EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH 3″ BARREL.

SN 183768. Cal 31. Blue and color case hardened with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has 6 chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll markings and all 6 pins prominent and serviceable. The silver plated large guard trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap panel. This pistol is pictured on pg. 112 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, identified by SN with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. In that photograph it is pictured in an orig Colt casing with accessories which has now been separated from this pistol. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan & Watt, on pg. 74 they discuss at some length the 3″ bbl pistols. They estimate that there were only about four hundred 3″ Model 1849 pistols out of the estimated 325,000 pistols produced 1850-1873. This pistol was made in 1860. The referenced publication states that their research, out of 644 revolvers examined, 23 of which had 3″ bbl and only 2 had 6-shot cylinders. The two they identify in the book both have matching numbered cylinders. They also state that it is not unusual for a 6-shot cyl to be unnumbered. They state that replacement unserialized cylinders were available for $2.24 and any 5-shot revolver could be upgraded to 6-shots very easily. Regardless extremely few of these diminutive revolvers survive today. Their tiny loading lever handles were utterly impractical. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except rammer handle and cyl. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue with the balance flaked to a dark patina. Rammer pivot retains dark case colors. Frame shows traces of case colors being mostly a mottled gray/brown patina. Cyl is a blue/brown patina with a patch of rust on one area and shows about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about 95% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with some shine and light pitting. One of the finest examples known. 4-54294 (8,500-12,500) – Lot 3015

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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	3015	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH 3″ BARREL. SN 183768. Cal 31. Blue and color case hardened with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has 6 chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll markings and all 6 pins prominent and serviceable. The silver plated large guard trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap panel. This pistol is pictured on pg. 112 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, identified by SN with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. In that photograph it is pictured in an orig Colt casing with accessories which has now been separated from this pistol. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan & Watt, on pg. 74 they discuss at some length the 3″ bbl pistols. They estimate that there were only about four hundred 3″ Model 1849 pistols out of the estimated 325,000 pistols produced 1850-1873. This pistol was made in 1860. The referenced publication states that their research, out of 644 revolvers examined, 23 of which had 3″ bbl and only 2 had 6-shot cylinders. The two they identify in the book both have matching numbered cylinders. They also state that it is not unusual for a 6-shot cyl to be unnumbered. They state that replacement unserialized cylinders were available for $2.24 and any 5-shot revolver could be upgraded to 6-shots very easily. Regardless extremely few of these diminutive revolvers survive today. Their tiny loading lever handles were utterly impractical. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except rammer handle and cyl. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue with the balance flaked to a dark patina. Rammer pivot retains dark case colors. Frame shows traces of case colors being mostly a mottled gray/brown patina. Cyl is a blue/brown patina with a patch of rust on one area and shows about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about 95% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with some shine and light pitting. One of the finest examples known. 4-54294 (8,500-12,500) – Lot 3015 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

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EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH 3″ BARREL.