RARE EARLY CASED AND ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 66163. Cal 31. Rare all blue finish with desirable 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has five chambers with the stage coach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins prominent & serviceable. The silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain an orig 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip that is made in the early style consisting of two slabs of ivory attached to a wooden spacer block. Pistol is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young in donut-style with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame. Matching patterns extend over the bbl lug and top side flats of bbl. Top of backstrap is engraved in Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns down the backstrap and on the buttstrap. Trigger bow is engraved with a small oval American shield surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and bottom front screw of trigger guard is surrounded by a sunburst pattern. Accompanied by a very rare, burgundy velvet lined, brass bound rosewood casing that has plaque in the lid engraved “F.C.”. Bottom is covered in orig black oil cloth. Interior in the bottom is french fitted for the revolver, a single sided flying eagle with “E. Pluribus Unum” ribbon in its beak and clutching an American shield in its left talons, a straight legged orig “COLTS PATENT” brass bullet & ball mold, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a paper box of caps. Covered compartment in left front corner contains five spare nipples. This pistol was produced in about 1853 during the height of the early Westward Expansion when virtually any firearm, especially repeating arms was in great demand. According to an extremely knowledgeable Colt collector/dealer orig blued frame percussion Colts are extremely rare with only a very few produced for a very short period of time. Blued frame percussion Colts are more commonly associated with revolvers having gold and special presentations. This revolver is the companion piece to a Colt Model 1851 Navy produced in 1852, that is identically engraved with blued frame being sold elsewhere in this auction. This revolver is pictured on p.64 of Colt Pistols, Wilson & Hable, and was part of the prestigious R.E. Hable Collection and is identified by serial number. The photograph shows this revolver in the case as it is found today. On p.65 of the referenced publication is a 4″ pocket revolver, SN 82380 which also has a blued frame. Pgs.52-53 of referenced publication illustrates a cased pair of blued frame 3rd Model Colt Dragoons, serial numbers 13128 & 13551. This same pair of Dragoons is pictured on p.51 of Samuel Colt Presents, Wilson, with credit to the Jack A. Dutton Collection. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Robert E. Hable Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, rammer & cyl. Number in grip backstrap channel is illegible. Bbl retains about 60% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina; rammer handle & pivot retain traces of orig case colors having been cleaned to nearly bright metal; frame retains about all of its glossy bright blue; hammer retains dark case colors; cyl retains most of its thin orig blue and shows about 98% stage coach holdup scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig finish, slightly dulled on front strap. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws and shows a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case has exceptional grain and is completely sound with light storage and handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish on the wood and lacquer on the brass. Interior is lightly faded in the lid and bottom with light soil in the bottom. Flask is extremely fine showing about 95% strong orig finish with bright gold on the collar, spout & thumb lever. Mold is equally fine with some minor battering on left side. Nipple wrench is fine, as is cap box. 4-48088 JR218 (40,000-55,000) – Lot 1296

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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	1296	$0.00	RARE EARLY CASED AND ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 66163. Cal 31. Rare all blue finish with desirable 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has five chambers with the stage coach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins prominent & serviceable. The silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain an orig 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip that is made in the early style consisting of two slabs of ivory attached to a wooden spacer block. Pistol is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young in donut-style with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame. Matching patterns extend over the bbl lug and top side flats of bbl. Top of backstrap is engraved in Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns down the backstrap and on the buttstrap. Trigger bow is engraved with a small oval American shield surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and bottom front screw of trigger guard is surrounded by a sunburst pattern. Accompanied by a very rare, burgundy velvet lined, brass bound rosewood casing that has plaque in the lid engraved “F.C.”. Bottom is covered in orig black oil cloth. Interior in the bottom is french fitted for the revolver, a single sided flying eagle with “E. Pluribus Unum” ribbon in its beak and clutching an American shield in its left talons, a straight legged orig “COLTS PATENT” brass bullet & ball mold, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a paper box of caps. Covered compartment in left front corner contains five spare nipples. This pistol was produced in about 1853 during the height of the early Westward Expansion when virtually any firearm, especially repeating arms was in great demand. According to an extremely knowledgeable Colt collector/dealer orig blued frame percussion Colts are extremely rare with only a very few produced for a very short period of time. Blued frame percussion Colts are more commonly associated with revolvers having gold and special presentations. This revolver is the companion piece to a Colt Model 1851 Navy produced in 1852, that is identically engraved with blued frame being sold elsewhere in this auction. This revolver is pictured on p.64 of Colt Pistols, Wilson & Hable, and was part of the prestigious R.E. Hable Collection and is identified by serial number. The photograph shows this revolver in the case as it is found today. On p.65 of the referenced publication is a 4″ pocket revolver, SN 82380 which also has a blued frame. Pgs.52-53 of referenced publication illustrates a cased pair of blued frame 3rd Model Colt Dragoons, serial numbers 13128 & 13551. This same pair of Dragoons is pictured on p.51 of Samuel Colt Presents, Wilson, with credit to the Jack A. Dutton Collection. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Robert E. Hable Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, rammer & cyl. Number in grip backstrap channel is illegible. Bbl retains about 60% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina; rammer handle & pivot retain traces of orig case colors having been cleaned to nearly bright metal; frame retains about all of its glossy bright blue; hammer retains dark case colors; cyl retains most of its thin orig blue and shows about 98% stage coach holdup scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig finish, slightly dulled on front strap. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws and shows a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case has exceptional grain and is completely sound with light storage and handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish on the wood and lacquer on the brass. Interior is lightly faded in the lid and bottom with light soil in the bottom. Flask is extremely fine showing about 95% strong orig finish with bright gold on the collar, spout & thumb lever. Mold is equally fine with some minor battering on left side. Nipple wrench is fine, as is cap box. 4-48088 JR218 (40,000-55,000) – Lot 1296 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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RARE EARLY CASED AND ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.