RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4144. Cal. 31. Silver finish with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with brackets & short finials. Cylinder is 5-shots and left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Left side of frame is engraved in English script “Colts Patent” in a ribbon. The silver plated large oval steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc ivory grip with an illegible number in back strap channel. Frame is lightly engraved with foliate arabesque English scrolls which extend over recoil shields & hammer spur and also over bbl lug, top side flats and around muzzle. Rammer pivot & ends of wedge are engraved to match. Top of back strap, heel, butt strap & trigger guard are also engraved to match. Cylinder has the usual stagecoach holdup scene roll markings. Accompanied by a modern, burgundy velvet lined, mahogany casing, compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a reproduction dbl sided “COLTS PATENT” flask with early American eagle clutching a revolver in its left talons, facing to its right; a “COLTS PATENT” blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 P” which obviously is not for this revolver but for either a Pocket Navy or 1862 Police revolver; an L-shaped nipple wrench and a tin of caps. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl & rammer retain strong orig silver plating with a few scattered spots of light pitting and some light dings on left edge of bbl lug. Frame retains most of its orig silver plating with hammer mostly gray metal with fine pitting. Cylinder is mostly a cleaned gray metal patina with fine pitting and retains about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating with a few small spots of pitting; grip is outstanding, completely sound with good edges and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with pitting in the grooves. Case is sound and retains most of its custom finish. Interior is lightly soiled; accessories are fine. 4-41392 JR64 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2279	$5,462.50	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4144. Cal. 31. Silver finish with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with brackets & short finials. Cylinder is 5-shots and left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Left side of frame is engraved in English script “Colts Patent” in a ribbon. The silver plated large oval steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc ivory grip with an illegible number in back strap channel. Frame is lightly engraved with foliate arabesque English scrolls which extend over recoil shields & hammer spur and also over bbl lug, top side flats and around muzzle. Rammer pivot & ends of wedge are engraved to match. Top of back strap, heel, butt strap & trigger guard are also engraved to match. Cylinder has the usual stagecoach holdup scene roll markings. Accompanied by a modern, burgundy velvet lined, mahogany casing, compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a reproduction dbl sided “COLTS PATENT” flask with early American eagle clutching a revolver in its left talons, facing to its right; a “COLTS PATENT” blued steel 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 P” which obviously is not for this revolver but for either a Pocket Navy or 1862 Police revolver; an L-shaped nipple wrench and a tin of caps. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl & rammer retain strong orig silver plating with a few scattered spots of light pitting and some light dings on left edge of bbl lug. Frame retains most of its orig silver plating with hammer mostly gray metal with fine pitting. Cylinder is mostly a cleaned gray metal patina with fine pitting and retains about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver plating with a few small spots of pitting; grip is outstanding, completely sound with good edges and retains a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with pitting in the grooves. Case is sound and retains most of its custom finish. Interior is lightly soiled; accessories are fine. 4-41392 JR64 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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