loader lever assembly retains all of oil quenched dark finish. This gun was orig in the J. R. Hegeman collection and his cartouche appears just to the rear of the lower tang. Hegman obtained many guns directly from the Colt factory at the turn of the century. It was also in Gains De Graffenreid collection and was on display at the Texas Museum in Waco, TX. Recent previously unknown documentation has defined these models as purchased by the State of Rhode Island for the militia. The cylinders on these were in-the-white, not engraved and oversized to ensure they would not burst in service. (See book of Colt Firearms – pg 50, example A – for similar example). CONDITION: Retains 80% of the brown on the bbl with blue on the frame, tangs and buttplate, loading lever & rear site. Stock has numerous dents and scratches and the remaining varnish is crackled. Rear upper tang screw is missing. Front swing swivel is bent. 4-53819 (35,000-40,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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