BEAUTIFUL GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

BEAUTIFUL GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 109049. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and “Saml Colt” engraved address. Left side frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a pillow shape. Small guard silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a beautiful, varnished, burl walnut 1-pc grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. SN is found on frame, bbl lug, trigger guard, buttstrap and cyl with last 5 digits of matching SN on wedge and last 4 digits of matching number on rammer handle and grip. Frame is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns and very fine punch dot background. One scroll on left recoil shield and another on right side of frame terminate in flower blossom. Hammer has also received his deluxe treatment with foliate arabesque patterns on shank, wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, fish scale patterns on the sides of the spur & top edge. Tip of spur is hand checkered. Deluxe coverage extends onto bbl lug with 1 scroll on left side terminating in Mr. Young’s dog’s head and another on the right side terminating in a flower blossom. Rammer pivot is engraved to match. The area behind the hammer slot has Mr. Young’s sparse sunburst pattern with foliate arabesque patterns on backstrap, buttstrap and trigger guard. Screw heads and tips are also engraved, indicating that this is one of Mr. Young’s more elaborate presentations quality pieces. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach hold-up scene roll markings, 4 of 5 safety pins are serviceable. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with very light muzzle and minute sharp edge wear. Rammer and pivot retain strong, bright orig case colors with handle faded to gray. Frame and hammer retain about all of their strong, orig case colors, a little dark on hammer. Cyl retains 30-40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina and overall shows about 98% stagecoach hold-up scene that was probably enhanced by Mr. Young. Grip frame retains virtually all of its strong orig silver. Grip is crisp, showing very minor handling and use with faint sharp edge wear and retains about 98-99% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-47042 JR389 (25,000-40,000)

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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	1515	$0.00	BEAUTIFUL GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 109049. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and “Saml Colt” engraved address. Left side frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a pillow shape. Small guard silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a beautiful, varnished, burl walnut 1-pc grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. SN is found on frame, bbl lug, trigger guard, buttstrap and cyl with last 5 digits of matching SN on wedge and last 4 digits of matching number on rammer handle and grip. Frame is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns and very fine punch dot background. One scroll on left recoil shield and another on right side of frame terminate in flower blossom. Hammer has also received his deluxe treatment with foliate arabesque patterns on shank, wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, fish scale patterns on the sides of the spur & top edge. Tip of spur is hand checkered. Deluxe coverage extends onto bbl lug with 1 scroll on left side terminating in Mr. Young’s dog’s head and another on the right side terminating in a flower blossom. Rammer pivot is engraved to match. The area behind the hammer slot has Mr. Young’s sparse sunburst pattern with foliate arabesque patterns on backstrap, buttstrap and trigger guard. Screw heads and tips are also engraved, indicating that this is one of Mr. Young’s more elaborate presentations quality pieces. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach hold-up scene roll markings, 4 of 5 safety pins are serviceable. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with very light muzzle and minute sharp edge wear. Rammer and pivot retain strong, bright orig case colors with handle faded to gray. Frame and hammer retain about all of their strong, orig case colors, a little dark on hammer. Cyl retains 30-40% orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina and overall shows about 98% stagecoach hold-up scene that was probably enhanced by Mr. Young. Grip frame retains virtually all of its strong orig silver. Grip is crisp, showing very minor handling and use with faint sharp edge wear and retains about 98-99% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-47042 JR389 (25,000-40,000) 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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