CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3887. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. The large guard blued steel trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc, nicely figured walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by a fine, blue velvet lined English casing with empty brass plaque in the lid. Inside the lid has a “Directions for Loading Colt’s Pistols” label. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon copper & brass bag shaped flask marked “COLTS POCKET FLASK”, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, a wood handled metal cleaning rod, a packet of 6 Combustible Envelope Cartridges, Eley cap tin, and a functioning key. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, the charts on pp. 147 & 148 indicate that about 6,000 London Pocket Revolvers with this bbl address were produced. No indication of the number believed to have been cased but they are scarce. PROVENANCE: Dr. John & Margaret Pickup Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a dark patina and several nicks around the wedge slot; frame retains about 75% faded case colors and the hammer about 60%; cyl is a thin blue/brown patina and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly gray metal color. Grip is sound with a gouge on left side and a few other minor nicks & scratches and overall retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a grain check in the lid, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage scratches and overall retains about all of its orig varnish; interior is not faded with very light soil and minor damage from the front sight of a shorter barreled revolver; label inside the lid is nearly intact, moderately yellowed; flask is sound with a minor dent and retains about 96-98% orig finish on the body and about 80% gold wash on collar & spout; mold, probably not orig to this set, is nicked & dinged and retains 60-65% orig blue with cleaned cavities; other accessories are fine. 4-46399 JR141 (7,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	1470	$8,050.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3887. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with brackets. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. The large guard blued steel trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc, nicely figured walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by a fine, blue velvet lined English casing with empty brass plaque in the lid. Inside the lid has a “Directions for Loading Colt’s Pistols” label. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon copper & brass bag shaped flask marked “COLTS POCKET FLASK”, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, a wood handled metal cleaning rod, a packet of 6 Combustible Envelope Cartridges, Eley cap tin, and a functioning key. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, the charts on pp. 147 & 148 indicate that about 6,000 London Pocket Revolvers with this bbl address were produced. No indication of the number believed to have been cased but they are scarce. PROVENANCE: Dr. John & Margaret Pickup Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a dark patina and several nicks around the wedge slot; frame retains about 75% faded case colors and the hammer about 60%; cyl is a thin blue/brown patina and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly gray metal color. Grip is sound with a gouge on left side and a few other minor nicks & scratches and overall retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a grain check in the lid, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage scratches and overall retains about all of its orig varnish; interior is not faded with very light soil and minor damage from the front sight of a shorter barreled revolver; label inside the lid is nearly intact, moderately yellowed; flask is sound with a minor dent and retains about 96-98% orig finish on the body and about 80% gold wash on collar & spout; mold, probably not orig to this set, is nicked & dinged and retains 60-65% orig blue with cleaned cavities; other accessories are fine. 4-46399 JR141 (7,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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