Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/3 scale Colt “Texas” Paterson revolver by master miniature maker Larry Smith of Florida. 4 3/16″ long overall with a 2 15/32″ 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, & hammer, finished in the white. Silver plated brass frame and backstrap. Machined steel fire blued wedge, trigger, & screws. The cylinder with fire blue turned bands and fire blued rear pin notch details. 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 “351”. Yellow brass cone type front sight. Beautiful one piece ivory grip showing some nice grain. Accessories include an unmarked yellow brass Larry Smith single spout powder charger that is actually used to hold the 2mm pinfire blank cartridges, about 20 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 blue with black print Eley label. The tin contains 3 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 top with an unmarked rectangular brass escutcheon held in place by 2 small brass nails. The case interior is French fit, and lined in an olive green felt. The bottom of the case stamped “-L.H.-, SMITH, 351” in three lines. The revolver is mint as new. The accessories are also mint.. The case in in excellent condition, but does show some minor handling marks. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
