A RARELY OFFERED CASED COLT POCKET NAVY REVOLVER

A RARELY OFFERED CASED COLT POCKET NAVY REVOLVER

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Item Code: 1309-220

In 1861 Colt "officially" introduced two new pocket model revolvers in .36 caliber. The two new models were known as the Model 1862 Colt Police and the Model 1862 Colt Pocket Navy Revolver. The Pocket Navy was essentially a smaller Model 1851 Navy Revolver but built on an 1849 Pocket revolver frame, with a .36 rather than a .31 caliber, five shot, rebated round cylinder that was roll engraved with the same stagecoach hold up scene used on the 1849 Pocket Model. They had a Model 1849 trigger guard and an octagonal barrel and the swinging link loading lever. These revolvers were available in four different barrel lengths from 3 ½ to 6 ½ inches. Although both the Police and Navy are referred to with the model date of 1862 (whether the "1862" pre-fix was used immediately at the time or later is unknown), both went into general production during 1861, and would remain in production until the end of the Colt percussion era in 1873. Be aware that a well-documented 100% genuine cased 2-digit serial number Colt Police revolver of .36 caliber was given "Compliments of Colonel Colt" to future Confederate General Paul Jones Semmes in the fall of 1860!  A total of 47,000 of both models, Police and Navy, would be produced. The guns were manufactured concurrently and utilized the same serial number series, regardless of model, so the models are interspersed randomly within that serial number range.  40% of these were of the Pocket Navy variety, or only about 18,800 of those guns produced over the same time frame. This means that Colt manufactured more than seventeen Model 1849 Pocket Models for every 1862 Pocket Navy that was produced, or that Colt 1862 Pocket Navy only represented about 6% of the production when compared to the 1849 Pocket.

Offered here is good condition, yet fairly crisp, example in an original Colt factory casing with original accessories. The gun is a one of the 4 ½ inch octagonal barreled guns and is serial number "6542" placing its production in early 1862. The gun has matching numbers throughout, including the wedge and the grip, with the exception of the loading lever, which was not numbered. The top of the barrel is roll marked in a single line: "ADDRESS COL SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA" The lower left side of the frame, forward of the cylinder is marked in two lines: "COLTS" over "PATENT". The left rear web of the trigger guard is marked "36 CAL" The cylinder has the usual boxed "COLT'S PATENT" marking over the boxed serial number marking "No 6542". The revolver retains little of its original finish and is a gun metal gray in color but retains sharp edges. There are surface blemishes but no battering or pitting. The brass trigger guard and back straps show no evidence of silver plating. The bore is very good, and the grip has about 70% original varnish with some wear and scattered bumps. The mechanics are excellent.

The revolver is accompanied by a good condition Colt factory case that is correct for this revolver. It is impossible to know if the case itself is original to the gun, but often guns, cases and their accessories have been married over the last hundred years. The case retains much of its original varnish with some moderate amounts of light surface wear on the exterior, including some bumps, dings and light surface scratches. The interior of the case is lined in a blue velveteen. The lining shows moderate wear yet may be newer?  There are 5 dividers. The case contains some period accessories for display with the revolver; these include a correct style Eagle & Stars Powder Flask. This has raised decorations of a spread-winged Eagle with the Shield of Columbia, surrounded by a background of stars and surmounting a pair of crossed pistols all over "E PLURIBUS UNUM". The top remains securely attached with a crisply operating charger.  There is also a correct iron "36P" marked bullet mold and a tin of "Rd WALKERS'S" percussion caps.

These revolvers of a pocket size but in .36 caliber packed a real punch and were a perfect battlefield choice for Civil War officer's facing combat.   [pe][ph:L]

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