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Scarce EARLY CIVIL WAR 1861 Antique COLT M1862 POLICE .38 RF Conversion FIRST YEAR PRODUCTION Conversion Revolver in .38 RF
Guns International #: 102749801 Seller's Inventory #: 230640
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Antique
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
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Description:
Scarce EARLY CIVIL WAR 1861 Antique COLT M1862 POLICE .38 RF Conversion
FIRST YEAR PRODUCTION Conversion Revolver in .38 RF
Here we present an antique Colt Model 1862 Police Conversion Revolver, made in 1861 in Hartford, Connecticut, that originally started out life as a .36 percussion and was converted to .38 Rimfire circa 1873-1880 after the Rollin-White patent expired. Its introduction was an attempt to fill a niche in the market for a pocket revolver suited for civilians and police of a larger caliber (.36) than the 1849 Pocket Revolver (.31). Much as the Colt 1851 Navy was a scaled-up version of the 1849 Pocket, the 1862 Police was a scaled down version of the 1861 Navy, which was a scaled down version of the 1860 Army. The result was a sleek, stylish and light, 5-shot pocket revolver in .36 caliber.
Collectors today largely view these as the climax of the development of the percussion revolver. Unfortunately for Colt, the commercial market for the 1862 Police was overshadowed by cartridge revolvers. As a result, production was quite limited by Colt’s standards with approximately only 28,000 manufactured between 1862 and 1873. And, of those that were produced, it is estimated that 70% of these were converted to cartridge firearms leaving only 8,400 in the original state. These factors make the 1862 Police Revolver in its original percussion format quite scarce for collectors today. This revolver came with 3-1/2 inch, 4-1/2 inch and 6-1/2 inch barrels, with the 6-1/2 inchers harder to come by.
The overall condition is good. Patina throughout. The action is excellent. The bore is dark with good rifling. The grip is solid. Numbers match.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 4-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .38 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1500
#230640
SOLD
Antique: Yes