GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY PRIZED DELUXE COLT MODEL 1839 PATERSON CARBINE WITH BIRD'S EYE MAPLE STOCK AND PERIOD ACCESSORIES.COLT183973752W/FLASK, MOLD, CAPPERCal. .52. 22-3/4" bbl. Deluxe carbine with highly figured checkered bird's eye maple stock with pancake cheekpiece and nickel-silver buttplate. Large 2 1/2" six-shot cylinder is elaborately roll stamped with three oval panels that depict battle and hunting scenes and "COLT'S PATENT/PATENT ARMS MAN'Y/Paterson JERSEY" and delicate scrollwork. The rifled half-round has a factory loading lever with guide on the right side of the lug and a single fixed v-notch rear and pin front sight. The left side of the barrel lug is roll-stamped "- Patent Arms M'g. Co. Paterson, N.J.-Colt's Pt.". The frame has an iron scroll shaped trigger guard. Accompanied by an unmarked Paterson-style flask with two-piece horn body, Brass Paterson rifle capper w/ the Rampant Colt, a Paterson revolving rifle and two crossed Paterson revolvers on the lid encircled with "PATENT ARMS MANg Co-PATERSON: N.J.-COLTS PATENT", and (3) Paterson M1839 Carbine .52 caliber, round ball bullet mold with three turned wooden handles. This ultra-rare and extremely attractive Paterson carbine has long been known to collectors of these ultimate rarities because of its unique burl wood stock, as most 1839 carbines have stocks with plain walnut and do not have German silver buttplates. Certainly a special order at the time, SN 737 is most unusual and worthy of further research. Many of these were reused by the Rhode Island Guard to crush the Dorr Rebellion and were bored out, where as this example retains its orig rifling. CONDITION: Very Good. Bbl is very lightly pitted overall. Paterson address on left of bbl lug is partially visible. Cyl would rate excellent with scene clearly visible and address clear. Frame retains much of a very old bright blue finish. Trigger guard is gray and in same condition as bbl. Tang retains old blued finish as well. Magnificent pearl wood checkered shoulder stock has much of an old varnish and fits action and buttplate perfectly. Loading lever appears to be a more recent replacement. Bore is good for such an early weapon. Action is excellent. Nipples are all intact. This extraordinary rarity comes with an orig and rare Paterson rifle capper in good condition, interior retaining most all of its orig fire gilding. Paterson rifle mold and horn flask also in good condition. 52915-1 MRZ (25,000-35,000)