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GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED Antique COLT 1855 ROOT Sidehammer Revolver CASED PERCUSSION .28 Caliber Revolver w/ACCESSORIES
Guns International #: 103586287 Seller's Inventory #: 250015
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Antique Revolvers - Percussion
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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:
GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED Antique COLT 1855 ROOT Sidehammer Revolver CASED
PERCUSSION .28 Caliber Revolver w/ACCESSORIES
Here we present an antique Cased & Factory Engraved Colt Model 1855 “Root” Side-hammer Percussion Pocket Revolver, made just five years before the start of the Civil War in 1856 in Hartford, Connecticut. This Samuel Colt design was named for his factory superintendent Elisha K. Root and is a telling example of Colt’s desire to innovate, which was probably the single biggest factor in his success. Though the Colt 1849 Pocket had been introduced only 6 years prior, the “Colonel” attempted to make an improved pocket revolver. The Root features Colt’s debut of the “creeping” style of loading lever which allowed for better mechanical advantage when loading the gun, Colt’s first solid frame, a hammer mounted on the right side for access to the cylinder axis pin, and a cylinder axis pin which was the point at which the hand turned the cylinder (versus on the cylinder itself). Many good ideas were tested in this design, and some would prove worthy to be used in the future. The small parts used in the Root Revolver’s mechanism proved quite fragile, however upscaling them into the 1855 series of Revolving Rifles and Shotguns seemed to help.
Sidehammer Model 1855s with round cylinders and octagon barrels reveal what collectors refer to as the “Cabin and Indian” scene, showing an Anglo settler, armed with a brace of revolvers, warding off a band of Indians. Root revolvers made with round cylinders and round barrels were decorated with the familiar stagecoach holdup scene found on 1849 Pocket Models and other smaller Colts.
In addition to the standard roll engraved cylinder scene found on Colt revolvers of this period, this one was engraved by Gustave Young’s shop. Gustave Young was one of many German immigrants who came to the United States and worked in the firearms industry. However, Young’s talents were most assuredly in engraving and his style set him apart from his contemporaries. This influx of German engravers starting in about 1850 was perhaps the beginning of what R.L. Wilson has called the “golden age of arms engraving in America”. Other names such as Bodenstein, Helfricht, Nimschke, and several Ulrichs would also make their enormous contributions to the craft, imparting their Germanic influence and become legends as well. Wilson goes on to say that “Young is generally considered to have been the best arms engraver active in 19th Century America.” Young was “Colt’s chief engraving contractor from 1852-1869.”
The overall condition is fine. Some original blue is found in low handled areas, with a patina in the balance. Good cylinder scene. Solid grip, seated firmly and remains very good. Crisp, well-defined traditional factory floral engravings. Numbers match. Strong action. Bright bore, maintains sharp rifling. Case and accessories are in good shape.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .28 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$9500
#250015
Price: $9,500.00
Antique: Yes