Antique Colt Firearms, Revolvers, Pistols and Rifles to Include Antique
Colt Single Actions, Percussion Colts and All Black Powder Models

4120 - ANTIQUE COLT REVOLVER, MODEL 1860 ARMY.
This is a really nice and untouched gun that was almost certainly carried during the Civil War. In the early 5XXX serial range, this gun has been used but very well cared for since its period of use. It is not martially marked (fairly normal in this serial range as government orders had not come in to Colt) and we seldom see any Colt Army's with much of any condition with these early numbers. They seemingly just didn't survive or were so heavily used that they were worn out and probably scrapped or used for parts. This one is in an untouched grey patina, never cleaned or enhanced in any way. The cylinder scene is mostly visible but has worn down some, but shows the ships. I rate it at about 65%. The grips show wear and retain about half there original varnish. The markings are good but a few springs were broken in the works. I sent the gun out and had the broken parts replaced but the action could use some additional tweaking to sharpen it up. All in all, a very good 44 caliber Civil War Revolver, more than likely used by a mounted Cavalryman during the war. It's priced right. Take a look at some other websites or auctions and see what others charge for a gun like this, the most popular hand-gun of the Civil War.

SOLD ! ! !
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3431 - CIVIL WAR COLT POCKET REVOLVER.
This is a really nice little 5" barreled gun with its only drawback being a slight drag-line where at one time, some moron screwed the wrong screw into the front of the triggerguard. Come to think of it, I did that myself a few times many years ago. I may have owned it before! In any case it's a nice little gun with 90% scene, 90%+ original varnish and nice markings, edges and action.

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3428 - COLT FIRST MODEL DRAGOON OF EXTREME HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND RARITY.
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION COMING SOON ATTESTING TO THE FACT THAT THIS GUN IS ONE OF 12 DRAGOONS IN THE 1300 RANGE THAT WERE ORDERED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND DELIVERED TO THE U. S. REVENUE BRIG LAWRENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WALKER REVOLVER DELIVERIES AND BEFORE THE ISSUE OF FIRST MODEL DRAGOONS OUT WEST IN THE PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO GROUP OF COLTS DEEMED THE "FLUCK DRAGOONS".

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3427 - COLT NAVY REVOLVER WITH "UPPER CANADA" MARKINGS, UC K 57.
This is a very sharp and crisp gun with a near perfect cylinder scene and the cylinder retains all of its cylinder pins. The grips retain most all of their original finish as well. The markings, edges and action are very sharp and the gun still has all of its high-domed screws and British Proofs. The gun appears to have been cleaned and then fire-blued with a heat source to give it a blued appearance. This can be easily removed by a good smith. The result would be a very crisp gun with no finish, all the scene and varnish. It's priced accordingly and a bargain for a handy collector that knows the rarity and value of such a piece.

SOLD ! !
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3425 - COLT REVOLVING RIFLE USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD.
This is a very fine condition gun in the 2,XXX range, of 56 caliber 5-shot cylinder. Many of these rifles in this range were issued to the 4th Michigan and 4th Missouri Cavalry units during the Civil War. It retains 90% blue on the barrel with traces on the frame and a crispy cylinder turned to a plumb-brown. The entire balance of the gun is in medium brown patina. The wood is excellent save for a missing sliver along the right front edge at the cleaning rod channel. The cleaning rod extension rarely found in the butt is absent. A really nice gun that is getting extremely difficult to find.

$ 9,975.00
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3421 - COLT WALKER/DRAGOON FLASK.
This is a fine condition flask with near perfect body and showing generous amounts of original laquer finish, primarily in protected areas. The top of the cap is stamped "WAT" and has the small "P" sub-inspection marks of Nahum Patch, who examined the earliest Walker and Dragoon flasks as well as the Walker Revolvers. Usual graduated charger spout with "Colt's Patent" stamped trap-door on the ball compartment. This flask is 100% with the exception of the screws that held the cap on. These can easily be replaced. The former owner had taken the top off to clean out caked powder from the sides of the flask interior and mis-placed the screws years ago and never found them. Regardless, these can be replaced and the flask is a great one. These are almost never found in good condition any more and often bring $3,000 - 5,000 at auction. A great accessory to display with a Colt Walker or Dragoon.

