GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 96956. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “SAML COLT” address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” hand engraved in a kidney shaped panel. Small guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc smooth ivory grip. Grip is constructed of two slabs of ivory glued to a split block of wood. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Engraving is by Gustave Young himself in his deluxe patterns with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & hammer with some of the scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Hammer has fully engraved sides with wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose and a hand cut checkered spur panel. Engraving extends over sides of bbl lug and top side flats with one scroll on left side terminating in a dog’s head and flower blossoms on right side. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and screw heads are engraved. Top of back strap has Mr. Young’s traditional fan pattern with sunbursts on sides of each back strap ear. Near top of back strap, at the heel, on butt strap & trigger guard are engraved to match. All engraving has fine punch dot background. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except wedge & grip which are unnumbered. No orig finish remains with all steel parts being a cleaned gray metal patina with light pitting on bbl and fine pitting around front edge of cylinder. Cylinder has matching patina and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Some of screws are lightly battered and the wedge screw is broken. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 60-70% thinning orig silver plate, stronger in sheltered areas. Grip, probably an old replacement, has an old chip on right edge and overall has several fine age lines and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-39407 JR240 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2288	$3,162.50	GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 96956. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “SAML COLT” address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” hand engraved in a kidney shaped panel. Small guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc smooth ivory grip. Grip is constructed of two slabs of ivory glued to a split block of wood. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Engraving is by Gustave Young himself in his deluxe patterns with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & hammer with some of the scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Hammer has fully engraved sides with wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose and a hand cut checkered spur panel. Engraving extends over sides of bbl lug and top side flats with one scroll on left side terminating in a dog’s head and flower blossoms on right side. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and screw heads are engraved. Top of back strap has Mr. Young’s traditional fan pattern with sunbursts on sides of each back strap ear. Near top of back strap, at the heel, on butt strap & trigger guard are engraved to match. All engraving has fine punch dot background. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching except wedge & grip which are unnumbered. No orig finish remains with all steel parts being a cleaned gray metal patina with light pitting on bbl and fine pitting around front edge of cylinder. Cylinder has matching patina and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Some of screws are lightly battered and the wedge screw is broken. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 60-70% thinning orig silver plate, stronger in sheltered areas. Grip, probably an old replacement, has an old chip on right edge and overall has several fine age lines and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-39407 JR240 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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