CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 214339. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, a replacement brass pin front sight in place of a German silver blade and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT” and the brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene, roll marking and all six safety pins crisp. Accompanied by an after market, contemporary, rose colored velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a dbl sided eagle & stars “E PLURIBUS UNUM” reproduction flask; a 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLT’S PATENT” blued steel mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “31 PKT”; an Eley cap tin; an L-shaped nipple wrench; a new nickeled English style oiler and a functioning key. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains a cleaned thin blue patina with dark case colors on rammer. Frame & hammer also retain cleaned thin case colors. Cylinder has been cleaned and retains a dark gray patina and shows 50-60% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. One nipple is broken. Trigger guard & back strap are cleaned brass with a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a dent on left side and light nicks & scratches elsewhere and overall retains about 85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. Case is very fine. Flask is fine. Mold retains a mottled blue/brown patina with light surface rust. Other tools & implements are fine. 4-41401 JR57 (2,000-3,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2283	$2,875.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 214339. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, a replacement brass pin front sight in place of a German silver blade and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT” and the brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene, roll marking and all six safety pins crisp. Accompanied by an after market, contemporary, rose colored velvet lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a dbl sided eagle & stars “E PLURIBUS UNUM” reproduction flask; a 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLT’S PATENT” blued steel mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “31 PKT”; an Eley cap tin; an L-shaped nipple wrench; a new nickeled English style oiler and a functioning key. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains a cleaned thin blue patina with dark case colors on rammer. Frame & hammer also retain cleaned thin case colors. Cylinder has been cleaned and retains a dark gray patina and shows 50-60% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. One nipple is broken. Trigger guard & back strap are cleaned brass with a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a dent on left side and light nicks & scratches elsewhere and overall retains about 85% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. Case is very fine. Flask is fine. Mold retains a mottled blue/brown patina with light surface rust. Other tools & implements are fine. 4-41401 JR57 (2,000-3,000) 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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