SCARCE CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 205346. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York address. Left side of frame is marked with “COLTS PATENT” and it has a large brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is engraved in period script “To: John G. Walker / From: Henry H. Sibley, New-Orleans, 1863”. It has 6-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. A brief Google search disclosed that on Sept. 25, 1863 Maj. Gen. John George Walker, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, was the President of the Court’s Martial of Brig. Gen. H.H. Sibley, Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Gen. Sibley was accused & charged with three specifications of disobedience of orders and two specifications of “unofficer-like conduct”. He was found not guilty and acquitted. Apparently Gen. Sibley felt strongly enough that Gen. Walker had influenced the court in this decision and presented him with this Colt revolver. Gen. Walker was from Missouri, having grown up around St. Louis. He enlisted as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1846 and served with distinction in the Mexican War where he was breveted Captain at San Juan Des Los Llanos and was wounded at Molina Del Rey. He remained in the Army until 1861 when he resigned and enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Major of Cavalry. He served with the 8th Texas Cavalry and was promoted to Lt. Colonel and in August 1861 was transferred to the Dept. of North Carolina and in Sept. 1861 was promoted to Colonel. In Jan. 1862 he became a Brigadier General and in Nov. 1862 was promoted to Maj. General. He survived the war, having participated in several major campaigns & battles. Gen. Walker’s unit was known as Walker’s Greyhounds and spent most of their tenure during the Civil War in Louisiana and further west. After the war Gen. Walker fled to Mexico where he remained several years. After returning to the United States he served as U.S. Consul in Columbia and a Special Commissioner to the Pan-American convention. He died in Washington D.C. in 1893. Henry Hopkins Sibley was born May 25, 1816 at Natchitoches, LA and graduated West Point in 1838. He took part in the Florida Indian War and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1840. He served against the Indians in other parts of the country and during the Mexican War was at the Siege of Vera Cruz and was breveted Major for gallant and meritorious conduct. He received a regular commission to Captain in Feb. 1847 and participated in all the succeeding battles of the Mexican War and remained on duty on the frontier until May 13, 1861, when he was commissioned Major. On the very same day he resigned and enlisted in Confederate Army as a Colonel. In June he was promoted to Brig. General and given charge of the Dept. of New Mexico. He led the Confederate advance into New Mexico but was without supplies and forced to retreat. He returned to Texas and later was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Dept. After the war he traveled abroad and from 1869-1874 was a General of Artillery in the Egyptian Army. He died Aug. 1886. Gen. Sibley was known as the inventor of the Sibley Tent which was in use for many years in the U.S. Army. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). No orig finish remains being an overall blue/gray patina with artificially aged bbl. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of orig silver plating. Cylinder has fine pitting and retains 60-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and retains 65-70% orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-35940 JR45 (3,000-6,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2071	$7,705.00	SCARCE CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 205346. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York address. Left side of frame is marked with “COLTS PATENT” and it has a large brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is engraved in period script “To: John G. Walker / From: Henry H. Sibley, New-Orleans, 1863”. It has 6-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. A brief Google search disclosed that on Sept. 25, 1863 Maj. Gen. John George Walker, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, was the President of the Court’s Martial of Brig. Gen. H.H. Sibley, Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Gen. Sibley was accused & charged with three specifications of disobedience of orders and two specifications of “unofficer-like conduct”. He was found not guilty and acquitted. Apparently Gen. Sibley felt strongly enough that Gen. Walker had influenced the court in this decision and presented him with this Colt revolver. Gen. Walker was from Missouri, having grown up around St. Louis. He enlisted as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1846 and served with distinction in the Mexican War where he was breveted Captain at San Juan Des Los Llanos and was wounded at Molina Del Rey. He remained in the Army until 1861 when he resigned and enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Major of Cavalry. He served with the 8th Texas Cavalry and was promoted to Lt. Colonel and in August 1861 was transferred to the Dept. of North Carolina and in Sept. 1861 was promoted to Colonel. In Jan. 1862 he became a Brigadier General and in Nov. 1862 was promoted to Maj. General. He survived the war, having participated in several major campaigns & battles. Gen. Walker’s unit was known as Walker’s Greyhounds and spent most of their tenure during the Civil War in Louisiana and further west. After the war Gen. Walker fled to Mexico where he remained several years. After returning to the United States he served as U.S. Consul in Columbia and a Special Commissioner to the Pan-American convention. He died in Washington D.C. in 1893. Henry Hopkins Sibley was born May 25, 1816 at Natchitoches, LA and graduated West Point in 1838. He took part in the Florida Indian War and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1840. He served against the Indians in other parts of the country and during the Mexican War was at the Siege of Vera Cruz and was breveted Major for gallant and meritorious conduct. He received a regular commission to Captain in Feb. 1847 and participated in all the succeeding battles of the Mexican War and remained on duty on the frontier until May 13, 1861, when he was commissioned Major. On the very same day he resigned and enlisted in Confederate Army as a Colonel. In June he was promoted to Brig. General and given charge of the Dept. of New Mexico. He led the Confederate advance into New Mexico but was without supplies and forced to retreat. He returned to Texas and later was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Dept. After the war he traveled abroad and from 1869-1874 was a General of Artillery in the Egyptian Army. He died Aug. 1886. Gen. Sibley was known as the inventor of the Sibley Tent which was in use for many years in the U.S. Army. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). No orig finish remains being an overall blue/gray patina with artificially aged bbl. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of orig silver plating. Cylinder has fine pitting and retains 60-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and retains 65-70% orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-35940 JR45 (3,000-6,000) 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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