COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 10650. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardening with desirable 6″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with curly leaf brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the large guard silver plated trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of SN in backstrap channel. Screws are all fire blued and Hartford style rather than the high domed English style. Hammer spur has the English style checkering with straight line below and the backstrap has the rounded contour cut inside the heel. The bbl and cylinder are without English proofs. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49, Jordan & Watt, only about 755 of these revolvers with the combination of curly finials in the address and no proofs were ever produced, making this a rather rare ’49. Colt pocket ’49 revolvers, even though produced in large quantities, are rarely found with high orig finish given their hard frontier service around the world with little or no maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cylinder and grip. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer and handle retain strong case colors, bright on the pivot. Frame and hammer retain virtually all of their bright orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Cylinder retains about 75% glossy orig blue and about 98% stagecoach holdup scene. Rear face of cylinder shows heavy battering and possible light machining, apparently from being played with repeatedly. Grip frame, unusually, retains most of orig silver plating with some pimpling on front strap and thinning on backstrap. Grip is crisp and sound with some minor fill on the bottom left edge and overall retains most of a professionally restored varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-39435 JR210 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2289	$1,725.00	COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 10650. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardening with desirable 6″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line London address with curly leaf brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the large guard silver plated trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of SN in backstrap channel. Screws are all fire blued and Hartford style rather than the high domed English style. Hammer spur has the English style checkering with straight line below and the backstrap has the rounded contour cut inside the heel. The bbl and cylinder are without English proofs. According to COLT’S POCKET ’49, Jordan & Watt, only about 755 of these revolvers with the combination of curly finials in the address and no proofs were ever produced, making this a rather rare ’49. Colt pocket ’49 revolvers, even though produced in large quantities, are rarely found with high orig finish given their hard frontier service around the world with little or no maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cylinder and grip. Bbl retains about 85% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer and handle retain strong case colors, bright on the pivot. Frame and hammer retain virtually all of their bright orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Cylinder retains about 75% glossy orig blue and about 98% stagecoach holdup scene. Rear face of cylinder shows heavy battering and possible light machining, apparently from being played with repeatedly. Grip frame, unusually, retains most of orig silver plating with some pimpling on front strap and thinning on backstrap. Grip is crisp and sound with some minor fill on the bottom left edge and overall retains most of a professionally restored varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-39435 JR210 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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