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SERIAL #10 Antique COLT M1862 POCKET POLICE/NAVY .38 RF Conversion Revolver CLASSIC COLT Revolver Chambered w/NICKEL FINISH
Guns International #: 103433984 Seller's Inventory #: 259648
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
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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
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
SERIAL #10 Antique COLT M1862 POCKET POLICE/NAVY .38 RF Conversion Revolver
CLASSIC COLT Revolver Chambered w/NICKEL FINISH
Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Colt Model 1862 Pocket Police/Navy Conversion Revolver, made circa 1861 in Hartford, Connecticut after the Rollin-White patent expired. The single largest batch of altered, converted or remanufactured revolvers were in the 1862 Police and Pocket Navy sizes, all altered to .38 caliber, in either rimfire or centerfire. Colt produced 24,000 cartridge revolvers on this mid-sized frame between 1873 and 1881, with at least 5 model variations and configurations. According to Breslin, Pirie and Price in “Variations Of Colt's New Model Police & Pocket Breech Loading Pistols,” these types of revolvers were not conversions. They left the factory as newly made (from Police and Pocket Navy parts) breech-loading cartridge revolvers. In all cases, the unsold stock remained on hand, and in many cases was still shipping in the mid-to-late 1880s.
One of the most aesthetically pleasing aspects of the 1862 Pocket Navy is its cylinder scene. Cylinder scenes during this period were common, especially for Colt, not only for their visual appeal, but because it made a revolver more difficult to forge. The scene on the cylinder of the 1862 Pocket Navy is that of a stagecoach robbery. The focal point is the stagecoach drawn by four horses. A woman in a dress is seen framed in the doorway of the side of the coach. The driver is standing alongside wielding his pistol against multiple assailants as the horses rear and struggle against their harnesses. Several of the bandits lay dying on the ground, one tries to control the horses, two are running away and one is in the process of falling dead after being shot. Not a bad way to show interested buyers what a pistol like this would be good for. It did a fine job as a self-defense handgun for the average citizen in 19th Century America.
The original percussion Model 1862’s 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 overall condition is nearing fine. Much original nickel is preserved, sharing space with a dark brown patina. Strong action. The bore has dimmed and maintains serviceable rifling. Solid grip overall with average handling wear. Markings are legible. Numbers match, except for the unnumbered barrel wedge. The cylinder scene is intact. The barrel wedge screw is a replacement.
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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$4600
#259648
Price: $4,600.00
Antique: Yes