RARE CASED COLT MODEL C POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER.

RARE CASED COLT MODEL C POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER. Cal. 28. SN 110. Very rare, one of only about 500 ever made in the period 1837-38. This special Baby Paterson has 2-9/16″ oct bbl without the thick borders around the wedge slot and the usual small letter address reading from cylinder to muzzle. It has German silver front sight with a narrow silver band at muzzle, a medium silver band in front of bbl lug with a wide & narrow silver band at cylinder end & sgl curve bbl lug with flared sides. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with two wide silver bands & centaur rolled scene. Frame is silver plated with a wide & narrow silver band on recoil shields. It has nicely figured varnished walnut 1-pc grip with flat butt. Backstrap has a small rectangular silver plate engraved with initials “M.H.” Serial number was observed on wedge, inside face of bbl lug, rear of cylinder, cylinder turning ring, trigger, inside back strap, hammer & inside grip under buttstrap. Revolver was not further disassembled to determine if serial numbers are on other parts. Accompanied by an orig No. 1 Baby Paterson mahogany casing with scalloped edge, raised panel lid with a German silver rectangular plate in top. It measures 9-1/8″ x 6-3/16″ x 1-3/4″ and has dovetailed corners, brass hinges & a mortised iron lock with brass rectangular escutcheon. Inside, it has recesses for a spare 5-shot rnd edge cylinder matching numbered to this revolver, an orig sgl cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter & three walnut handles with brass ferrules. One of handles appears to be a replacement. It has an orig 5-3/4″ overall length iron jag with walnut handle with brass ferrule, an orig small Paterson capper bearing serial number “74” inside the lid & an orig Baby Paterson charger with serial number “91” visible in at least four places. Finding one of these rare revolvers with two matching numbered cylinders is a great rarity. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted above. Bbl retains about 50% thin orig blue, primarily on sides & bottom and around front sight. Top three flats are a cleaned blue/gray patina & top flat has several small dents & fine pitting. Cylinder retains a blue/gray patina with about 90% centaur scene. Nipples still have fine blue with good edges. Frame retains about 50% orig silver plating, mostly on right side, with fine pitting on left side having been cleaned leaving some file marks around front strap & radius at top of front strap. Recoil shields are a brown patina with light pitting & traces of orig blue. Hammer nose sight is a replacement. Back strap retains 15-20% dull orig blue with the back strap cleaned to a silver/gray patina. Grip is fine with good edges, a small nick or two & retains most of a light wiped on finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a slightly shrunken lid panel, otherwise is fine with light handling & storage nicks & scratches with two small holes in back edge. Top & sides retain most of their orig varnish with a small chemical stain on top front edge. Beveled edge pine bottom is very fine with no cracks. Spare cylinder is a mottled gray/brown patina & retains 50-60% orig centaur scene with light to moderate pitting. Bullet mold retains 60-65% bright orig blue mixed with patina. One of orig handles has a chip missing near the ferrule & replacement handle is cracked on both sides. Cleaning jag is a silver metal color with extremely fine handle. Capper is a medium dark brass patina. Charger retains 60-70% orig finish on copper body with about 40% orig gilding on middle band & most of orig gilding on top band & ball wheel. Powder charger end is a dark brass patina. Interior of box is faded & moderately soiled. This little revolver has more silver bands than any previously observed by this cataloguer. 4-57575 JR389 (100,000-150,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	167	$103,500.00	RARE CASED COLT MODEL C POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER. Cal. 28. SN 110. Very rare, one of only about 500 ever made in the period 1837-38. This special Baby Paterson has 2-9/16″ oct bbl without the thick borders around the wedge slot and the usual small letter address reading from cylinder to muzzle. It has German silver front sight with a narrow silver band at muzzle, a medium silver band in front of bbl lug with a wide & narrow silver band at cylinder end & sgl curve bbl lug with flared sides. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with two wide silver bands & centaur rolled scene. Frame is silver plated with a wide & narrow silver band on recoil shields. It has nicely figured varnished walnut 1-pc grip with flat butt. Backstrap has a small rectangular silver plate engraved with initials “M.H.” Serial number was observed on wedge, inside face of bbl lug, rear of cylinder, cylinder turning ring, trigger, inside back strap, hammer & inside grip under buttstrap. Revolver was not further disassembled to determine if serial numbers are on other parts. Accompanied by an orig No. 1 Baby Paterson mahogany casing with scalloped edge, raised panel lid with a German silver rectangular plate in top. It measures 9-1/8″ x 6-3/16″ x 1-3/4″ and has dovetailed corners, brass hinges & a mortised iron lock with brass rectangular escutcheon. Inside, it has recesses for a spare 5-shot rnd edge cylinder matching numbered to this revolver, an orig sgl cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter & three walnut handles with brass ferrules. One of handles appears to be a replacement. It has an orig 5-3/4″ overall length iron jag with walnut handle with brass ferrule, an orig small Paterson capper bearing serial number “74” inside the lid & an orig Baby Paterson charger with serial number “91” visible in at least four places. Finding one of these rare revolvers with two matching numbered cylinders is a great rarity. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted above. Bbl retains about 50% thin orig blue, primarily on sides & bottom and around front sight. Top three flats are a cleaned blue/gray patina & top flat has several small dents & fine pitting. Cylinder retains a blue/gray patina with about 90% centaur scene. Nipples still have fine blue with good edges. Frame retains about 50% orig silver plating, mostly on right side, with fine pitting on left side having been cleaned leaving some file marks around front strap & radius at top of front strap. Recoil shields are a brown patina with light pitting & traces of orig blue. Hammer nose sight is a replacement. Back strap retains 15-20% dull orig blue with the back strap cleaned to a silver/gray patina. Grip is fine with good edges, a small nick or two & retains most of a light wiped on finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a slightly shrunken lid panel, otherwise is fine with light handling & storage nicks & scratches with two small holes in back edge. Top & sides retain most of their orig varnish with a small chemical stain on top front edge. Beveled edge pine bottom is very fine with no cracks. Spare cylinder is a mottled gray/brown patina & retains 50-60% orig centaur scene with light to moderate pitting. Bullet mold retains 60-65% bright orig blue mixed with patina. One of orig handles has a chip missing near the ferrule & replacement handle is cracked on both sides. Cleaning jag is a silver metal color with extremely fine handle. Capper is a medium dark brass patina. Charger retains 60-70% orig finish on copper body with about 40% orig gilding on middle band & most of orig gilding on top band & ball wheel. Powder charger end is a dark brass patina. Interior of box is faded & moderately soiled. This little revolver has more silver bands than any previously observed by this cataloguer. 4-57575 JR389 (100,000-150,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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