GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE CASED COLT BABY PATERSON REVOLVER EHLERS MODEL WITH LOADING LEVER AND ROUND BACK CYLINDER. COLT PATERSON 232 31 Cal. 31. All blue finish with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line script letter address which reads left hand "Patent Arms Paterson, N.J.-Colt's Pt." with dashes at each end. Bbl has the attached Ehlers rammer. Cyl has five chambers with rnd shoulder and ratchet rather than a slot for a rotating ring and measures 1-1/16″. Cyl has the centaur scene roll marking with the four-headed Paterson Colt logo. The tiny frame has folding trigger and is mounted with 1-pc varnished rosewood grip. John Ehlers bought out the parts stock of the bankrupt Patent Arms Manufacturing Co. and proceeded to assemble a number of revolvers of various models. He actually improved them by cutting notches in the back of the cylinder rather than having the original Paterson mechanism and he added loading levers rather than having to use loading tools. CONDITION: Excellent as restored. Barrel marking a bit weak and retaining almost all of the Ehler's quality refinish as does frame and backstrap. Hammer is excellent and loading lever is case colored. Cylinder has much orig blue and crisp cylinder scene. Burnished walnut grips have lovely figure and retain almost all their varnish. Screws are crisp and bore is very good. Action works well. Revolver comes in reproduction period-type book casing with non-Colt capper and Ehler's type charger retaining no orig gilding and possibly not orig. Paterson bullet mold is orig and retains both orig varnish on handles and some orig bluing on body. A most attractive example of this extremely rare revolver. 53175-1 MRZ (25,000-35,000) W/ BOX