SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 107589. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins are serviceable. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early American eagle flask, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “31 PKT”, a packet of six combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a crisp lacquered tin of Cox’s caps with tan label. Right rear compartment contains a few cast lead balls. The ’49 Pocket was one of Colt’s most successful percussion revolvers, remaining in production for almost 25 years with a total production of about 325,000 revolvers through about 1873 until the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. These little pocket pistols were extremely popular right from their introduction and saw continuous service throughout the Civil War. They are seldom found cased and usually show their hard service, retaining very little orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip; bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and one small spot of light flaking on bbl lug; rammer & handle retain brilliant orig case colors; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their very strong orig case colors, turned a little dark, even recoil shields retain strong case colors; cyl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking area flaked, not worn to a light patina; cyl shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins are crisp; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 99% strong orig silver plating, lightly oxidized and turning black; grip is sound with only a couple of tiny nicks on left side and one spot of wear on right sharp edge from laying in the case, otherwise is nearly flawless, retaining virtually all of its crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid, otherwise is completely sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish; lining in the lid is lightly faded with a couple of very minor chemical spots; bottom of the case is moderately to heavily faded with damage from the front sight and staining around muzzle & cyl areas showing wear from the flask & mold; partitions are solid; flask is completely orig with solid seam and one tiny dent and overall retains about 80% orig finish on the body, turned dark; collar & spout retain traces of gold wash; mold retains about 85% orig blue with crisp cavities; cartridge packet is crisp and the cap tin is exceptionally fine; nipple wrench is also fine. This is an exceptionally fine, orig cased Pocket Model ’49 revolver. 4-45161 JR487 (9,000-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2261	$0.00	SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 107589. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins are serviceable. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early American eagle flask, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “31 PKT”, a packet of six combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a crisp lacquered tin of Cox’s caps with tan label. Right rear compartment contains a few cast lead balls. The ’49 Pocket was one of Colt’s most successful percussion revolvers, remaining in production for almost 25 years with a total production of about 325,000 revolvers through about 1873 until the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. These little pocket pistols were extremely popular right from their introduction and saw continuous service throughout the Civil War. They are seldom found cased and usually show their hard service, retaining very little orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip; bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and one small spot of light flaking on bbl lug; rammer & handle retain brilliant orig case colors; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their very strong orig case colors, turned a little dark, even recoil shields retain strong case colors; cyl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking area flaked, not worn to a light patina; cyl shows about 98% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking and all five safety pins are crisp; trigger guard & backstrap retain about 99% strong orig silver plating, lightly oxidized and turning black; grip is sound with only a couple of tiny nicks on left side and one spot of wear on right sharp edge from laying in the case, otherwise is nearly flawless, retaining virtually all of its crisp orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Case has a couple of grain checks in the lid, otherwise is completely sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish; lining in the lid is lightly faded with a couple of very minor chemical spots; bottom of the case is moderately to heavily faded with damage from the front sight and staining around muzzle & cyl areas showing wear from the flask & mold; partitions are solid; flask is completely orig with solid seam and one tiny dent and overall retains about 80% orig finish on the body, turned dark; collar & spout retain traces of gold wash; mold retains about 85% orig blue with crisp cavities; cartridge packet is crisp and the cap tin is exceptionally fine; nipple wrench is also fine. This is an exceptionally fine, orig cased Pocket Model ’49 revolver. 4-45161 JR487 (9,000-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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