Guns International #: 102849819
Seller's Inventory #: 228164

Category - Colt Revolvers - Navy - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Category
Colt Revolvers - Navy
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

c1873 mfr Antique COLT Pocket NAVY Revolver .38 STAGECOACH ROBBERY Cylinder Scarce Transitional Revolver from Percussion to Metallic Cartridge

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c1873 mfr Antique COLT Pocket NAVY Revolver .38 STAGECOACH ROBBERY Cylinder

Scarce Transitional Revolver from Percussion to Metallic Cartridge

Here we present a Colt Pocket Navy Model 1862 Revolver that originally started out life as a .36 percussion, made in 1861 in Hartford, Connecticut, and converted to .38 Rimfire circa 1873-1880. These had a production run between 1861 and 1873 with reportedly 10,000 of these revolvers converted during those years and sold into the 1880s. The success of the original Colt Model 1851 Navy provided the foundation for the Model 1862 Pocket Navy percussion revolver. Unlike the larger Model 1851, the Model 1862 featured a five shot cylinder chambered in a .36 cap and ball. There were only 19,000 of the M1862 Pocket Navy of this type produced by Colt. A solid gun by Colt standards, its low availability has made it a rare item today. Sales were helped by use in the Civil War, as both sides utilized this revolver in the conflict. The Pocket Navy shared serial numbering with the Model 1862 Police revolver, leading the latter to contain high serial numbers despite their actual production numbers.

One of the most aesthetically pleasing aspects of this revolver 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 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.

The overall condition is very good. Original nickel finish with original patina. Nice stage coach holdup cylinder scene. Excellent action. The bore is bright and rifled. Numbers match, except for the cylinder. The grip is lightly handled and remains in great shape.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 3-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .38 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes