!!!!!SOLD!!!!! Rare Larry Smith 1/3 Scale Colt # 5 “Texas” Paterson Percussion Revolver With Folding Trigger, Engraved, Ivory Grip, Colt Barrel Address, Cased With Accessories, Serial # 266 !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/3 scale Colt “Texas” Paterson percussion revolver made by master miniature maker Larry Smith of Florida. 3 5/8″ long overall with a 1 31/32″ octagon barrel of about .120 caliber. The hammer has both half and full cock. The cylinder must be manually indexed. This Paterson has the very rare folding trigger instead of the normal fixed Non-folding trigger. This piece is made to shoot 2mm pinfire cartridges. Machined steel barrel, cylinder, & hammer. The sides of the barrel & the sides of the frame nicely engraved. The barrel, cylinder, hammer, wedge, trigger, & screws are finished in a pretty charcoal blue. The cylinder is inlaid with two silver bands, the barrel is inlaid with five gold bands. Silver plated frame and backstrap. The top flat of the barrel with the rare marking “— Patent Arms M’g. Co. Paterson, N.J. – Colt’s Pt. —” Serial number 266 stamped into the rear of the barrel, the rear of the cylinder, & the bottom of the backstrap. 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. When the spout top is removed by twisting & lifting, 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., 166, 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 lead balls. Also included is a brass cleaning rod with a jagged end, turned walnut handle with brass ferrule. There is a three legged fire blued bullet mold with walnut handles that cast a single round lead ball, marked “S” on the right side. 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 bottom of the case marked -L. H.-, SMITH, 266, E” in three lines, the “E” meaning engraved. 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. This piece has a very rare combination of features! Stock # JT-3. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!