EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT WELLS FARGO MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT WELLS FARGO MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 115960. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a pillow shape. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Revolver has full frame coverage spectacular Gustave Young engraving in his most deluxe patterns of foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Large scroll on left side of frame terminates in a dog’s head with a flower blossom in a scroll on left recoil shield and another flower blossom on right side of frame. Engraving extends onto the bbl lug with very fine foliate arabesque scrolls, one of which on each side terminates in Mr. Young’s dog’s head and another on each side with a flower blossom. There is a zig zag border around the muzzle. Sides of hammer have received Mr. Young’s deluxe treatment of a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns on each the shank and fish scale patterns on the of spur and top edge. Tip of hammer spur is hand checkered. Top of backstrap, backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard have Mr. Young’s typical engraving patterns. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and four of the five safety pins serviceable. Accompanied by an extremely rare, orig Colt mahogany casing for this model of revolver. It is burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a very early dbl sided American eagle flask, a very early, Baby Dragoon style 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter, a orig brass & iron cleaning rod, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps & several cast lead bullets & balls. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, there were a total of about 8,000 Wells Fargo style revolvers produced in a variety of serial ranges with an extremely rare few engraved, and of those, extraordinarily few were cased. Information on pp. 66 & 67 states that research for this book disclosed that the authors had encountered only two engraved pieces and had only examined five Wells Fargo revolvers with cases. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a dark plum/brown patina; frame, hammer & cyl are matching patina with cyl retaining about 93-95% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their strong, black oxidized silver finish. Grip is sound with a few light nicks & scratches showing light edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig finish; interior is moderately to heavily faded in the lid with moderate soil and one chemical stain; bottom is heavily faded & soiled with partitions intact; flask is a medium brass patina; mold is extremely fine with a dark brass patina; other accessories are fine. Altogether an extraordinarily rare set, unlikely to ever be encountered again. 4-46697 JR151 (20,000-35,000)

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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	1517	$34,500.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT WELLS FARGO MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 115960. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” engraved in a pillow shape. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Revolver has full frame coverage spectacular Gustave Young engraving in his most deluxe patterns of foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Large scroll on left side of frame terminates in a dog’s head with a flower blossom in a scroll on left recoil shield and another flower blossom on right side of frame. Engraving extends onto the bbl lug with very fine foliate arabesque scrolls, one of which on each side terminates in Mr. Young’s dog’s head and another on each side with a flower blossom. There is a zig zag border around the muzzle. Sides of hammer have received Mr. Young’s deluxe treatment of a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns on each the shank and fish scale patterns on the of spur and top edge. Tip of hammer spur is hand checkered. Top of backstrap, backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard have Mr. Young’s typical engraving patterns. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and four of the five safety pins serviceable. Accompanied by an extremely rare, orig Colt mahogany casing for this model of revolver. It is burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a very early dbl sided American eagle flask, a very early, Baby Dragoon style 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter, a orig brass & iron cleaning rod, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps & several cast lead bullets & balls. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, there were a total of about 8,000 Wells Fargo style revolvers produced in a variety of serial ranges with an extremely rare few engraved, and of those, extraordinarily few were cased. Information on pp. 66 & 67 states that research for this book disclosed that the authors had encountered only two engraved pieces and had only examined five Wells Fargo revolvers with cases. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a dark plum/brown patina; frame, hammer & cyl are matching patina with cyl retaining about 93-95% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their strong, black oxidized silver finish. Grip is sound with a few light nicks & scratches showing light edge wear and retains most of its orig varnish. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig finish; interior is moderately to heavily faded in the lid with moderate soil and one chemical stain; bottom is heavily faded & soiled with partitions intact; flask is a medium brass patina; mold is extremely fine with a dark brass patina; other accessories are fine. Altogether an extraordinarily rare set, unlikely to ever be encountered again. 4-46697 JR151 (20,000-35,000) 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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