Guns International #: 103174091
Seller's Inventory #: 540427

Category - Colt Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Percussion

Category
Colt Rifles - Antique
Antique Rifles - Percussion

COLT HALF STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE W/COLT PATERSON MARKED BARREL 44 CAL

Description:
Guns Listing ID: 540427



NSN. Made circa 1855. 44 caliber with a 32" barrel. This is a mottled brown patina. The barrel is marked “~ Patent Arms M’g. Co Paterson N. J. Colt’s Pt~" This is off a second model rifle that was used to make this half stock Percussion rifle. According to R.L. Wilson the barrel on this rifle was likely sold in 1842 in Paterson‚s Colt factory at the public held after the bankruptcy of the Patent Arms Mfg. Co. The purchaser was Samuel Colt‚s nemesis, and former business associate, John Elhers. This is the only example known to Wilson to have been utilized in a single shot sporting rifle of the period. Very Neat Half Stock Percussion Rifle! (AL10176)

Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: COLT
Model: HALF STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE W/COLT PATERSON MARKED BARREL
Caliber Info: 44 CAL
Condition: Used - Non-Certified
Barrels: 32 BARREL
Action: SINGLE SHOT
Finish: patina

Price: $7,950.99