$ 2,475.00 - ON HOLD ! ! !
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3404 - COLT NAVY / ARMY FLASK FOR THE 1860 ARMY REVOLVER.
This is a very good condition flask usually referred to as a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver Flask, but with an Army sized charger such as this, it was most certainly issued with a cased Army. It shows an untouched, deep brass patina to the body, traces of gold gilt to the top and traces of fire-blue on the spring. One small dent on one side.

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3324 - CIVIL WAR COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER.
This is a very fine to near excellent example of the Colt Army Revolver that was primarily issued to Union Cavalry during the Civil War. It is recognized as the most popular Civil War Pistol among collectors. This outstanding example retains 75 - 80% original military barrel blue and genrerous traces on its cylinder mixing with patina over a near perfect cylinder scene. The frame, lever and hammer show 95% vivid case colors and the grips are excellent with near perfect cartouches. Fully sub-inspected as issued to Troopers, the markings, edges and action on this gun are all excellent. A great Civil War Cavalry collectible and worthy of a fine collection, personal or private.

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3291 - ANTIQUE COLT - COLT LIGHTNING REVOLVER, SHERIFF'S MODEL.
This is an untouched little gun in the antique serial range of 47XXX. It is 100% complete but it has an old, of-the-period re-nickled finish. It remains in very fine condition save for the flaking and browning on the cylinder. The markings and edges are excellent and the gun shows most of its re-nickled finish. You have to push the trigger forward after each firing as the trigger return spring is broken. Once that's replaced, the action would be perfect. I don't have the time to wait, so someone will get a good deal on this one.

$ 495.00
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3276 - ANTIQUE COLT REVOLVER - COLT BABY DRAGOON.
This gun is actually a little tougher to find than the normal Colt Baby Dragoon. It is in the 12XXX range and these guns in the late Baby range were the first to have the Stagecoach Hold-up Scene around their cylinders. This only lasted for about 4,000 guns, making them twice as rare as the earlier Babys. This gun is functional and was probably in a deep patinia with some raised rust at one time. It was then cleaned by a rookie that didn't need to be quite so agressive in his efforts. The gun is now in a gray patina and the markings are a little light, but they are all present with some of the scene showing and generally good condition all around. The grips are actually very fine to excellent, retaining almost all their original varnish. It still needs a little TLC in terms of cleaning, but when you're done, you'll easily have a $2500 gun. I doubt you can beat the price on this gun.

$ 1,850.00
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3268 - ANTIQUE COLT - EARLY COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER WITH 4-SCREW FRAME.
This is an attic-mint Colt 1860 Army Pistol in wonderful condition. I haven't seen a better gun in about 2 years. It shows 80% blue on the barrel and perhaps 20% on the cylinder scattered over a perfect cylinder scene. The balance of these parts is a mix of aged blue and plum patinia. The case colors are neary staggering, showing 99% bright and vivid to each side of the frame and maybe 90% on the lever and hammer. The grips are nearly perfect and the screws are all near mint and do not appear to have been removed in the last 100 years. This isn't a really fine gun or one that you would say "hey, thats a really nice Army". This is a GREAT GUN.

SOLD ! ! - 4/13/11
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3229 - ANTIQUE COLT PISTOL - COLT POCKET NAVY CONVERSION.
Another fine condition Colt with 98% original nickle on the barrel and frame, 70% over its cylinder scene and excellent grips. All that original finish and condition plus,,, it's cheap.

$ 1,785.00
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3217 - ANTIQUE COLT - 1861 NAVY REVOLVER WITH BLOWN-OUT CHAMBER AND RIG.
DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

$ 2,675.00
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3216 - COLT DRAGOON REVOLVER - COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON, 4-SCREW CUT-FOR-STOCK, MARTIALLY MARKED.
Quite simply one of the best martially-marked 4-screw Colt Dragoons ever discovered. This is a museum quality gun that should be in the finest of collections. This gun shows 65 - 75% soft, military style blue that shows aging and toning with much of it still quite dense. The metal of the entire barrel is excellent showing extremely crisp inspector marks. The two-leaf rear site shows almost all of its blue. The barrel address is like new as is the matching wedge which retains almost all of its original finish. Even the screws for the barrel and lever assembly are excellent with most all of their finish. In fact, all of the screws are in excellent condition. The bore and chambers retain most of their original blue offering evidence that this gun was seldom, if ever fired! The cylinder, with excellent scene and rare, "U.S. Dragoons" motif retains 60 - 70% aged blue and all 6 safety pins are still standing. The case-hardened parts show much vivid colors, hammer - 50%, lever - 75% and the frame 90%+. The frame is fantastic. The grips are near mint showing near perfect cartouches. This is one of the finest martial 4-screw Dragoons in the world and most certainly ranks in the top hand-full known to exist.

