This is an early Colt 1862 Police revolver in .36 caliber, serial number 651, with a Hartford barrel address. It carries an iron backstrap and trigger guard and shows no English proofs, two details the consignor flags as desirable on this model. The metal wears a smooth brown patina overall with traces of blue remaining in protected areas. The backstrap is period inscribed to Joseph F. Sinnott of Philadelphia.

Sinnott owned the Gibsonton Mills Distillery, one of the largest of its day, and built Rathalla, a 32-room mansion on 40 acres in Rosemont that later became the campus of Rosemont College and still stands in use. A packet of research on the gun and its owner comes with it. For a Connecticut collector the Hartford barrel address brings this one back to the city it is marked for, and it is a documented piece of ownership history rather than a shooter.

Key features

• Colt 1862 Police, .36 caliber, serial 651
• Hartford barrel address, iron backstrap and trigger guard
• No English proof marks
• Smooth brown patina, traces of blue in protected areas
• Backstrap inscribed to Joseph F. Sinnott, research packet included

It ships to a Connecticut FFL dealer of your choice, where you present your pistol permit or Handgun Eligibility Certificate and the dealer completes the DESPP authorization before release.