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**RARE**MINT**MINIATURE**Uberti Colt Model 1847 ‘USMR’ (United States Mounted Rifles) 'Dragoon' Fully Functional Single Action Percussion Revolver With Crisp ‘Indian Wars’ Cylinder Scene. Sn 22643:10 - 22643:10
The single action, 6 shot, percussion, Colt Model 1848 Army Revolver was a .44 calibre pistol designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Mounted Rifles (USMR) also known as "Dragoon’s". Although the pistols were introduced after the Mexican-American War, it became popular among civilians during the 1850s and '60s, and was also used during the American Civil War. Uberti of Italy are famous for making modern high quality models of Wild West guns. In the 1980s, Uberti made a range of non firing miniature guns of non- production calibre. This is a near mint 47% scale miniature fully working authentic model of the Colt Model 1847 ‘USMR’ (United States Mounted Rifles) 'Dragoon' revolver. It has an undamaged walnut grip, attractive colour case hardened frame & captive loading lever, brass trigger guard frame, blued barrel & blued cylinder. The cylinder is decorated with crisp ‘Indian War’ scene and banner with ‘Model USMR’ as found on the period full size pistols. The underside of the barrel is stamped ‘A.Uberti Italy’. It has matching numbers ‘159’ on the barrel block, frame, trigger guard & butt of the grip frame. It has a brass blade foresight and ‘v’ notch hammer rear sight. The 2 stage barrel is 3 ½” long and it measures just 6 ½” overall. The single action firing mechanism works as it should and the loading lever operates correctly. The price for this superbly engineered, rare miniature of an iconic Colt revolver includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this non firing miniature. Sn 22643:10 (drawers office)
£695.00

**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver. Sn 22643:9 - 22643:9
The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes. S&W had been successfully producing their Model 1 Pocket Revolvers and Their Model 2 belt revolver. There was however a demand for a pocket revolver in a larger calibre than their Model 1 .22 Calibre pistol. To cater for the demand S&W introduced their Model 1 ½. This pistol referred to as the 'Transitional Model ½’ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. This is an original Smith & Wesson Model 1 ½ five shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has original undamaged rose wood grips in excellent condition & original blue finish to the metal work aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with number '22301'. The cylinder, frame under the left grip and barrel have matching numbers ‘49’. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with 1859-1865 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block and the pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small brass blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a groove in the knurled hammer spur. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this American Civil War era pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:9 (drawers 0ffice)
£795.00

*SOLD*17/6*MATCHING NUMBERS*MINT BORE**American Civil War Era 1851-1863 Patents Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co .31" Calibre, 5 Shot, Double & Single Action Percussion Revolver (Colt's Pocket Model of 1849) With Large Brass Trigger Guard For Gloved Hand. - 22643:8
The Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia, manufactured pistols From 1851 To 1869. When Colt's Patents for revolving firearms expired in 1857 Cooper Firearms Co began Manufacturing Colt Patent expired weapons. Many of their weapons were used during the American Civil War. This is an original 4” octagonal barrel Cooper manufactured revolver similar in design to Colt's Pocket Model of 1849 .31 Calibre, 5 shot percussion revolvers with captive steel lever ramrod. The pistol has a brass post fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. Its cylinder is stamped with number '12745' which is repeated on the butt of the brass grip frame and the underside of its barrel. The rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The metal work is all original & undamaged, its original blue finish has lightened evenly to grey over time. The top of the barrel is faintly marked by the manufacturer ' Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co, Frankford, Phila PA and 1851-63 Patents. It has its original undamaged American Walnut grip. The pistol has a large brass trigger guard for gloved hand. The pistol's double and single action firing mechanism functions crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:8 (drawers office)
£0.00

