EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/11/2012

Additional Information: We are told by a Baby Dragoon & Model 49 pocket scholar that this gun was not originally made with a 6″ barrel.

EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 152816. Cal. 31. Extremely rare ’49 pocket with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Made without provisions for a rammer. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and a small loop silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5 shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll-marking and all 5 safety pins prominent and serviceable. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49….IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan and Watt, this model of revolver is not known with a bbl longer than 4″, which would indeed make this an extremely rare Wells Fargo. This is a long frame type with thin bbl lug. PROVENANCE: Arnold Chernoff; Ron Ogan; David Condon (1999); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching, including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 70-80% thin plummy blue with fine pitting around muzzle. Frame and hammer are a mottled dark patina with light pitting around hammer nose. Cyl retains a plummy blue patina with fine pitting around front edge and overall shows 93-95% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 35-40% orig silver with the balance a light mustard patina. Grip is sound with a ding on left side and shows moderate edge wear with a few light scratches and nicks in the finish and overall retains 80-85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-45251 JR37 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1608	$1,652.00	Revised: 3/11/2012 Additional Information: We are told by a Baby Dragoon & Model 49 pocket scholar that this gun was not originally made with a 6″ barrel. EXTREMELY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 152816. Cal. 31. Extremely rare ’49 pocket with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Made without provisions for a rammer. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and a small loop silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5 shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll-marking and all 5 safety pins prominent and serviceable. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49….IT’S EVOLUTION, Jordan and Watt, this model of revolver is not known with a bbl longer than 4″, which would indeed make this an extremely rare Wells Fargo. This is a long frame type with thin bbl lug. PROVENANCE: Arnold Chernoff; Ron Ogan; David Condon (1999); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching, including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 70-80% thin plummy blue with fine pitting around muzzle. Frame and hammer are a mottled dark patina with light pitting around hammer nose. Cyl retains a plummy blue patina with fine pitting around front edge and overall shows 93-95% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 35-40% orig silver with the balance a light mustard patina. Grip is sound with a ding on left side and shows moderate edge wear with a few light scratches and nicks in the finish and overall retains 80-85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-45251 JR37 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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