EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS MARKED FOR THE LONDON MARKET.

SN 296885 & 296915. Cal. 31. Revolvers are identical with 5″ oct bbls, brass pin front sights and 1-line New-York U.S. America addresses. Left side of frames are marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guards are marked “31 CAL”. Cyls have 6-chambers with stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. Both revolvers have large guard blued steel trigger guards and backstraps that contain varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Both revolvers have British proofs on left sides of bbl lugs & cylinders. Serial numbers on bottom of revolvers are all accompanied by a small “L” which indicates that they were destined for the Colt London Agency. Revolvers were not disassembled to check for matching numbers. Accompanied by an extraordinary brass bound, green felt lined, English mahogany casing with scalloped, mortised brass corners and brass reinforcements on the bottom corners. It has a bullseye brass lifting handle in the lid and sliding latches on the front with a mortised brass lock. Interior has an orig Colt directions for loading and cleaning label inside the lid, held in place by 4 brass tacks and green thread. Bottom is compartmented for the two revolvers, a rare Dickson bag flask marked on the top “COLTS POCKET FLASK” that has a graduated spout, 2 blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” molds with sprue cutters, marked on the right sides “31 PKT”, 2 L-shaped nipple wrenches, 2 large lacquered tins of Eley’s caps, 2 blue steel wire cleaning rods, a small pewter oil bottle and a spare lock bolt/trigger return spring. Although the Model 1849 was produced in fairly large quantities, few were shipped to England and of those extremely few were sold as pairs and are almost never found dbl cased, especially in new unfired condition, such as these. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, new and unfired, retaining virtually all of their crisp orig factory finish with bright glossy blues and brilliant case colors. Bbls show a couple small spots of sharp edge wear with tiny flaking on right side of each bbl lug; both grips are equally new and show all their orig varnish; cylinders show 99% plus stagecoach holdup scene roll marking; #296915 has a light cyl line; trigger guards and backstraps also show bright glossy blue with a small nick on #296915. Case has three grain checks on the bottom, otherwise is sound with light storage and handling, nicks & scratches and a series of small rnd hammer marks on the left front top corner; interior is clean & bright with only light soil under the revolvers and with light damage from front sights; accessories are equally bright and new; cap tins are probably old replacements and show soil, nicks & scratches. Very likely when these revolvers were imported from England, the orig cap tins were left behind. This is truly an exceptional and rare set, the likes of which are unlikely to ever been encountered again. (WG-058) 4-51057 JR521 (90,000-150,000) – Lot 2019

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2019	$63,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS MARKED FOR THE LONDON MARKET. SN 296885 & 296915. Cal. 31. Revolvers are identical with 5″ oct bbls, brass pin front sights and 1-line New-York U.S. America addresses. Left side of frames are marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guards are marked “31 CAL”. Cyls have 6-chambers with stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. Both revolvers have large guard blued steel trigger guards and backstraps that contain varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Both revolvers have British proofs on left sides of bbl lugs & cylinders. Serial numbers on bottom of revolvers are all accompanied by a small “L” which indicates that they were destined for the Colt London Agency. Revolvers were not disassembled to check for matching numbers. Accompanied by an extraordinary brass bound, green felt lined, English mahogany casing with scalloped, mortised brass corners and brass reinforcements on the bottom corners. It has a bullseye brass lifting handle in the lid and sliding latches on the front with a mortised brass lock. Interior has an orig Colt directions for loading and cleaning label inside the lid, held in place by 4 brass tacks and green thread. Bottom is compartmented for the two revolvers, a rare Dickson bag flask marked on the top “COLTS POCKET FLASK” that has a graduated spout, 2 blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” molds with sprue cutters, marked on the right sides “31 PKT”, 2 L-shaped nipple wrenches, 2 large lacquered tins of Eley’s caps, 2 blue steel wire cleaning rods, a small pewter oil bottle and a spare lock bolt/trigger return spring. Although the Model 1849 was produced in fairly large quantities, few were shipped to England and of those extremely few were sold as pairs and are almost never found dbl cased, especially in new unfired condition, such as these. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, new and unfired, retaining virtually all of their crisp orig factory finish with bright glossy blues and brilliant case colors. Bbls show a couple small spots of sharp edge wear with tiny flaking on right side of each bbl lug; both grips are equally new and show all their orig varnish; cylinders show 99% plus stagecoach holdup scene roll marking; #296915 has a light cyl line; trigger guards and backstraps also show bright glossy blue with a small nick on #296915. Case has three grain checks on the bottom, otherwise is sound with light storage and handling, nicks & scratches and a series of small rnd hammer marks on the left front top corner; interior is clean & bright with only light soil under the revolvers and with light damage from front sights; accessories are equally bright and new; cap tins are probably old replacements and show soil, nicks & scratches. Very likely when these revolvers were imported from England, the orig cap tins were left behind. This is truly an exceptional and rare set, the likes of which are unlikely to ever been encountered again. (WG-058) 4-51057 JR521 (90,000-150,000) – Lot 2019 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}

EXTREMELY RARE CASED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS MARKED FOR THE LONDON MARKET.