CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 182018. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated large guard trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc ivory grip with four digits of a SN “4874” in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and four of the five safety pins crisp & serviceable. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing with empty shield in the lid and compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a sgl sided eagle & stars flask, an unmarked (not Colt) small bright steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter, a packet of combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a small tin of Eley’s caps. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grip as noted. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the losses flaked, not worn, to a dark patina; rammer & handle retain about all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on pivot, turned dark on handle; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors; cyl retains about 80% strong orig blue and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; chambers retain about all of their orig factory blue indicating that it is probably unfired; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 90% orig silver. Grip has a couple of age lines and a couple of chips on left bottom edge, otherwise is sound and retains a fine ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with fine pitting at breech end. Case is sound with usual storage & handling marks and scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is faded to pink with moderate soil in bottom; flask is fine and retains about 75% orig finish; mold & other accessories are fine. 4-46090 JR179 (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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1525	$7,670.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 182018. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated large guard trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc ivory grip with four digits of a SN “4874” in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and four of the five safety pins crisp & serviceable. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing with empty shield in the lid and compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a sgl sided eagle & stars flask, an unmarked (not Colt) small bright steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter, a packet of combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a small tin of Eley’s caps. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grip as noted. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the losses flaked, not worn, to a dark patina; rammer & handle retain about all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on pivot, turned dark on handle; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors; cyl retains about 80% strong orig blue and shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene; chambers retain about all of their orig factory blue indicating that it is probably unfired; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 90% orig silver. Grip has a couple of age lines and a couple of chips on left bottom edge, otherwise is sound and retains a fine ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with fine pitting at breech end. Case is sound with usual storage & handling marks and scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is faded to pink with moderate soil in bottom; flask is fine and retains about 75% orig finish; mold & other accessories are fine. 4-46090 JR179 (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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