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1–950). Model 1839 shotguns were manufactured from 1839 to 1841, with between 225 and 262 guns produced (serial numbers 1–225 or 262). Approximately twenty-five variants of the model 1839 carbine were manufactured at some point during Patent Arms' tenure that featured an elongated
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purchased fifty carbines on August 3, 1839 for $ 55 each and an additional thirty carbines on
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furniture. In other aspects, these refurbished models are similarly finished to the original production run model 1839 carbine. Forty carbines were refurbished by Colt in this way.
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The model 1839 shotgun is similar in appearance and operation to the model 1839 carbine. The shotgun features a 24-inch (61 cm) or 32-inch (81 cm)
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Guns on the Early
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Antique American Firearms and Their Values
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The model 1839 carbine most likely saw action with the
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276:finish. The other metal parts are
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560:Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
462:. The carbines saw action during
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340:barrel. The six-shot cylinder is
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586:Russell, Carl Parcher (1980).
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312:-inch (6.4 cm) six-shot
294:pounds (4.8 kg). Unlike
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618:Castro, John (Spring 1979).
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1504:ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
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123:Colt model 1839 shotgun
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749:Graf, John F. (2009).
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