FINE VERY EARLY CASED PRESENTATION COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE VERY EARLY CASED PRESENTATION COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 154. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address “ADDRESS. COL: COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets that have long finials. Left side of frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” in the English-style roll mark. It has large iron trigger guard & backstrap containing a very nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Backstrap is engraved in period script “Lieut. C.H. Bates from the Warren Club”. Buttstrap is engraved in the same hand “Salem Mass”. Lt. Charles H. Bates was commissioned 1st Lieut. on December 4, 1861 into Co. F of the 23rd MASS Vol. of the Salem Light Inf, serving in the Civil War until his discharge January 9,1863. Accompanied by an English-style oak casing with an empty scalloped edge brass plate in lid. Interior is lined in green baize with the Colt directions label inside lid. Compartmented in bottom for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, an iron “COLTS PATENT” 2-cavity mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a partial tin of W. & C. Eley caps. Right rear corner has an empty covered compartment and a wood handled cleaning rod in rear edge. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with brass escutcheon. This revolver is pictured in full color as Fig. 208 on p. 149 of Colt’s Pocket ’49 It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt. It is also partially pictured several times in the same chapter on London-made Pocket 49’s. Also accompanied by copies of Soldier and Regimental historical data of the 23rd MASS Vol. During Lt. Bates service with the 23rd Mass Inf. his unit was with Burnside’s expedition to Roanoke Island, NC and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island on Feb. 8, 1862. From then until November they were assigned to the Dept. of NC on Picket & Provost duty when they next saw action at Rawle’s Mill on Nov. 2nd then returned to Picket & Outpost duty when they joined Foster’s expedition to Goldsboro. They continued moving around NC until Lt. Bates’ discharge on Jan.9, 1863. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including rammer latch lug & grip with the wedge numbered “21483”. Bbl retains 60-65% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn to a light patina. Rammer & rammer handle retain faded case colors, bright on pivot. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded, stronger in sheltered areas and on right side. Hammer retains about 50% orig case colors. Grip frame retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a gray metal color. Grip is sound with handling & use marks and light to moderate wear and retains about 75% orig varnish. Cyl retains 25-30% thin blue and about 95% stagecoach holdup scene. Two of safety pins are missing with the other three battered. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with fine pitting at cyl end. Case is extremely fine with a couple of small cracks in lid and a grain check in bottom with light handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Interior is very slightly faded with very light soil and light damage from front sight. Label has a couple of cracks and is yellowed and stained but mostly all legible. Flask & mold are fine with other accessories also fine. 4-40771 JR344 (6,500-8,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	2263	$5,865.00	FINE VERY EARLY CASED PRESENTATION COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 154. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address “ADDRESS. COL: COLT. / LONDON.” with brackets that have long finials. Left side of frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” in the English-style roll mark. It has large iron trigger guard & backstrap containing a very nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with SN in backstrap channel. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Backstrap is engraved in period script “Lieut. C.H. Bates from the Warren Club”. Buttstrap is engraved in the same hand “Salem Mass”. Lt. Charles H. Bates was commissioned 1st Lieut. on December 4, 1861 into Co. F of the 23rd MASS Vol. of the Salem Light Inf, serving in the Civil War until his discharge January 9,1863. Accompanied by an English-style oak casing with an empty scalloped edge brass plate in lid. Interior is lined in green baize with the Colt directions label inside lid. Compartmented in bottom for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, an iron “COLTS PATENT” 2-cavity mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a partial tin of W. & C. Eley caps. Right rear corner has an empty covered compartment and a wood handled cleaning rod in rear edge. Front of case has a mortised brass lock with brass escutcheon. This revolver is pictured in full color as Fig. 208 on p. 149 of Colt’s Pocket ’49 It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt. It is also partially pictured several times in the same chapter on London-made Pocket 49’s. Also accompanied by copies of Soldier and Regimental historical data of the 23rd MASS Vol. During Lt. Bates service with the 23rd Mass Inf. his unit was with Burnside’s expedition to Roanoke Island, NC and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island on Feb. 8, 1862. From then until November they were assigned to the Dept. of NC on Picket & Provost duty when they next saw action at Rawle’s Mill on Nov. 2nd then returned to Picket & Outpost duty when they joined Foster’s expedition to Goldsboro. They continued moving around NC until Lt. Bates’ discharge on Jan.9, 1863. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including rammer latch lug & grip with the wedge numbered “21483”. Bbl retains 60-65% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn to a light patina. Rammer & rammer handle retain faded case colors, bright on pivot. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded, stronger in sheltered areas and on right side. Hammer retains about 50% orig case colors. Grip frame retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a gray metal color. Grip is sound with handling & use marks and light to moderate wear and retains about 75% orig varnish. Cyl retains 25-30% thin blue and about 95% stagecoach holdup scene. Two of safety pins are missing with the other three battered. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with fine pitting at cyl end. Case is extremely fine with a couple of small cracks in lid and a grain check in bottom with light handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Interior is very slightly faded with very light soil and light damage from front sight. Label has a couple of cracks and is yellowed and stained but mostly all legible. Flask & mold are fine with other accessories also fine. 4-40771 JR344 (6,500-8,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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