Project Description
!!!!!PRICE REDUCED!!!!! This is a 1/3 scale Colt “Texas” Paterson percussion revolver made by master miniature maker Larry Smith of Florida. 3 3/4″ long overall with a 1 15/16″ octagon barrel of about .120 caliber.  The hammer has both half and full cock. The cylinder must be manually indexed, and the trigger is fixed and does not fold, which is typical for most Larry Smith Colt Patersons.  This piece is made to shoot 2mm pinfire cartridges.  Machined steel barrel, cylinder, & hammer. The barrel, cylinder, wedge, trigger, & screws are finished in a pretty charcoal blue. The cylinder & barrel are inlaid with seven silver bands. The hammer is finished in the white. Silver plated frame and backstrap. The top flat of the barrel marked “-L. H. SMITH – FLA. U.S.A.-“, inlaid in silver! Serial number 289 stamped into the bottom of the barrel, frame, backstrap, and into the rear of the cylinder.  Smooth hammer spur.  Yellow brass cone type front sight. Beautiful one piece ivory grip with some nice figure and a beautiful aged patina. Accessories include a copper & brass Larry Smith five spout powder & ball flask that was made to hold a nice quantity of 2mm pinfire blank cartridges. No blank cartridges are included inside.  When the spout top is removed by twisting & lifting, the blanks would be accessible, and the ejector rod used to eject the spent blank cartridges from the cylinder is revealed. The flask in marked on the inside -L. H. SMITH, FLA., U.S.A., 03, in three lines. Next is an unmarked Larry Smith brass lift top cap tin with a green paper Eley label with black print.  The tin contains a nice quantity of 2mm pinfire blanks & lead balls.  Also included is a brass cleaning rod with a jagged end, turned ivory handle with brass ferrule.  There is a three legged fire blued bullet mold with ivory handles that cast a single round lead ball. Lastly is the Paterson combination tool which is finished in the white. The tool is a screwdriver & loading lever, but does not have the nipple wrench or nipple pick. All the above cased in the original Larry Smith hinged top mahogany casing with slide latch.  The interior French fit and lined in an burgundy felt. The case top with an attached silver colored rectangular escutcheon with scalloped corners held in place by two screws. The escutcheon is engraved “Colt 1836, Texas Paterson” in two lines. The bottom of the case marked -L. H.-, SMITH, 289″ in three lines.  The revolver is near mint as new showing only the most minor evidence of handling with 99% original fire blue and 95% original silver plating. The silver plating shows some expected tarnish to the silver & a little wear to the silver plating on the frame on the sharp edges. The accessories are also mint.  The case in in excellent condition, but does show some handling marks, mostly on the bottom. Stock # RC-20. Price Reduced: $1,500.00.
