SCARCE CASED HARTFORD-LONDON COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 296784. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “Colts Patent” and left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking. The blued steel trigger guard and backstrap contains a varnished, 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching serial number in backstrap channel. Cyl has six chambers with stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking and three of the safety pins serviceable. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by an orig red velvet lined English mahogany casing with empty brass plaque in the lid. Interior is compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a Dixon bag shaped flask with adjustable spout, a blued Colt’s Patent bullet mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver was produced in the U.S. for the London market, which is indicated by the small “L” adjacent to all the serial numbers on the bottom of the revolver and the steel trigger guard & backstrap. This series of revolvers are only occasionally found in the U.S. and generally have little orig finish remaining. They are seldom found with orig casing and accessories. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 80% blue/brown patina with the losses flaked to light patina with bright blue around the bbl lug and a spot of pitting on each side flat; rammer & handle retain bright case colors; frame retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors and the hammer faded case colors; trigger guard retains about 95% bright blue and the backstrap about 70%; cyl is mostly a grey patina and shows 50-60% stage coach hold-up scene roll marking. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and little flaking and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore with a few spots of light pitting. Case is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with light soil; flask has a ding on one side, otherwise is very fine with about 90% orig finish; mold is mostly a flaked blue/brown patina with sharp cavities; nipple wrench & cap tin are fine. 4-53519 JR136 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3023

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3023	$6,900.00	SCARCE CASED HARTFORD-LONDON COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 296784. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “Colts Patent” and left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking. The blued steel trigger guard and backstrap contains a varnished, 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching serial number in backstrap channel. Cyl has six chambers with stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking and three of the safety pins serviceable. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by an orig red velvet lined English mahogany casing with empty brass plaque in the lid. Interior is compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a Dixon bag shaped flask with adjustable spout, a blued Colt’s Patent bullet mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver was produced in the U.S. for the London market, which is indicated by the small “L” adjacent to all the serial numbers on the bottom of the revolver and the steel trigger guard & backstrap. This series of revolvers are only occasionally found in the U.S. and generally have little orig finish remaining. They are seldom found with orig casing and accessories. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 80% blue/brown patina with the losses flaked to light patina with bright blue around the bbl lug and a spot of pitting on each side flat; rammer & handle retain bright case colors; frame retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors and the hammer faded case colors; trigger guard retains about 95% bright blue and the backstrap about 70%; cyl is mostly a grey patina and shows 50-60% stage coach hold-up scene roll marking. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and little flaking and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore with a few spots of light pitting. Case is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded with light soil; flask has a ding on one side, otherwise is very fine with about 90% orig finish; mold is mostly a flaked blue/brown patina with sharp cavities; nipple wrench & cap tin are fine. 4-53519 JR136 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3023 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 HARTFORD-LONDON COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.