FINE CASED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 67299. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “Colts Patent”. Cyl has five chambers with all five safety pins crisp & serviceable and has the stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Trigger guard is of the small variety with a small, unbeveled, v-shaped loading notch in the barrel lug. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided eagle & stars flask, a blued “Colt’s Patent” bullet mold with sprue cutter, a packet of six combustible cartridges and a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver was produced in 1853 during the Great Westward Expansion of Manifest Destiny when any revolver was in great demand. These little revolvers usually saw continued service on the American frontier, usually under very harsh circumstances with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. Cased examples of these early revolvers are quite rare. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, rammer, cyl, and grip. Bbl retains about 90% thinning orig blue with sharp edge wear and some minor surface discoloration with a couple small freckles of rust; rammer pivot retains smoky case colors; frame & hammer retain most of their orig muted case colors as was common for these early Colts; cyl retains 85-90% thin orig blue and shows 97-98% stage coach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 98% orig silver, just beginning to oxidize with some fine pimpling at top of backstrap. Grip has a couple of small dings and overall shows about 99% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains most of a restored finish; interior is lightly faded & soiled with solid partitions; flask has two or three small dents and retains traces of orig finish; mold is extremely fine, retaining most of its orig blue with a few small nicks & dings; cartridge packet and cap tin are fine. 4-53526 JR139 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3024

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3024	$10,350.00	FINE CASED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 67299. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “Colts Patent”. Cyl has five chambers with all five safety pins crisp & serviceable and has the stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Trigger guard is of the small variety with a small, unbeveled, v-shaped loading notch in the barrel lug. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided eagle & stars flask, a blued “Colt’s Patent” bullet mold with sprue cutter, a packet of six combustible cartridges and a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver was produced in 1853 during the Great Westward Expansion of Manifest Destiny when any revolver was in great demand. These little revolvers usually saw continued service on the American frontier, usually under very harsh circumstances with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. Cased examples of these early revolvers are quite rare. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, rammer, cyl, and grip. Bbl retains about 90% thinning orig blue with sharp edge wear and some minor surface discoloration with a couple small freckles of rust; rammer pivot retains smoky case colors; frame & hammer retain most of their orig muted case colors as was common for these early Colts; cyl retains 85-90% thin orig blue and shows 97-98% stage coach hold-up scene roll marking; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 98% orig silver, just beginning to oxidize with some fine pimpling at top of backstrap. Grip has a couple of small dings and overall shows about 99% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains most of a restored finish; interior is lightly faded & soiled with solid partitions; flask has two or three small dents and retains traces of orig finish; mold is extremely fine, retaining most of its orig blue with a few small nicks & dings; cartridge packet and cap tin are fine. 4-53526 JR139 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 3024 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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FINE CASED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.