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CONDITION: Very good, exhibits a mix of artificial brown finish and brown patina on
most of the iron surfaces most noticeable on the cylinder, 75% period refinished blue
on the lower tang with traces of blue on the recoil shield, scattered mild freckling, a few scattered patches of
light pitting visible on and around the cylinder, and mostly legible markings. Stock is also very good as sanded
and re-oiled, with numerous scattered scratches and dings, a chipped section at the upper right front area,
and defined checkering. Cylinder is out of time; otherwise, mechanically functions. This is a solid representative
example of one of the rarest of all the early Colt firearms.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000
According to "The Book of Colt Firearms" by
R.L. Wilson, approximately 225 Colt Paterson
Model 1839 Shotguns were produced.
As pictured and described in The Paterson Colt Book by Wilson
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