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3213 - COLT "WELLS-FARGO" MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
This is "hands-down" one of the finest Wells Fargos you'll ever see. It's the second best I've ever laid eyes on. 70% barrel blue and case colors, near perfect scene, near perfect grips, screws, action, edges and markings. The better one that I saw was a 95% gun and sold for over 20K 6 or 7 years ago. Better hurry.

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3211 - COLT ROOT REVOLVER. MODEL 3.
Pretty easy to judge this from the photos. 95%+ bright original blue on the barrel and frame with a brown patina cylinder that shows generous blotches of blue over its nearly perfect cylinder scene. The grips and action are nearly flat mint. This needs to be cased.

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3210 - COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER, CIVIL WAR REVOLVER.
This is one of the best 1860 Army's offered for sale by us or anyone else in the last few years. It is nothing short of outstanding. It's also an early gun in the 38XXX range with an "OWA" cartouche on the left flat and "JT" on the right. It shows about 85-90% strong Military blue finish mixing with plumb brown on its barrel AND CYLINDER! The cylinder has a near perfect scene with all of its safety pins still standing tall. The case hardened parts show 90% case colors starting to darken. The action, edges, markings, screw heads and inspected grips are all in excellent, untouched condition. This gun was purchased from an owner who started collecting in the 1950's. This gun and a few others that I purchased recently had been in a safe for over 20 years and each and every gun had a high percentage of finish mixing with a spectacular, un-touched rich brown patina. I searched recent auction results and other websites looking for any comparable 1860's and the best I could find had little eye-appeal and the price of almost $14,000.00 made me nauseous. It doesn't hold a candle to this gun. If you have been looking for a great Colt to add to your collection, I recommend that you call me for details.

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3208 - "SAM COLT" CLIPPED SIGNATURE.
A clear, crisp, original clipped signature of the iconic Firearms inventor, probably taken from a check or work order. Formerly in the Virgil Mylin collection.

$ 600.00 - On Hold !
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3200 - ANTIQUE COLT BABY DRAGOON.
This is just a great little Baby Dragoon with the desired long barrel length. Most likely assembled on the same work-benches as the Civilian Colt Walker Revolvers, this 6" Baby Dragoon is just as crisp as can be to include all markings, edges and action. The action is nearly perfect as is the cylinder scene which shows generous traces of original blue about the serial number and stop-slots. The US Dragoons fighting Indians scene rolled into its surface is so sharp, looks like a pen and ink drawing. It retains all of its original silver plate on the straps and has excellent grips and screws. This is a beautifully untouched little gun. I can't describe how handsome it is with a uniform patina rather than a mix of flaking blue and grey. You are welcome to buy an inferior gun for $8,500 - 9,500.00 off a competitive website or at auction should you choose to do so. Believe it or not, some people do!

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3196 - COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER WITH RARE, FLUTED CYLINDER, POSSIBLY IN CONFEDERATE SERIAL RANGE.
I probably don't have to say much about this gun as most are familiar with exactly what it is, but I will anyway because many new collectors have been hitting my website lately due to a new series of magazine ads. This is one of the most popular collectible handguns in our field. Probably fewer than 4,000 1860 Armies were made with the fluted cylinder and many are known to factory letter as being shipped to Southern States just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, resulting in Confederate use. That makes it one of the rarest sub-types of Colt Percussion Revolvers. These guns are big and graceful and every Colt collector wants to own a good one. For that reason they command a premium in virtually any condition and usually hit the $10,000 range with little more than generous traces of original finish. I don't believe this gun has any original blue on it, but it has a great looking, rich, deep patina that appears to be a combination of old dried oils and grease combined with natural oxidation to the point of chocolate. You can see a hint of the blue/brown color in the photos. As with most of the guns we handle, it has sharp edges and markings and the action is crispy. It's really gorgeous and has that "Johnny" look to it, brought home in '65 and put away in the attic for a hundred years or so. The pictures do this one justice. It's a really great, crisp gun.

