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18LE-1 COLT TEXAS PATERSON #996

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18LE-1 COLT TEXAS PATERSON #996
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Colt Texas Paterson with a 7 ½” barrel in .36 caliber, S/N 996 remaining in fair to good condition with excellent provenance and illustrated history. Pictured on page 155 of R.L. Wilsons “The Paterson Book”. ProvenanceHerb Glass Sr. 1946, Charles Nichols 1946-1998, Jay Brown 1998-2004, Denny (Mr. Paterson) Levett, Bobby Smith, Lou Steadman 2004-2006, Eugene Mathis 2006-2010, and a prominent southern California collector ofnote. This subject Paterson has seen some restoration and freshening to markings and stampings along with light cleaning. The wedge is an excellent replacement. . The grips show wear from carry but generally good to very good. The Colt has a good general appearance with faint traces of finish within patina. The cylinder shows 10%-20% scene with “Olt” of Colt remaining. The mechanism works and the gun locks up. One of onlyapproximately 1000 made of which 180 were acquired for Texas. The Walker and Paterson were termed as museum quality due to their rarity and importance by Joe Kindig in the 1930’s who was considered the dean of