GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 54579. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl with brass pin front sight and engraved “SAML COLT” address. Left side of frame is engraved in a ribbon “COLTS PATENT”. The large guard silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc deluxe varnished burl walnut grip that has last three digits of matching SN visible in backstrap channel. Frame & recoil shields have full coverage deluxe Gustave Young engraving which consists of intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Engraving extends over bbl lugs and onto the rammer pivot with one scroll on right side terminating in a dog’s head. Top side flats of bbl are engraved to match. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s distinctive fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns down backstrap, on buttstrap & trigger guard. All screw heads & tips are engraved. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins serviceable. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains a smooth blue/brown patina showing sharp edge wear; rammer handle is a matching patina with dark case colors on pivot; frame & hammer retain dark case colors with some fine pitting by the hammer slot and on the hammer nose; cyl is a light brown patina with an area of light hammer marks and shows about 50% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard retains most of its orig silver plating, a little thin on trigger bow; backstrap retains about 88-90% silver plating showing wear at the heel and a little thin in the middle. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-46521 JR223 (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
	1527	$8,050.00	GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 54579. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl with brass pin front sight and engraved “SAML COLT” address. Left side of frame is engraved in a ribbon “COLTS PATENT”. The large guard silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc deluxe varnished burl walnut grip that has last three digits of matching SN visible in backstrap channel. Frame & recoil shields have full coverage deluxe Gustave Young engraving which consists of intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Engraving extends over bbl lugs and onto the rammer pivot with one scroll on right side terminating in a dog’s head. Top side flats of bbl are engraved to match. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s distinctive fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns down backstrap, on buttstrap & trigger guard. All screw heads & tips are engraved. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins serviceable. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains a smooth blue/brown patina showing sharp edge wear; rammer handle is a matching patina with dark case colors on pivot; frame & hammer retain dark case colors with some fine pitting by the hammer slot and on the hammer nose; cyl is a light brown patina with an area of light hammer marks and shows about 50% stagecoach holdup scene; trigger guard retains most of its orig silver plating, a little thin on trigger bow; backstrap retains about 88-90% silver plating showing wear at the heel and a little thin in the middle. Grip is sound showing light edge wear and retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-46521 JR223 (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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