Colt Conversions

Colt 1862 Pocket Navy Conversion (AC101)

$1,795.00

Colt 1862 Pocket Navy Conversion. Made in 1870s. 4 ½” Barrel in .38 Rimfire. Approximately 50% of the original nickel remains. The cylinder still has visible cylinder scene and about half of the finish. Grips are old ivories. Action indexes, but does not rotate all the way on every chamber. Very fine Colt 1862 Pocket Navy Conversion with ivory grips.

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Colt 1862 Pocket Navy (AC38)

$1,195.00

Colt 1862 Pocket Navy. Made in 1870’s .38 Rimfire with 3” barrel. Reasonably sharp gun with a light gray patina with spots of light pitting in areas. Grips are very good with 60% of the original varnish. Action works well.

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Colt 1851 Navy Conversion (AC30)

$1,595.00

Colt 1851 Navy Conversion. Made in 1861 .38 caliber centerfire. This gun looks to be a gunsmith conversion. Metal has a dark brown patina. Grips are very good. Action indexes and locks up.

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Colt Pocket Navy conversion. (C9488)

$2,450.00

Colt Pocket Navy conversion. 4½ octagonal barrel. (Approximately 2000 made of this variation). Gun has approximately 95-96% original nickel. Gun has 100% cylinder scene, grips are excellent. With 99% original varnish. Very fine and desirable Pocket Navy conversion.

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Colt Conversion of a pocket Navy .38 caliber...

$975.00

Colt Conversion of a pocket Navy .38 caliber Rimfire. With rebated cylinder. Numbers all match. Cylinder scene is very good with 95% of the scene easily visible. Grips show some handling wear and have approximately 85-90% original varnish. Action works perfectly. Barrel length 3 ½”. Bore is excellent. These were converted to cartridge in the 1870’s from percussion.

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Very Interesting Colt 2nd Model Dragoon...

$3,750.00

Very interesting Colt 2nd Model Dragoon cartridge conversion. Very unusual cartridge conversion of a 2nd Model Colt Dragoon. The frame, backstrap and trigger guard are all original 2nd model Dragoon parts and the barrel assembly which includes the top strap, the cylinder and hammer are all “conversion parts”. Gun functions properly and all gunsmithing was done in period of use.

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Colt 1860 Richards Conversion (C16126)

$1,995.00

Colt 1860 Richards Conversion. Made circa 1870’s .44 Colt Centerfire with an 8” barrel. Metal has a dark gray patina with spots of pitting. Action works well. Grips are very good. Barrel has been lengthened and sleeved.

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Colt Conversion of a Pocket Navy Revolver (C15901)

$3,975.00

Colt Conversion of a Pocket Navy Revolver. Post Civil War Conversion to .38 Rimfire. This revolver came to us in a large collection with an interesting typed card detailing the name of the owner in 1906 and its use in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The revolver has 98% original nickel, excellent cylinder scene, very good bore with very strong rifling. Numbers all match except wedge which...

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Rare Colt 1860 Army Thuer Conversion (C15887)

$8,750.00

Rare Colt 1860 Army Thuer Conversion. Made in 1869. Nice sharp gun with matching numbers except the cylinder and conversion ring (which match each other). This is the scarcest conversion among Colt’s that rarely come up for sale. The barrel has a light brown patina. Grips are excellent. Cylinder scene is present. Very nice, very rare conversion!

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Colt 1861 Navy Conversion Revolver (C15822)

$2,295.00

Colt 1861 Navy Conversion Revolver. .38 Caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Barrel has 50% of the original nickel. Cylinder still has most of the scene. Grips are very good. Action works perfectly.

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Colt Model 1862 Police Cartridge Conversion...

$1,795.00

Colt Model 1862 Police Cartridge Conversion Revolver. Made in 1861. This gun is a cartridge conversion. 50% of the original nickel. The metal on the barrel has been almost entirely cleaned with nickel only in the protected areas. Grips are excellent. Action works great. Very early three digit gun with matching serial numbers, No. 317.

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Colt Pocket Navy Conversion .38 Rimfire (C15681)

$875.00

Colt Pocket Navy Conversion .38 Rimfire caliber revolver. Colt Pocket Navy Conversion from percussion to .38 Rimfire after the Civil War circa 1873. Barrel length 4½”. Bore is excellent. Action works perfectly. Numbers match, except unnumbered wedge. Factory nickel plated and has approximately 60% of the nickel plate. Cylinder scene is about 50% well visible, the rest is worn. Parts of the...

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Colt Post Civil War Pocket Navy Conversion .38...

$3,250.00

Colt Post Civil War Pocket Navy Conversion .38 Caliber Revolver. Pocket Navy converted to cartridge by the factory. .38 Centerfire caliber. Barrel Length 3 ½”. Wedge unnumbered but otherwise all matching. Cylinder scene is 100% perfect. Bore is mirror bright. Frame has very good case colors as does the hammer. Grips has 95% original varnish. Left side grip has a very small chip. This is a...

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Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy Conversion with...

$3,450.00

Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy Conversion with Ejector. Manufactured 1873-75. .38 Rimfire caliber. Barrel length 4 ½”. Bore is excellent. Action works perfectly. Revolver has 98% original factory nickel. Cylinder scene is 100% clear. Hammer has excellent vivid case colors. Numbers match. Grips are very good to excellent. This is a very fine Pocket Navy Conversion. Top condition for any collector.

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Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy Conversion (C15544)

$1,150.00

Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy Conversion. Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy Conversion with ejector and “S” curve barrel lug. Numbers are matching. Bore is excellent. Action works perfectly. Grips are very good plus with 98% original varnish. Barrel length 5 ½”. The nickel has flaked in places but the revolver has an overall nice nickel appearance. Cylinder scene is excellent.

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Colt Pocket Navy Revolver Conversion to...

$795.00

Colt Pocket Navy Revolver Conversion to Cartridge. .38 Rimfire caliber. Frame has the cartridge conversion patent dates. Barrel length 3” (probably was a 4 1/2” barrel originally). Shortened barrel was done during the period of use. Cylinder matching number is faint but visible below the original cylinder number so, all matching numbers. Bore is very good to excellent. Grips are good plus with...

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Rare Colt Thuer Conversion Navy 1851 (C15247)

$4,950.00

Rare Colt Thuer Conversion Navy 1851 caliber revolver. Numbers are matching except the Thuer cylinder which does have the last 4 digits of the frame, backstrap, trigger guard and barrel. The last 3 digits were probably put on when the Thuer cylinder went on the revolver. Cylinder scene is clear and easily visible. The bore is excellent and bright. Action works perfectly. Grips are excellent...

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Colt Richards Conversion of an 1860 Army model...

$2,150.00

Colt Richards Conversion of an 1860 Army model to .44 Colt Centerfire caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1871-1878. Action works perfectly. Grips are very good and slightly undersized. Barrel markings and cylinder scene are not visible. Gun is tight and solid, not wobbly.

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Colt 1860 1st Model Richards Conversion (C15103)

$6,995.00

Colt 1860 1st Model Richards Conversion. Made in the 1870s, Very fine condition with 85% of the original blue. Case colors have turned very dark. Cylinder scene is excellent. All of the varnish remains on the grips. Action works perfectly. This is a top notch example of a Colt 1st Model Richards Conversion!

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Colt Pocket Navy Conversion (C14977)

$1,495.00

Colt Pocket Navy Conversion. Nice gun with 65% of the original nickel. Good cylinder scene remains. Grips have some shrinking and are below the metal, but do not show signs of refinishing.

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