RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 67771. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame is a tiny engraved “COLTS PATENT” in an engraved rectangle. Revolver is engraved in donut style with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame which extend over bbl lug and top side flats with matching patterns on rammer pivot. Hammer is engraved in deluxe patterns of a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns on shank and fish scales on sides of spur & top edge. Backstrap is engraved with a typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on the buttstrap & trigger guard. Screw heads & tips are engraved. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins crisp & serviceable. Trigger guard & backstrap are silver plated and contain a deluxe varnished burl walnut 1-pc grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by a fine brass bound mahogany casing with a brass plate in the lid engraved with initials “CA”. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in bottom with blue cloth borders for the revolver, a coffin shaped copper & brass flask with slight angle spout, a 2-cavity bullet & ball brass “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Also accompanying is a quantity of caps & lead balls. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-98% glossy orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small spots of flaking on the right side flat; rammer & handle retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot; frame retains about all of its bright, strong case colors; hammer retains about 75% strong case colors; cyl retains 88-90% bright blue and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver plating. Grip is sound with a couple of very minor handling & storage nicks, mostly on right side and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has a crack in the bottom, otherwise is completely sound with usual storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; lining in the lid is lightly to moderately faded with soil from the oxidized lead bullets and chemical staining from contact with the cyl & grip; bottom is moderately faded & soiled with light damage from front sight and hammer spur; flask is fine with the body a dark mustard patina while the collar & spout retain about 75% gold wash; mold appears to be new & unused; nipple wrench is fine. 4-46698 JR155 (20,000-30,000)

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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	1496	$28,750.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 67771. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame is a tiny engraved “COLTS PATENT” in an engraved rectangle. Revolver is engraved in donut style with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame which extend over bbl lug and top side flats with matching patterns on rammer pivot. Hammer is engraved in deluxe patterns of a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns on shank and fish scales on sides of spur & top edge. Backstrap is engraved with a typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on the buttstrap & trigger guard. Screw heads & tips are engraved. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins crisp & serviceable. Trigger guard & backstrap are silver plated and contain a deluxe varnished burl walnut 1-pc grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by a fine brass bound mahogany casing with a brass plate in the lid engraved with initials “CA”. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in bottom with blue cloth borders for the revolver, a coffin shaped copper & brass flask with slight angle spout, a 2-cavity bullet & ball brass “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Also accompanying is a quantity of caps & lead balls. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 96-98% glossy orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small spots of flaking on the right side flat; rammer & handle retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot; frame retains about all of its bright, strong case colors; hammer retains about 75% strong case colors; cyl retains 88-90% bright blue and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver plating. Grip is sound with a couple of very minor handling & storage nicks, mostly on right side and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has a crack in the bottom, otherwise is completely sound with usual storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; lining in the lid is lightly to moderately faded with soil from the oxidized lead bullets and chemical staining from contact with the cyl & grip; bottom is moderately faded & soiled with light damage from front sight and hammer spur; flask is fine with the body a dark mustard patina while the collar & spout retain about 75% gold wash; mold appears to be new & unused; nipple wrench is fine. 4-46698 JR155 (20,000-30,000) 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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