Watch; New Sear & Bolt Spring for Colt 1862 1849 Police Pocket Revolver. The design is also similar to the full size model 1851 Colt Navy revolver only smaller frame. Baby Dragoon $378.00. .36 cal percussion revolver. The Pocket Navy is one of the scarcer of the Colt percussion revolvers with fewer than 22,000 made, and many of these were converted to or manufactured as cartridge revolvers. Octagon steel barrel with brass front post sight. The Pocket Model revolvers all have a traditional “Colt-style” frame, generally with brass grip straps and trigger guard, and a case-hardened steel frame. Description Scarce Colt Pocket Model of Navy Caliber Revolver. or Best Offer +$10.90 shipping. The Pocket Navy, like the 1862 Police was chambered in 36 caliber but with a five shot rebated round cylinder roll engraved with the stagecoach holdup scene.. Out of Stock. The Pocket Navy was manufactured with barrel lengths of 4½, 5½ and 6 ½ inches. Civilian demand for the original .31 caliber revolver remained substantial even after introduction of the larger-bored .36 caliber Pocket Navy and Police Models, even right up until metallic cartridge revolvers entered production in the early 1870s (notably by Smith & Wesson). Some Colt Model 1865 Pocket Navies were shipped to the Pall Mall Agency in London. It came in 36 caliber with a six shot cylinder and 7½ inch round barrel with a creeping style loading lever. The Pocket Model revolvers all have a traditional "Colt-style" frame, generally with brass grip straps and trigger guard, and a case-hardened steel frame. Dixie Hawken. Gun Review: Uberti’s Colt 1862 Pocket Police percussion revolver in .36 cal 05/11/2017 08:53 PM | by Terril James Herbert Uberti Colt Police Pocket, bottom, Colt M1861 Navy, top. Nevertheless, by holding Kentucky windage or installing a taller front sight, the shooter may expect to make telling hits on a man-sized silhouette target at that range and very effective sustained fire at shorter distances. or Best Offer +$3.50 shipping. Made in 1861. The Navy, Pocket Navy, Army, and Police Black Powder Revolvers all evolved between 1851 … With some undersizing in places. [1] In 1855 Colt introduced another pocket percussion revolver, the Colt 1855 "Sidehammer", designed alongside engineer Elisha K. Root. Despite its formal name involving "navy", the Model 1862 Pocket Navy received the generic name from the Colt standard for.36 revolvers emanating from the original Model 1851 Navy which showcased an engraved naval battle along its cylinder sides. Un-turned and unfired. For an in-depth reference on this model see ‘The Book of Colt Firearms- 3rd Edition’ by R.L. Later, the Navy Model was increased in bore size by rebating the frame and enlarging the cylinder, and became the 1860 Army Model. Colt Baby Dragoon, Wells Fargo and Pocket Revolvers; Colt M1851 Navy; Colt M1860 Army; Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1873 SAA; Remington 1858 New Model, .36 Navy and .44 Army; Parts For Reproduction Longarms. Many of the late production Model 1865 Pocket Navy revolvers were converted from percussion to cartridge use. The one-piece walnut stock has a high polish piano finish. Dixie Matchlock. NO CC Fees Layaway Terms: 60 days with 20% down non-refundable after 30 days. 1980 COLT 1860 Army, 1862 Pocket Navy & Pocket Police Black … Lightly cleaned grips. The reason for this close similarity is that all four guns were closely related, and followed similar paths of development; the original .31 caliber Model 1849 was scaled up to create the .36 caliber 1851 Navy Model. Colt Pocket Pistol Mod 1848 .31 caliber, "Baby Dragoon" Square-back Trigger Guard, round cylinder stop slots. The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson, N.J. One legend has it that the pocket models were popular with Civil War officers who did not rely on them as combat arms but as defense against battlefield surgeons bent on amputating a limb; a more likely reason is that officers were not expected to directly engage in combat, except in self-defense, and the small size and light weight of the Pocket models made carrying them around more attractive than larger, heavier models (especially once the .36 caliber models came out). The grips were of one-piece walnut with silver-plated brass back-strap and trigger-guard. large cavalry weapons), Colt took advantage of stronger mass-produced steel by rebating the frame of the Navy revolver to hold a larger-diameter 44/100-inch chambered cylinder, basically fitting the power of a large cavalry saddle holster-gun and fitting it into the .36 caliber Navy Model, a gun that could be carried in a belt holster. A solid gun by Colt standards, its low availability has made it a rare item today. Wilson. All variations included, it was the single largest selling of the Colt revolvers until well into the 20th century (ibid Wilson.) The Colt 1861 Navy (same caliber as the 1851 Navy but styled like the 1860 Army), was the basis for the scaled down 1862 Police Model designed by Sam Colt in 1861. In appearance, the frames are almost identical to the larger 1851 Navy and .44 caliber 1860 Army Models, with the exception of being smaller, and so having a proportionately larger trigger guard. Dixie Austrian Lorenz. 100% factory original, factory cased. View as Grid List. Bright rifled bore with crisp edged rifling. The smaller versions of Colt's first revolvers are also called "Baby Patersons" by collectors and were produced first in .28 to .31 caliber, and later in .36 caliber, by means of rebating the frame and adding a "step" to the cylinder to increase diameter. Since they appear so similar to the larger weapons, without an object nearby to give them scale, the Pocket Revolvers tend to give an impression of being larger than they act… Dixie Double Barrel Shotguns. The production of the Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver in America commenced in 1850 and continued through to 1873.