RARE COLT MODEL D POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER.

RARE COLT MODEL D POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER. Cal. 28. SN 41. Very rare, this fine Baby Paterson is one of 500 made in period 1837-38. It has 3-3/4″ oct bbl with German Silver front sight, narrow silver band at muzzle with a wide silver band on top flat behind sight & a narrow & wide silver band at cylinder end on top three flats that do not wrap around bottom. There is a medium sized silver band on bottom three flats just in front of bbl lug. Engraved bbl address reads “Patent Arms Mfg. Co. Paterson N.J. – Colt’s Pt.-“. Wedge slot has thick raised borders & wedge is unnumbered appearing to have been filed down in area where a number should be. It has 5-shot square back cylinder with centaur scene. Frame is blue with a wide & narrow silver band around recoil shields & it has smooth, square butt, 1-pc walnut grip. Serial number was observed on back of cylinder, cylinder turning ring, side of trigger, inside back strap & inside front strap. As noted a partial “1” is visible on inside face of bbl lug. There is no number on grip. It is noted that there is a flat hammer spring screwed to inside of thick part of the front strap vs. the V-type hammer spring on another Baby Paterson also in this auction. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, matching numbers as noted above. Bbl, as noted above, retains about 85% orig blue, strong in sheltered areas, thin elsewhere with sharp edge wear. Cylinder is a blue/gray patina & retains about 90% centaur rolled scene. Frame retains 75-80% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thinning to patina elsewhere with recoil shields mostly a medium brown patina with blue in sheltered areas. Hammer has a repaired nose with pitting on sides. Backstrap, with its blank rectangular silver-plate, is a thin blue/brown patina. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches & retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, somewhat worn bore with pitting in grooves. 4-57574 (50,000-100,000)

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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	169	$51,750.00	RARE COLT MODEL D POCKET NO. 1 BABY PATERSON REVOLVER. Cal. 28. SN 41. Very rare, this fine Baby Paterson is one of 500 made in period 1837-38. It has 3-3/4″ oct bbl with German Silver front sight, narrow silver band at muzzle with a wide silver band on top flat behind sight & a narrow & wide silver band at cylinder end on top three flats that do not wrap around bottom. There is a medium sized silver band on bottom three flats just in front of bbl lug. Engraved bbl address reads “Patent Arms Mfg. Co. Paterson N.J. – Colt’s Pt.-“. Wedge slot has thick raised borders & wedge is unnumbered appearing to have been filed down in area where a number should be. It has 5-shot square back cylinder with centaur scene. Frame is blue with a wide & narrow silver band around recoil shields & it has smooth, square butt, 1-pc walnut grip. Serial number was observed on back of cylinder, cylinder turning ring, side of trigger, inside back strap & inside front strap. As noted a partial “1” is visible on inside face of bbl lug. There is no number on grip. It is noted that there is a flat hammer spring screwed to inside of thick part of the front strap vs. the V-type hammer spring on another Baby Paterson also in this auction. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, matching numbers as noted above. Bbl, as noted above, retains about 85% orig blue, strong in sheltered areas, thin elsewhere with sharp edge wear. Cylinder is a blue/gray patina & retains about 90% centaur rolled scene. Frame retains 75-80% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thinning to patina elsewhere with recoil shields mostly a medium brown patina with blue in sheltered areas. Hammer has a repaired nose with pitting on sides. Backstrap, with its blank rectangular silver-plate, is a thin blue/brown patina. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches & retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, somewhat worn bore with pitting in grooves. 4-57574 (50,000-100,000) 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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