Summer 2026 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
August 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th, 2026
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
ATTRACTIVE COLT 1ST MODEL SPORTING RIFLE
01-28812 | Cal. 36. | S# 678.
Scarce Colt Model 1855 First Model Sporting Percussion Revolving Rifle made late 1850s, about 1000 made in different barrel lengths. A few of these guns made their way to the Civil War by early volunteers. Battlefield recovered ammunition supports their use. This rifle is in standard configuration with 27” octagonal to round barrel stamped on top flat: “COLT’S PT. / 1850” & “ADDRESS COL. COLT / HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.”, German silver inset blade front sight, patent adjustable rear sight, crescent shaped steel buttplate. These earliest Colt revolving rifles were the first longarms made by Colt in Hartford and did not last in production long giving way to half-stock and full stock models with sturdier components that the public better accepted. STATUS: ANTIQUE
