GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE 2-DIGIT 6-1/2" COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. COLT 62 POLICE 50 36 Cal. 36. Standard configuration with 6-1/2" rnd bbl, Hartford address, "COLT'S PATENT" on left side of frame. Cylinder is half-fluted and rebated with 5-chambers. This gun was made early in 1861, at onset of Civil War. PROVENANCE: Collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Good overall. Markings are all discernible, though bbl address is week as is patent found in cylinder flute. Gun is all matching including wedge and grips. There is a restoration to last 5/8" of loading arm tip and catch. Metal overall is plum/grey with staining and pitting. Trigger guard and backstrap have strong traces of orig silver plate. Grips are well fit with traces of orig factory varnish. Mechanically gun is functional, though sluggish with well defined rifling in bore. 52328-16 JS (1,500-2,000)