SCARCE CASED BRACE OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.

SN 114167/114291. Cal. 31. Revolvers both have 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address. Left side of frames are marked with a small “COLTS PATENT”. They have silver plated brass trigger guards and backstraps containing 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in respective backstrap channels. Cylinders have stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking with five chambers. Accompanied by an aftermarket fitted mahogany double casing, probably by the late Bob Els. Case is burgundy velvet lined with green trim, French fitted in the bottom for both revolvers, a double sided, early eagle flask, a brass “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a packet of six combustible cartridges and a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Left front corner has a matching fabric covered compartment with ivory pull containing lead balls. This set is pictured in color on p.248 of COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan & Watt with credit to another auction house. CONDITION: SN 114167: Fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 60-65% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina; rammer & pivot retain dark case colors; frame retains about full coverage smoky case colors; hammer a mottled patina; cyl is a grey metal patina with all five safety pins serviceable and shows about 95% stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 90% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light wear and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with light pitting. SN 114291: Fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue mixed with flaked areas of light patina; rammer retains traces of case colors; frame retains about 75-80% smoky case colors on the left side, stronger and brighter on the right side; hammer retains dark case colors; cyl retains about 60-65% thin blue with four of five safety pins serviceable and shows about 98% stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing light wear with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of the orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case has a ding and a small crack in the bottom otherwise is sound with usual nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with light soil; flask is fine with one small ding and retains about 85% orig finish; mold is extremely fine with some minor battering on the right side; other accessories are fine. 4-53517 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 3018

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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	3018	$0.00	Revised: 9/28/2014 Please note: The ivory knob on the compartment is missing. SCARCE CASED BRACE OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS. SN 114167/114291. Cal. 31. Revolvers both have 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address. Left side of frames are marked with a small “COLTS PATENT”. They have silver plated brass trigger guards and backstraps containing 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in respective backstrap channels. Cylinders have stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking with five chambers. Accompanied by an aftermarket fitted mahogany double casing, probably by the late Bob Els. Case is burgundy velvet lined with green trim, French fitted in the bottom for both revolvers, a double sided, early eagle flask, a brass “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a packet of six combustible cartridges and a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Left front corner has a matching fabric covered compartment with ivory pull containing lead balls. This set is pictured in color on p.248 of COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan & Watt with credit to another auction house. CONDITION: SN 114167: Fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 60-65% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina; rammer & pivot retain dark case colors; frame retains about full coverage smoky case colors; hammer a mottled patina; cyl is a grey metal patina with all five safety pins serviceable and shows about 95% stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 90% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light wear and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with light pitting. SN 114291: Fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue mixed with flaked areas of light patina; rammer retains traces of case colors; frame retains about 75-80% smoky case colors on the left side, stronger and brighter on the right side; hammer retains dark case colors; cyl retains about 60-65% thin blue with four of five safety pins serviceable and shows about 98% stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing light wear with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of the orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case has a ding and a small crack in the bottom otherwise is sound with usual nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with light soil; flask is fine with one small ding and retains about 85% orig finish; mold is extremely fine with some minor battering on the right side; other accessories are fine. 4-53517 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 3018 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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SCARCE CASED BRACE OF COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.