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19NP-43 BOND MADE COPY

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
19NP-43 BOND MADE COPY
Excellent old copy of .28 caliber baby Paterson with loading lever, #137 on back of cylinder and no other visible numbers. Correctly marked address and cylinder scene. Attributed to “Bond” an old time gunsmiththat worked for “Bill” Locke and retired to Texas in his elderly years (Now deceased). Brown patina “Antique” finish and well-made wood grips. These “Bond” copies of the baby Paterson are the best of their type and havefooled many experts. It is estimated Bond made about 15 between 1970s and early 1990s which he never marked or numbered and he sold as copies for $3500 approximately at that time. This cataloger had the occasion tospeak to him about his Paterson’s in the 80s and he sold his collection and inventory in 1990s to a dealer who aged many and marked them. Fully operational and superbly detailed. (Percussion) Est.: $2000-$4000