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19NP-44 EUROPEAN COPY OF PATERSON

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
19NP-44  EUROPEAN COPY OF PATERSON
Antique copy of Colt #3 flared grip pocket or belt Paterson with magnificent silver capped ivory grips, S/N 387. Correctly marked with a accurate cylinder scene and dimensions. Old blued finish of which 90%-95% remains withminor erosion on the barrel and showing some natural aging. John R. Gangel our cataloger is familiar with this pistol for more than 40 years as it has been in the George Repaire and Denny Levette collections who bothrealized it was a near perfect antique copy with superb grips. Many have speculated it was a European copy that was found in France by al Kelly. In any case it is the best copy of a No. 3 known to this cataloger and it has changed hands at $10,000 (Sold to Pete Peterson) as a copy. (Percussion) Est.: $3000-$6000