IMPORTANT AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1863 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER TO “L.T. PEARSON ESQ.”.

IMPORTANT AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1863 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER TO “L.T. PEARSON ESQ.”. SN 16619 / E. Cal. .36, 4-1/2″ oct. bbl. Beautifully engraved and with extremely rare carved and checkered walnut grips. Cased in a standard American case containing an eagle and shield flask, bullet mold, screwdriver/nipple wrench and a paper box of caps. Engraved on the backstrap “PRESENTED TO L.T. PEARSON ESQ./BY COLT’S PAT. F.A. MFG. CO. 17TH JULY 1868.” The running vine scroll engraving covers the entire frame, bbl lug, loading lever lug, hammer, backstrap and underside of the trigger guard. The burl walnut grips are border carved with checkered insert. Mr. L.T. Pearson was a Colt company official in the 1860’s, apparently retiring on July 13th, 1868 when he was presented this pistol, as listed in the entry dated July 17, 1868 of the firm’s Journal B. It is not exactly clear what Mr. Pearson’s exact position was, but all of the references in the Colt Company Journals refer to him in conjunction with production reports. He was probably the company Treasurer, as his annual salary was exceeded only by seven other officers of the company. Both the internal company presentation by Colt and any carved and checkered grips make this a unique and exceedingly rare Colt. Formerly in the William M. Locke Collection, it is pictured as Plate 103 in the book “SAMUEL COLT PRESENTS” by R.L. Wilson. It is also to appear in the upcoming book “COLT PRESENTATIONS 1856-1869” by Herbert G. Houze. Also accompanying this Colt are several letters and copied of Colt records identifying this gun and Mr. Pearson. CONDITION: The gun appears unfired and retains 85% of its original bright blue, slightly thin on the cylinder. Screws retain most of their bright fire blue. 100% of the cylinder scene remains as do all of the cylinder pins. Light case hardening colors on the left side of the frame, hammer and loading lever, brighter on the right. 85% silver plating remaining on the backstrap and trigger guard. The burled walnut grips retain almost all of their original varnish with only a few light marks from rubbing in the case. The flask, mold, nipple wrench and cap box are all in excellent, probably unused condition. The case has a partial crack in the lid and two in the bottom, none serious. The interior dark green lining is excellent. Truly a magnificent gun. 4-46447 FS271 (50,000-100,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	130	$7,762.50	IMPORTANT AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1863 POCKET NAVY REVOLVER TO “L.T. PEARSON ESQ.”. SN 16619 / E. Cal. .36, 4-1/2″ oct. bbl. Beautifully engraved and with extremely rare carved and checkered walnut grips. Cased in a standard American case containing an eagle and shield flask, bullet mold, screwdriver/nipple wrench and a paper box of caps. Engraved on the backstrap “PRESENTED TO L.T. PEARSON ESQ./BY COLT’S PAT. F.A. MFG. CO. 17TH JULY 1868.” The running vine scroll engraving covers the entire frame, bbl lug, loading lever lug, hammer, backstrap and underside of the trigger guard. The burl walnut grips are border carved with checkered insert. Mr. L.T. Pearson was a Colt company official in the 1860’s, apparently retiring on July 13th, 1868 when he was presented this pistol, as listed in the entry dated July 17, 1868 of the firm’s Journal B. It is not exactly clear what Mr. Pearson’s exact position was, but all of the references in the Colt Company Journals refer to him in conjunction with production reports. He was probably the company Treasurer, as his annual salary was exceeded only by seven other officers of the company. Both the internal company presentation by Colt and any carved and checkered grips make this a unique and exceedingly rare Colt. Formerly in the William M. Locke Collection, it is pictured as Plate 103 in the book “SAMUEL COLT PRESENTS” by R.L. Wilson. It is also to appear in the upcoming book “COLT PRESENTATIONS 1856-1869” by Herbert G. Houze. Also accompanying this Colt are several letters and copied of Colt records identifying this gun and Mr. Pearson. CONDITION: The gun appears unfired and retains 85% of its original bright blue, slightly thin on the cylinder. Screws retain most of their bright fire blue. 100% of the cylinder scene remains as do all of the cylinder pins. Light case hardening colors on the left side of the frame, hammer and loading lever, brighter on the right. 85% silver plating remaining on the backstrap and trigger guard. The burled walnut grips retain almost all of their original varnish with only a few light marks from rubbing in the case. The flask, mold, nipple wrench and cap box are all in excellent, probably unused condition. The case has a partial crack in the lid and two in the bottom, none serious. The interior dark green lining is excellent. Truly a magnificent gun. 4-46447 FS271 (50,000-100,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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