English, C1850 Unwin & Rodgers Sheffield 120 Bore Percussion Combination Knife Pistol With Polished Horn Scales With Rare to Find Original Bullet Mould, Tweezers & Moulded Lead Balls. Sn 22636 - 22636
This is a nice original Unwin & Rodgers Combination knife pistol made C1850. Overall the pistol when closed is 6 ½” overall length. The tapered 3 ½” octagonal barrel and frame & bolsters are German Silver. The barrel has a small bead foresight. One barrel flat has two English proof marks. It has a steel hammer and folding trigger. It's cocking & firing actions are nice & strong. There are two folding knife blades. The larger single edged steel blade is 3" long and has staining consistent with age. The shank of this blade is marked on one side with very faint barely visible ‘Unwin’ above clear ‘Rodgers Sheffield’. The small ¾” single edged blade has had the tip shortened, re-shaped and sharpened at some point in its life. This blade also has staining consistent with age. The butt of the grip frame has a trap with hinged lid for moulded bullets and wadding. The box contains a small quantity of moulded lead balls. It has excellent undamaged polished horn grips. Both sides of the grips at the butt have inserts which contain on one side a German Silver scissor action bullet mould and the other a pair of steel tweezers. The price for this quality made piece with rare to find accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22636 (drawers office)
£975.00

**RARE**NUMBER 4574 OF ONE OF ONLY APPROX 6000**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**C1864 Metropolitan Arms Co New York USA (Colt M1851 Navy) .36 Naval Calibre, 6 Shot Single Action Cap & Ball Percussion Revolver. Sn 22643:7 - 22643:7
In the past, little was definitively known about the Metropolitan Arms Company of New York but is has long been hypothesized by arms historians that the firm was established to take advantage of the massive fire that took place at the Colt Patent Firearms factory in February of 1864. With Colt’s production capacity severely curtailed, there was a perceived opening in the civilian percussion revolver market. It has been further hypothesized that New York gunmaker Orison Blunt was behind the company and relied on the Metropolitan Arms Company to continue production. The impetus for the establishment of the Metropolitan Arms Company was the Colt fire. In fact, the five-person consortium of gunmakers and investors who intended to take immediate advantage of the situation were in business only three weeks after the fire and included the well-known New York gunmakers William J and Samuel R Syms. The pair had previously been in business with Orison Blunt as Blunt & Syms and it is quite likely that Blunt was also involved with the group, although he was not officially listed as “partner”. This is further supported by the fact that the Metropolitan Arms Company took up residence in a building owned by Blunt. The other partners were John S McChesney, John J Serrel and Charles B Hart. The newly established Metropolitan Arms Company stepped into the void left by the Colt fire by bringing three models to market, all of which were essentially near copies and same quality as current production Colt products. The primary product was a copy of the Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. The secondary product was a copy of the Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, and the final product was a variation on the Model 1851, which essentially a copy of the Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver. None of the guns were produced in great numbers and the Model 1851 type revolver is scarce gun on the collector market today. Between the formation of the company in 1864 and when they went out of business circa 1867 it is estimated that a total of 8,900 revolvers were produced. Of these roughly 6,100 were of the “1851 Navy” pattern, about 2,750 of the “1862 Police” pattern and about 50 were of the extremely rare “1861 Navy” pattern. Interestingly all were .36 calibre guns, and no other calibres were produced. The demise of the company has been hypothesized as being the result of the metallic cartridge, which made percussion arms obsolete. This is a very good rare to find 7 ½” barrel version of the Manhattan (Colt Navy M 1851) .36 Naval Calibre, 6 shot percussion revolver with captive drop down loading lever. The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age and use and has well defined rifling. The metal work is undamaged, has even patina with original blue finish faded to grey in areas and some light holster wear. It has a brass grip frame. The top of the barrel is signed ‘Metropolitan Arms Co New York'. The cylinder has faint original etched Naval engagement scene as found on Colt Navy revolvers. The pistol's steel frame, barrel block, butt of the brass grip frame, trigger guard assembly and cylinder have all matching numbers ‘4574’ of approx. only 6000. The pistol has a small brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch hammer rear sight. It has its original undamaged American Walnut grip in excellent condition. The pistol's loading and single action firing mechanisms work crisply. The price for this rare Civil War Era pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap and ball revolver, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:7
£2,750.00