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3190 - AINSWORTH INSPECTED U. S. SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH MILITARY FLAP HOLSTER AND UN-OPENED BOX OF FRANKFORT ARSENAL CARTRIDGES.
Every once in a while we come across something special, an artifact that comes directly from a family and one that has never been offered on the market before. This gun is such an item. This is hands-down, one of the best known Ainsworth inspected Colt Single-Action Army Revolvers that I have ever seen or that exists, certainly in the top few percentile. It comes directly from the family with a notarized statement that it has been in their possession for at least the last 80 years and most likely longer. It is absolutely untouched and the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. This gun retains at least 60, maybe 70% original blue on the barrel and a bit more on the cylinder, mixing with patina. It also shows maybe 15 - 20% original vivid case colors in protected areas. The grips are excellent with a near perfect cartouche. The gun is just outstanding and save for a very few handling marks and scratches, it appears to have seen little to no use. The very top of the barrel shows some blotchiness to the finish, and I believe this is from laying in the holster for nearly a century. It comes with a letter from noted Single-Action authority John Kopec, who states that he believes this revolver is "100% AUTHENTIC IN EVERY RESPECT". Further, "THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FAKERY ANYWHERE ON THIS EXCEPTIONAL REVOLVER". In addition, Kopecs' original letter on the gun is followed with another letter in each of the next three years asking to purchase the gun for his personal collection! If you are a single-action collector or a collector that likes examples of very fine items, give me a call on this gun. It is in the 8,XXX range and very reasonably priced. If it was lower than 6400, the price would make your nose bleed.

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3184 - ANTIQUE COLT POLICE REVOLVER WITH CHECKERED IVORY GRIPS.
Well, this gun isn't mint, but it's a ripper. It shows about 80 - 85% bright, vivid blue on its 5 & 1/2" barrel and cylinder and almost all of its bright, vivid case colors. The balance is untouched patina. The grips are of-the-period, after-market ivories with checkering and fit nearly dead perfect save for some slight shrinkage at the heal and toe. It's never been cleaned or touched in any way and IT IS A SMOKER in terms of looks, a very impressive and beautiful gun. If you like 'em with ivories, I promise, you cannot be disappointed with this gun. It is just so untouched and impressive, it would jump off any table at an antique gun or Civil War show.

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3180 - COLT 1861 NAVY REVOLVER.
This is a fine condition gun with 70% bright original blue on the barrel. The frame shows 70% case colors but they are turning dark. The cylinder is in a brown patina and shows a very light original roll ('61's almost never show a strong cylinder scene, even in minty condition). The grips are excellent with nearly all their original varnish. A very nice, difficult to find Colt Navy.

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3175 - COLT SINGLE ACTION ARTILLERY REVOLVER.
This is a very fine to excellent Artillery Single Action in the 5XXX range. The entire gun is matching original with the exception of the barrel and grips. It shows 85 - 90% original Colt Factory re-finishing from the January 2, 1896 re-issue as an Artillery Model. It comes with both a factory and Kopec letter where he states that this gun originated while still in its Cavalry configuration from Lot 6. This lot was one of the principle lots from which the 7th Cavalry received their intitial issue of revolvers during July of 1874. It is within 50 numbers of 3 other guns that are recorded as being issued to the 7th Cavalry in National Archives records. Kopec goes on to state that the gun remains in exceptional, original condition with the exception of the mis-matched barrel (standard occurance on Artillerys) and its set of replaced grips. This is a very fine gun with great history.

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3173 - FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER WITH RAISED CARVED IVORY GRIPS.
This is a very nice gun that was probably glorious to look at 150 or so years ago. It is beautifully factory engraved in the late vine style and was silver plated with gold washed hammer, cylinder and lever. It now only shows about 25% silver plate, mostly on the right-hand side of the barrel and in protected areas. It has an "E" stamped by each serial number. The gun is still fairly crisp and was never abused. It has little if any roughness or pitting and is in a medium grey patina. Note, this is a RARE, factory engraved gun, not aftermarket New York style engraving. The engraving is well done, fairly crisp, complete and the gun is really nice overall. I believe the grips are aftermarket originals and probably not Colt, but I guarantee that they are original to the period and not some faked-up set with artficial coloring. They are wonderful and probably worth $1500 - 2500.00 on their own. This gun was probably rigged-out with the grips by the dealer that ordered the gun from Colt. They have a near excellent fit. The action was mushy when I came upon this revolver as it had some type of goof-balled mainspring in it. I resolved this problem by searching though my old box of springs and doo-dads and replaced it with a factory original and the action is now excellent. Over-all, this is a very fine example of a rare, Factory Engraved Colt 1860 Army Revolver that probably saw its way to the old west. If you like fine guns with great Ivories, this would really be a find at this price.

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