COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO CIVIL WAR GENERAL RALPH P. BUCKLAND.

COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO CIVIL WAR GENERAL RALPH P. BUCKLAND. SN 51952. Cal. 31. Typical configuration of a pre-war pocket model made in 1852 with 6″ oct bbl and 2-line NY address. It has the usual five-shot cyl and marked on left side of frame “COLTS PATENT”. Inscription on buttstrap “Col. R.P. Buckland/72nd Ohio V.I.” Ralph Pomeroy Buckland was born in Massachusetts Jan. 20, 1812 and died in Fremont, Ohio May 27, 1892. He was from a military family with his grandfather a Revolutionary War soldier who died as a prisoner of the British and his father fought in the War of 1812 and also died as a prisoner of the British. Early in his life he moved with his mother & stepfather to Ohio where he attended school until 1831 when he gained employment on a riverboat delivering freight to Louisville, Natchez & New Orleans. When he landed in New Orleans he gained employment as a clerk in the shipping company which owned the boat where he had worked. In 1834 he returned to Ohio, studied law and in 1837 was admitted to the bar and moved to Fremont, Ohio where he opened a practice. His law practice was successful and from 1845-1849 he was in a partnership with Rutherford B. Hayes, later to become the 19th President of the United States. In 1843 he was a delegate to the Philadelphia Whig convention and in 1855 was elected to the State Senate and re-elected in 1857. In 1861 he organized the 72nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was appointed Lt. Colonel. The regiment was mustered in to service in Feb. 1862 and reported to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman at Paducah, KY. By this time Lt. Col. Buckland had been promoted to Colonel and in April 1862 led his unit at the Battle of Shiloh where he was commended by Gen. Sherman for intelligence & coolness. He later fought at the Battle of Corinth, MS and became Acting Division Commander when Gen. Ross was arrested. In March 1863 he was still with Gen. Sherman and fought at the Battle of Vicksburg. He stayed in command until Jan. 1864 when Gen. Sherman gave him command of the District of Memphis. While in command at Memphis he showed great courage and military capability in repulsing a raid by Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in an attempt to capture Memphis and the Union Supply Depot. His aide woke him in the middle of the night to tell him that they were being attacked and Col. Buckland quickly rallied about 150 troops and charged the Confederate force which outnumbered him about 4 to 1. They routed the Confederates and saved the supply depot. He remained in command in Memphis until Jan. 1865 when he resigned his commission to accept the seat in the House of Representatives to which he had been elected the previous fall without having campaigned at all. He was re-elected in 1866 and decided not to run again in 1868 and returned to his law practice in Fremon, Ohio. For his gallantry and leadership in Memphis he was breveted Brig. General and on Aug. 3, 1866 he was commissioned to Brevet Major General for meritorious service. Accompanying this lot a Buckland’s National Archive service records, also personal and anecdotal information from the internet and R.B.Hayes Presidential Center. CONDITION: Metal overall is gray/brown with traces of finish around bbl lug and bottom of bbl. Frame and hammer are mostly smooth gray metal with scattered areas of pitting. Cyl scene is mostly discernible. SN’s and other markings are all well struck and matching including wedge and loading arm. Stocks retain about 25% of their original varnish and backstrap retains maybe 20% of its original silver. The inscription appears contemporary but in a style that may be commemorative. Mechanically gun functions well. 4-38852 JS22 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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
	2142	$5,750.00	COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO CIVIL WAR GENERAL RALPH P. BUCKLAND. SN 51952. Cal. 31. Typical configuration of a pre-war pocket model made in 1852 with 6″ oct bbl and 2-line NY address. It has the usual five-shot cyl and marked on left side of frame “COLTS PATENT”. Inscription on buttstrap “Col. R.P. Buckland/72nd Ohio V.I.” Ralph Pomeroy Buckland was born in Massachusetts Jan. 20, 1812 and died in Fremont, Ohio May 27, 1892. He was from a military family with his grandfather a Revolutionary War soldier who died as a prisoner of the British and his father fought in the War of 1812 and also died as a prisoner of the British. Early in his life he moved with his mother & stepfather to Ohio where he attended school until 1831 when he gained employment on a riverboat delivering freight to Louisville, Natchez & New Orleans. When he landed in New Orleans he gained employment as a clerk in the shipping company which owned the boat where he had worked. In 1834 he returned to Ohio, studied law and in 1837 was admitted to the bar and moved to Fremont, Ohio where he opened a practice. His law practice was successful and from 1845-1849 he was in a partnership with Rutherford B. Hayes, later to become the 19th President of the United States. In 1843 he was a delegate to the Philadelphia Whig convention and in 1855 was elected to the State Senate and re-elected in 1857. In 1861 he organized the 72nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was appointed Lt. Colonel. The regiment was mustered in to service in Feb. 1862 and reported to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman at Paducah, KY. By this time Lt. Col. Buckland had been promoted to Colonel and in April 1862 led his unit at the Battle of Shiloh where he was commended by Gen. Sherman for intelligence & coolness. He later fought at the Battle of Corinth, MS and became Acting Division Commander when Gen. Ross was arrested. In March 1863 he was still with Gen. Sherman and fought at the Battle of Vicksburg. He stayed in command until Jan. 1864 when Gen. Sherman gave him command of the District of Memphis. While in command at Memphis he showed great courage and military capability in repulsing a raid by Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in an attempt to capture Memphis and the Union Supply Depot. His aide woke him in the middle of the night to tell him that they were being attacked and Col. Buckland quickly rallied about 150 troops and charged the Confederate force which outnumbered him about 4 to 1. They routed the Confederates and saved the supply depot. He remained in command in Memphis until Jan. 1865 when he resigned his commission to accept the seat in the House of Representatives to which he had been elected the previous fall without having campaigned at all. He was re-elected in 1866 and decided not to run again in 1868 and returned to his law practice in Fremon, Ohio. For his gallantry and leadership in Memphis he was breveted Brig. General and on Aug. 3, 1866 he was commissioned to Brevet Major General for meritorious service. Accompanying this lot a Buckland’s National Archive service records, also personal and anecdotal information from the internet and R.B.Hayes Presidential Center. CONDITION: Metal overall is gray/brown with traces of finish around bbl lug and bottom of bbl. Frame and hammer are mostly smooth gray metal with scattered areas of pitting. Cyl scene is mostly discernible. SN’s and other markings are all well struck and matching including wedge and loading arm. Stocks retain about 25% of their original varnish and backstrap retains maybe 20% of its original silver. The inscription appears contemporary but in a style that may be commemorative. Mechanically gun functions well. 4-38852 JS22 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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