SOLD SOLD (27/06) **MATCHING NUMBERS**MINT BORE**Cased 1857-1873 Manhattan Arms Manufacturing Co (Colt M1861 Navy) .36 Naval Calibre, 5 Shot Single Action Cap & Ball Percussion Revolver With London Proofs & Accessories. Sn 22643:6 - 22643:6
The Manhattan Arms Manufacturing Co. was founded in New Jersey U.S.A. When Colt's Patents for revolving firearms expired in 1857 Manhattan began Manufacturing Colt Patent expired weapons including the iconic Colt Navy Revolver. Production continued until C1873. Many of their weapons were used during the American Civil War. This is an excellent, original, 5” barrel version of the Manhattan (Colt Navy) .36 Naval Calibre, 5 shot percussion revolver with captive drop down loading lever. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The metal work has even patina with original blue finish some original factory nickel plating to the brass grip frame. The top of the barrel is signed ‘Manhattan Fire Arms Co Newark Patented March 8 1864'. The cylinder has faint original etched cylinder scene panels featuring, River Steam Boat and other Civil War Battle Scenes. The cylinder is stamped ‘Patented Dec 27 1859’. The pistol’s frame and cylinder have English London proofs indicating production for the British market. The pistol's steel frame, barrel block, butt of the brass grip frame & trigger guard assembly are stamped with matching serial numbers '66901'. The pistol has a small brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch hammer rear sight. It has its original undamaged American Walnut grip in excellent condition. The pistol's loading and single action firing mechanisms work crisply. The pistol is contained in its later wooden case with hinged lid. The inside of the lid has a reproduction ‘Colt pistol instructions for use’ trade label. The case has a clasp fastener and it is lined with felt. The interior has compartments which snugly fit the weapon with additional compartments for accessories. The accessory compartments contain a copper & brass black powder flask with embossed Colt type Eagle embossed motif, a brass and steel double ‘bullet & ball’ mould, an empty period ‘Eley’ percussion cap tin, a quantity of dummy rounds resembling cartridges (not for this pistol) and 2 reproduction empty Colt cartridge boxes. The price for this cased pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap and ball revolver, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:6
£0.00

**RARE**BERDAN’s SHARP SHOOTERS CONNECTIONS**MATCHING NUMBERS**1860-1863 American Civil War Era Remington-Beals Patent .36 Naval Calibre Cap & Ball Percussion Revolver Regiment Marked ‘1.SS’ To The 1st (Berdan’s) Sharp Shooters Regiment. Sn 22643:5 - 22643:5
The Remington Navy percussion revolvers were manufactured by Remington & Sons in .36 Calibre. Navy Models were produced between 1860 to 1875 however pistols made to Beals' 1858 patent were only produced between 1860 and 1863 and only approx 14,500 were made. The Beals' Patent revolvers were popular with both Union & Confederate Officers during the Civil War as they permitted easy cylinder removal allowing a quick reload with a spare pre-loaded cylinder, an advantage over other revolver designs of the time. During the Civil War there were two green uniformed regiments in service of the Union Army. These were the First and Second Regiments of United States Sharpshooters, very much celebrated and publicized units in their time. For 15 years before the Civil War, Hiram Berdan was one of this country's leading marksmen. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, Berdan developed a plan to form a unique regiment made up of the country's best marksmen. Because of Berdan's political connections, he had little difficulty in getting his idea approved by the War Department. By July 1861, his idea had become a reality, and he was appointed the Colonel of the 1st Regiment United States Sharp Shooters. During battle, the mission of the sharpshooter was to kill enemy targets of importance (i.e. officers, NCOs & artillery crews from long range which they did to good effect. Armed with Sharps and other similar rifles Sharpshooters would also carry sidearms such as Colt & Remington revolvers. This is an original Remington-Beals, Navy .36 calibre percussion revolver. The underside of the frame is poorly struck ‘SS’ on top of ‘1’ to the 1st Regiment Sharp Shooters (Berdan’s Rifles) below ‘47’ (most likely a unit weapon number). We cannot find any other regiment designation to any other civil war Regiment bearing letters and numbers ‘1SS’. The pistol’s all original undamaged metalwork has aged even grey / blue colour and areas of light holster wear. It has the correct factory nickel plated brass trigger guard, German Silver conical foresight & grooved cylinder frame rear sight. It’s original Walnut grips are undamaged with just light holster wear to be expected. The grip frame under the left grip is numbered ‘6923’ which is repeated on the underside of the barrel. The top of its 7 ¼” octagonal barrel is crisply marked 'BEALS PATENT. SEPT. 14. 1858 / MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS' / ILION, N Y'. The barrel's rifled bore is clean. The pistol's cocking and firing action is crisp. The price for this piece of American Civil War history to a famous Regiment worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item within the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:5
£2,250.00

**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**USED & CARRIED**1866 Colt New York USA Model 1860 Army .44 Calibre Cap & Ball Percussion Revolver. Sn 22643:4 - 22643:4
The Colt Model 1860 Army was a muzzle-loading cap & ball .44-calibre revolver used during the American Civil War. It was used as a side arm by Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery troops, and Naval forces. This Colt Model 1860 Army revolver is in good condition obviously carried & used. The metal work has even patina with signs of surface holster wear. The pistol has an 8" round steel barrel and measures 14" overall. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The weapon has the correct brass blade foresight and 'notched hammer' rear sight. It has a captive 'lever' ramrod and brass trigger guard. The barrel is very faintly stamped with manufacturer detail 'Address Col. Saml Colt New York U.S. America'. The pistol has matching serial numbers '160782 / 0782’ on the barrel block, frame, brass grip frame and butt of the grip frame and cylinder. The cylinder has very faint ‘Colt’s Patent’. The serial number dates the pistol’s production to 1866. The action plate is signed ‘Colt’s Patent’. It has its original undamaged American Walnut grip which has light bumps and bruises consistent with use and holster carry. The pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:4
£1,845.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**MINT BORE**Cased 1853 Colt New York Pocket Model of 1849 4” Barrel .31 Calibre, Cap & Ball, 5 Shot, Single Action Revolver With Cylinder Scene & Octagonal Barrel With Accessories. Sn 22643:3 - 22643:3
The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the iconic 1860 Army and 1851 Navy Revolvers and were produced between 1849 and 1872. This original U.S. Colt .31 Calibre Cap and Ball, 5 shot Pocket Model of 1849 Revolver is in excellent condition. The pistol has a small brass bead fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. The metal work is undamaged with even grey / blue hue finish. It has an undamaged American Walnut grip. The top of the 4" octagonal barrel is correctly marked 'Address Saml Colt New York City'. The bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. It has all matching serial numbers '60693’ stamped on its frame, barrel, grip frame, cylinder and butt of the brass grip frame which dates its manufacture to 1853. The cylinder is marked 'Colt's Patent’ which is repeated on the frame. The cylinder has correct faint engraved ‘Stage Coach hold Up Scene’. The brass grip frame has factory inspection mark 'G'. The weapon's single action firing mechanism and captive steel lever ram rod work crisply. The pistol is contained in its later wooden case with hinged lid. The inside of the lid has reproduction Colt’s instruction for use trade label. The case has a clasp fastener and it is lined with felt. The interior has compartments which snugly fit the weapon with additional compartments for accessories. The accessory compartments contain a period empty ‘Eley’ labelled percussion cap tin, a nipple key tool, a quantity of moulded lead balls and 2 reproduction empty Colt cartridge boxes. The price for this cased pocket Colt with mint bore in excellent condition includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap and ball revolver, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:3
£1,345.00

**SOLD LAYAWAY**19/6*MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS**1866 Colt New York USA Police Pocket Model 1862 Constabulary & Army Officer’s .36 Naval Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Fluted Cylinder. Sn 22643:2 - 22643:2
The Colt 1862 Police 'Constabulary' Percussion Pocket Revolver are considered by many collectors as the epitome in development of the cap and ball revolvers. Manufactured from 1861 until approximately 1873, it was designed in response to the demand for pocket pistols by both civilians and early Police Forces. This model was the concluding design of Colt percussion pistols and in addition to, the Police for whom this pistol was designed these weapons were popular with Army Officers. This is an original example of the Model 1862 pocket revolver. The metal work has even aged patina with just light pocket carry wear. The pistol has a 4 ½” steel barrel & measures 9 ¾” overall. The top of the barrel has very faint Colt’s New York USA address and the frame has ‘Colts Patent’. The barrel's bore is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling. It has a captive steel lever ram rod, brass pin fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. It has its original undamaged walnut grip. The underside of the frame, barrel block, trigger guard and butt of the grip frame are stamped with matching serial numbers ‘34333’ which dates its manufacture to 1866. The brass grip frame has 'G' factory inspector's mark and '.36 Cal'. Its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:2
£0.00
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