FINE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8110. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address “ADDRESS, COL. COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets & leaves. Left side of frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” and it has silver plated steel trigger guard & back strap containing a highly figured 1-pc walnut grip. Cylinder & left side of bbl lug have British proofs. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig English casing in scarce mahogany with rounded edges and an empty brass plaque in lid, missing the front escutcheon. Interior is red velvet lined and has the “DIRECTIONS” label inside lid. Compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 3-compartment Hawksley brass & copper flask, a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, a scarce large tin for Eley’s caps containing a smaller lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and the back compartment contains a wood handled rod that is simply a steel rod in a wood handle, not a cleaning rod. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl retains about 70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig case colors turned gray, brilliant on pivot. Frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, slightly faded and turning dark on left recoil shield & hammer, brilliant elsewhere. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue and about 95% stagecoach holdup scene. All five safety pins are present but somewhat reduced. Trigger guard retains about 80% orig silver and back strap about 60%. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its strong orig varnish. Timing needs attention, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with light to moderate pitting. Case has slight lid shrinkage, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains most of an old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled with all partitions sound. Flask is very fine retaining about 85% orig finish. Mold is fine with scattered surface rust. Other implements & accessories are fine. 4-38002 JR233 (7,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2063A	$7,762.50	FINE CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8110. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address “ADDRESS, COL. COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets & leaves. Left side of frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” and it has silver plated steel trigger guard & back strap containing a highly figured 1-pc walnut grip. Cylinder & left side of bbl lug have British proofs. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig English casing in scarce mahogany with rounded edges and an empty brass plaque in lid, missing the front escutcheon. Interior is red velvet lined and has the “DIRECTIONS” label inside lid. Compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 3-compartment Hawksley brass & copper flask, a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, a scarce large tin for Eley’s caps containing a smaller lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and the back compartment contains a wood handled rod that is simply a steel rod in a wood handle, not a cleaning rod. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl retains about 70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig case colors turned gray, brilliant on pivot. Frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, slightly faded and turning dark on left recoil shield & hammer, brilliant elsewhere. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue and about 95% stagecoach holdup scene. All five safety pins are present but somewhat reduced. Trigger guard retains about 80% orig silver and back strap about 60%. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its strong orig varnish. Timing needs attention, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with light to moderate pitting. Case has slight lid shrinkage, otherwise is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains most of an old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled with all partitions sound. Flask is very fine retaining about 85% orig finish. Mold is fine with scattered surface rust. Other implements & accessories are fine. 4-38002 JR233 (7,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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