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1862 Police Revolver.

Bidding for this antique firearm closed at $7,100 but did not reach the seller’s reserve.

STANDARD PRODUCTION MODEL

NOTE: Longer barrels will bring a premium over the 4.5 inch length.

MODEL 1862 POLICE REVOLVER

This is a slim, attractively designed revolver that some consider the most aesthetically pleasing of all the Colt percussion designs. It has a five-shot, half-fluted cylinder chambered for .36 cal. and is offered with a 3.5-, 4.5, 5.5- or 6.5-inch round barrel. The frame, hammer and loading lever are case colored; the barrel and cylinder, blued. The grip frame is silver plated brass; and the unitary, one piece grips are varnished walnut. The barrel is stamped “ADDRESS COL. SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA” and the frame has “COLT’S/PATENT” on the left side. One of the cylinder flutes is marked “PAT. SEPT. 10 1850.” Nearly 28,000 Police Revolvers were manufactured between 1861 and 1873. Many were converted to metallic cartridge use, so they are quite scarce on today’s market. The London Address Model would be worth approximately twice the value of the standard model. Police with 3.5 inch barrels, known as the Trapper’s Model, are extremely rare and possibly only 50 were built.