CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 114226. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2 line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has small “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has 5 chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all 5 safety pins mostly serviceable. The silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by an extremely rare, orig, fluted lid Colt mahogany casing with blue velvet lined interior. Bottom has the very rare contour partition to fit this revolver. Case also contains a fine single sided eagle & stars flask, a brass 2 cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a green label “W. & C. Eley” tin of caps and a functioning key. This revolver appears to have been made in about 1856, during the height of the great westward migration when any revolver was in great demand. The ’49 pocket revolver was the successor to the baby dragoon and was immediately adopted by the buying public. These revolvers usually saw hard & continuous service under harsh circumstances, usually with limited or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Cased examples are especially rare and the contoured, fluted lid cases are exceptionally rare. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue with some light flaking, mostly on the left side. Rammer pivot retains brilliant case colors. Frame & hammer retain brilliant case colors for this model which is notorious for having muted case colors. Cyl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with about 99% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver plating, showing only sharp edge wear on the trigger guard & front strap with some very fine pimpling on the back strap and wear at the heel. Grip is sound with only a couple of small nicks and retains all of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid, otherwise is sound with about 75% of its orig paper covering on the bottom. Lining inside the lid is strong & bright with very light soil. Bottom is lightly faded with moderate soil from contact with the revolver cyl & grip and also from the flask. There is moderate damage from the front sight. (WG-021) 4-51056 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 2018

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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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	2018	$0.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 114226. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2 line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has small “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has 5 chambers with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all 5 safety pins mostly serviceable. The silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by an extremely rare, orig, fluted lid Colt mahogany casing with blue velvet lined interior. Bottom has the very rare contour partition to fit this revolver. Case also contains a fine single sided eagle & stars flask, a brass 2 cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a green label “W. & C. Eley” tin of caps and a functioning key. This revolver appears to have been made in about 1856, during the height of the great westward migration when any revolver was in great demand. The ’49 pocket revolver was the successor to the baby dragoon and was immediately adopted by the buying public. These revolvers usually saw hard & continuous service under harsh circumstances, usually with limited or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Cased examples are especially rare and the contoured, fluted lid cases are exceptionally rare. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue with some light flaking, mostly on the left side. Rammer pivot retains brilliant case colors. Frame & hammer retain brilliant case colors for this model which is notorious for having muted case colors. Cyl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with about 99% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver plating, showing only sharp edge wear on the trigger guard & front strap with some very fine pimpling on the back strap and wear at the heel. Grip is sound with only a couple of small nicks and retains all of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid, otherwise is sound with about 75% of its orig paper covering on the bottom. Lining inside the lid is strong & bright with very light soil. Bottom is lightly faded with moderate soil from contact with the revolver cyl & grip and also from the flask. There is moderate damage from the front sight. (WG-021) 4-51056 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 2018 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.