RARE INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 100475. Cal. .31. Long frame Wells Fargo with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with brackets. Bbl is made without rammer. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has five chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking & three of the five safety pins serviceable. Cylinder spindle has grease grooves & a cupped tip to be used as a loading tool. The silver-plated small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Buttstrap is inscribed in period script “A.J. Knisely”. When the inscription was engraved, the SN on the buttstrap was obliterated during the finishing process. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION by Jordan & Watt, there were an estimated 4,200 long frame Wells Fargo revolvers produced from about 1853-1860. These little revolvers were extremely popular as hideout & backup guns and usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cylinder & grip, buttstrap number as noted. Bbl retains 60-70% thin orig blue with scattered surface spotting & sharp edge wear. Frame retains faint traces of case colors, being mostly a grey metal patina with scattered spots of light surface rust. Hammer retains faded dark case colors on sides & rear edge with top edge turned silver. Cylinder is grey metal patina & shows about 90% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard retains 70-75% strong orig silver showing wear on frontstrap & edges of trigger bow. Backstrap retains strong silver at top & on buttstrap with thin silver & brass patina in the middle. Grip is sound with moderate edge wear & a few light nicks & scratches and overall retains about 90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, sharp bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-48059 JR225 (4,500-5,500) – Lot 1304

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
	1304	$5,175.00	RARE INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 100475. Cal. .31. Long frame Wells Fargo with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with brackets. Bbl is made without rammer. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has five chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking & three of the five safety pins serviceable. Cylinder spindle has grease grooves & a cupped tip to be used as a loading tool. The silver-plated small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Buttstrap is inscribed in period script “A.J. Knisely”. When the inscription was engraved, the SN on the buttstrap was obliterated during the finishing process. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49 IT’S EVOLUTION by Jordan & Watt, there were an estimated 4,200 long frame Wells Fargo revolvers produced from about 1853-1860. These little revolvers were extremely popular as hideout & backup guns and usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cylinder & grip, buttstrap number as noted. Bbl retains 60-70% thin orig blue with scattered surface spotting & sharp edge wear. Frame retains faint traces of case colors, being mostly a grey metal patina with scattered spots of light surface rust. Hammer retains faded dark case colors on sides & rear edge with top edge turned silver. Cylinder is grey metal patina & shows about 90% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard retains 70-75% strong orig silver showing wear on frontstrap & edges of trigger bow. Backstrap retains strong silver at top & on buttstrap with thin silver & brass patina in the middle. Grip is sound with moderate edge wear & a few light nicks & scratches and overall retains about 90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, sharp bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-48059 JR225 (4,500-5,500) – Lot 1304 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 INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.