EXTREMELY RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASING.

SN 90389. Cal. .31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & engraved “Sam’l Colt” address. Left side of frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a pillow shape. The silver-plated brass, small guard trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished, select, burl walnut, 1-pc grip with matching SN in backstrap channel. Cylinder is unfluted with five chambers and a very deep, crisp stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, with all five safety pins serviceable. Revolver is engraved by Gustave Young in his extra deluxe coverage of extremely fine foliate arabesque patterns with very fine pearled background. Left recoil shield incorporates Mr. Young’s mythical bird head in a scroll with a flower blossom on the right side. Matching engraving extends over the bbl lug & top side flats of bbl with a dog’s head incorporated in a scroll on the left side and a flower blossom of the right side. Rammer pivot has full coverage matching engraving. Top end & heel of backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard also have matching engraving with a very fine detailed fan at the top. Hammer is deluxe engraved with matching engraving on the shank, a wolf’s head on each side of the nose with fish scales on top edge & sides of the spur. All visible screws are engraved as are ends of wedge. Accompanied by the incredibly rare book casing with unmarked, gold embossed, brown leather spine with marbled paper sides & edges and a mortise lock in the front, lock tab is broken from the lid. Interior is purple velvet-lined & French fitted in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided eagle & stars flask, a brass straight-legged “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label, and a sealed packet of combustible cartridges. While casings such as this have been seen in various publications, they very rarely ever come to market. This revolver was produced in about 1854 and given that is has the extra coverage deluxe engraving and the extra special casing it almost surely would have been for a special presentation to someone of great importance, a high ranking government official or military officer. Finding such a complete set is extraordinarily rare and only comes along once in a lifetime. PROVENANCE: Rettig Collection. CONDITION: Revolver is very fine to extremely fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with very light muzzle end & sharp edge wear. Rammer pivot retains strong case colors turned silver on handle. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, heavily faded on left side, stronger on right side. Hammer retains dark case colors. Cyl retains 50-60% orig blue and shows 96-98% crisp stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver. Grip is sound with one or two tiny nicks & retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a couple small spots of pitting. Case shows edge wear on spine & hinge and leather retains about 75% orig brown finish. Covers & edges are fine with bright marbled colors. Interior is solid, heavily faded in the lid & bottom with bright purple under revolver & accessories. Altogether an extraordinarily rare and fine set. 4-54473 JR269 (40,000-70,000) – Lot 1295

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1295	$51,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASING. SN 90389. Cal. .31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & engraved “Sam’l Colt” address. Left side of frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a pillow shape. The silver-plated brass, small guard trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished, select, burl walnut, 1-pc grip with matching SN in backstrap channel. Cylinder is unfluted with five chambers and a very deep, crisp stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, with all five safety pins serviceable. Revolver is engraved by Gustave Young in his extra deluxe coverage of extremely fine foliate arabesque patterns with very fine pearled background. Left recoil shield incorporates Mr. Young’s mythical bird head in a scroll with a flower blossom on the right side. Matching engraving extends over the bbl lug & top side flats of bbl with a dog’s head incorporated in a scroll on the left side and a flower blossom of the right side. Rammer pivot has full coverage matching engraving. Top end & heel of backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard also have matching engraving with a very fine detailed fan at the top. Hammer is deluxe engraved with matching engraving on the shank, a wolf’s head on each side of the nose with fish scales on top edge & sides of the spur. All visible screws are engraved as are ends of wedge. Accompanied by the incredibly rare book casing with unmarked, gold embossed, brown leather spine with marbled paper sides & edges and a mortise lock in the front, lock tab is broken from the lid. Interior is purple velvet-lined & French fitted in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided eagle & stars flask, a brass straight-legged “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label, and a sealed packet of combustible cartridges. While casings such as this have been seen in various publications, they very rarely ever come to market. This revolver was produced in about 1854 and given that is has the extra coverage deluxe engraving and the extra special casing it almost surely would have been for a special presentation to someone of great importance, a high ranking government official or military officer. Finding such a complete set is extraordinarily rare and only comes along once in a lifetime. PROVENANCE: Rettig Collection. CONDITION: Revolver is very fine to extremely fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with very light muzzle end & sharp edge wear. Rammer pivot retains strong case colors turned silver on handle. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, heavily faded on left side, stronger on right side. Hammer retains dark case colors. Cyl retains 50-60% orig blue and shows 96-98% crisp stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver. Grip is sound with one or two tiny nicks & retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a couple small spots of pitting. Case shows edge wear on spine & hinge and leather retains about 75% orig brown finish. Covers & edges are fine with bright marbled colors. Interior is solid, heavily faded in the lid & bottom with bright purple under revolver & accessories. Altogether an extraordinarily rare and fine set. 4-54473 JR269 (40,000-70,000) – Lot 1295 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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 ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASING.