Project Description
This is a 1/3 scale Colt “Texas” Paterson revolver by master miniature maker Larry Smith of Florida. 3 11/16″ long overall with a 2″ octagon barrel of about .115 caliber. The hammer has both half and full cock, the cylinder must be manually indexed. This piece is made to shoot 2mm pinfire blank cartridges. Machined steel barrel, cylinder, wedge, & trigger, finished in a beautiful charcoal blue. Charcoal blue screws. the hammer is finished in the white. Silver plated brass frame and backstrap. The top flat of the barrel roll stamped “-L.H. SMITH-FLA.U.S.A.-“. The bottom of the backstrap, frame, barrel, & the rear of the cylinder marked “273”. Yellow brass cone type front sight. Beautiful one piece walnut grip showing some nice figure. Accessories include an unmarked yellow brass Larry Smith single spout powder charger that is actually used to hold the 2mm pinfire blank cartridges, none of which are included. When the spout top is removed by unscrewing, the blanks are accessible, and the ejector rod used to eject the spent blank cartridges is revealed. Next is a Larry Smith yellow brass lift top cap tin with green with black print Eley label. The tin contains some cloth patches. Also included is a yellow brass cleaning rod with a jagged end, walnut handle, and yellow brass ferrule. All the above cased in the original Larry Smith hinged top mahogany casing with slide latch. The case interior is French fit, and lined in an burgundy felt. The bottom of the case stamped “-L.H.-, SMITH, 273” in three lines. The revolver near mint, showing some thinning to the silver plating at the bottom of the backstrap. The accessories are also mint.. The case in in excellent condition, but shows some minor handling marks and very faintly marked by hand “Larry Smith Colt Paterson”. It is very faint & difficult to see unless the light is just right. Looks like maybe someone used the case top as a table when they wrote heavy handed on a piece of paper with a ball point pen. Price: $1,150.00.
