SCARCE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.

SCARCE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. SN 52868. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5” oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame has tiny “Colts Patent” engraved in a ribbon. The silver-plated brass trigger guard and back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching serial number in the back strap channel. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking. Revolver is elaborately engraved in early donut style with full coverage on the frame, bbl lug, rammer pivot, back strap, butt strap and trigger guard. Sides of the hammer are also deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of the hammer nose. Top of the back strap is engraved in a fan pattern typical of the pattern used by famous Colt engraver Gustave Young. The ends of the wedge are also engraved. Serial number was observed in the usual four places; bbl lug, frame, trigger guard and butt strap. Cylinder is numbered “43121”. Wedge, rammer handle and cylinder spindle have the last four digits of the matching serial number. Early ’49 pocket revolvers are seldom found engraved and nearly always show hard service with little original finish. Those early revolvers were in use throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier, under harsh circumstances with limited maintenance. They continued in service well into the 1870s when they were supplanted by the advent of cartridge arms. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except cylinder which is numbered “43121”. Bbl retains about 75% original blue, thin on the top with light surface rust and fine pitting, strong and bright in the sheltered areas. Frame and hammer retain an even dark patina that may reveal case colors with a good cleaning. Grip frame retains about 90% original silver with some pimpling on the front strap and light edge wear. Grips are fine and retain about 90% original varnish with some crackling. Cylinder is mostly a cleaned gray patina with light to moderate pitting in spots and retains 75-80% stagecoach holdup scene and traces of old nickel plating. Handspring is broken otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with some shine and moderate to heavy pitting. 4-45618 (3,000-5,000)

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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	2264	$3,162.50	SCARCE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. SN 52868. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5” oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand engraved “Saml Colt” address. Left side of frame has tiny “Colts Patent” engraved in a ribbon. The silver-plated brass trigger guard and back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching serial number in the back strap channel. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach hold-up scene roll marking. Revolver is elaborately engraved in early donut style with full coverage on the frame, bbl lug, rammer pivot, back strap, butt strap and trigger guard. Sides of the hammer are also deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of the hammer nose. Top of the back strap is engraved in a fan pattern typical of the pattern used by famous Colt engraver Gustave Young. The ends of the wedge are also engraved. Serial number was observed in the usual four places; bbl lug, frame, trigger guard and butt strap. Cylinder is numbered “43121”. Wedge, rammer handle and cylinder spindle have the last four digits of the matching serial number. Early ’49 pocket revolvers are seldom found engraved and nearly always show hard service with little original finish. Those early revolvers were in use throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier, under harsh circumstances with limited maintenance. They continued in service well into the 1870s when they were supplanted by the advent of cartridge arms. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except cylinder which is numbered “43121”. Bbl retains about 75% original blue, thin on the top with light surface rust and fine pitting, strong and bright in the sheltered areas. Frame and hammer retain an even dark patina that may reveal case colors with a good cleaning. Grip frame retains about 90% original silver with some pimpling on the front strap and light edge wear. Grips are fine and retain about 90% original varnish with some crackling. Cylinder is mostly a cleaned gray patina with light to moderate pitting in spots and retains 75-80% stagecoach holdup scene and traces of old nickel plating. Handspring is broken otherwise mechanics are fine. Strong bore with some shine and moderate to heavy pitting. 4-45618 (3,000-5,000) 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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