A .525 PATERSON COLT MODEL 1839 "ALBERT FOSTER, JR." CARBINE, NO. 690, CIRCA 1840
A .525 PATERSON COLT MODEL 1839 "ALBERT FOSTER, JR." CARBINE, NO. 690, CIRCA 1840

EX - J.R. HEGEMAN, JR. COLLECTION

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A .525 PATERSON COLT MODEL 1839 "ALBERT FOSTER, JR." CARBINE, NO. 690, CIRCA 1840
Ex - J.R. Hegeman, Jr. Collection
The part octagonal barrel marked on right side under attached loading lever Patent Arms M'g. Co. Paterson N.J. - Colt's Patent, blued frame, round shoulder cylinder left in-the-white, varnished walnut stock with J.R.H.Jr. mark on underside, sling swivel and butt plate
24 3/8 inch (61.9cm.) barrel
Much original finish thoughout, cylinder made by Albert Foster, Jr. of Colt, around 1910, some scratches to wood, mostly matching numbers throughout
Together with a facsimile copy of a page from the J.R. Hegeman. Jr. catalogue concerning this carbine.
Provenance
J.R. Hegeman, Jr.
Charlie Ferguson
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, pages 47-49.
Sale room notice
Detail photograph on page 52 is of lot 92

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