RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE REVOLVER.

RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 25758. Beautifully engraved pocket model in Gustave Young style with his trademark flower blossoms and fine sweeping scrolls with dog’s head incorporated into the pattern on the bbl. It also has his trademark wolf’s heads on each side of the hammer nose. It has a 6-1/2″ rnd bbl with pin front sight, 5-shot fluted cylinder, nickel-plated brass grip frame with beautifully carved 1-pc ivory grip. The left side of the grip has a raised carved soldier’s bust. The frame has full coverage engraving with punch dot background and the bbl 2-1/2″ patterns up each side. The backstrap has Young trademark fan at the top with light patterns at top & bottom and at the butt strap, also on the trigger guard and bottom of the frame with other flourishes elsewhere. This is probably a silver & gold-plated piece as there is traces of gold wash on the back of the cylinder and with silver-plating on the cylinder pin and more traces of gold on the hammer. CONDITION: Good. N o orig finish remains on the iron except the traces of finish previously mentioned, it being mostly a mottled gray/brown patina with some light pitting on the bbl and on the cylinder. Frame & hammer are a dark gray/brown patina with the grip frame retaining about 85% orig plating. Grips are exceptional with a wonderful patina and a few age lines in the bottom. Mechanics need attention. Handspring is either broken or missing, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with scattered spots of pitting. 4-54349 (6,000-8,000)

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
	695	$6,037.00	RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 25758. Beautifully engraved pocket model in Gustave Young style with his trademark flower blossoms and fine sweeping scrolls with dog’s head incorporated into the pattern on the bbl. It also has his trademark wolf’s heads on each side of the hammer nose. It has a 6-1/2″ rnd bbl with pin front sight, 5-shot fluted cylinder, nickel-plated brass grip frame with beautifully carved 1-pc ivory grip. The left side of the grip has a raised carved soldier’s bust. The frame has full coverage engraving with punch dot background and the bbl 2-1/2″ patterns up each side. The backstrap has Young trademark fan at the top with light patterns at top & bottom and at the butt strap, also on the trigger guard and bottom of the frame with other flourishes elsewhere. This is probably a silver & gold-plated piece as there is traces of gold wash on the back of the cylinder and with silver-plating on the cylinder pin and more traces of gold on the hammer. CONDITION: Good. N o orig finish remains on the iron except the traces of finish previously mentioned, it being mostly a mottled gray/brown patina with some light pitting on the bbl and on the cylinder. Frame & hammer are a dark gray/brown patina with the grip frame retaining about 85% orig plating. Grips are exceptional with a wonderful patina and a few age lines in the bottom. Mechanics need attention. Handspring is either broken or missing, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with scattered spots of pitting. 4-54349 (6,000-8,000) 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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