SCARCE COLT WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE COLT WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 140350. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the small guard brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Serial number on frame is accompanied by a small “8”. Apparently no one is certain what this number signifies but it is thought that it is an inspector mark. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, about 50% of the Wells Fargo revolvers they examined had this number “8”. Also according to the referenced publication only about 3,675 Wells Fargos were produced with small brass trigger guards. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Overall the steel parts are a dark plummy/brown attic patina with a few minor nicks & scratches and some scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching patina with one area of fine pitting, apparently from holster storage and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating being mostly a light mustard patina. Grip has chipped toes and battered bottom edges and light nicks & scratches with a repaired crack on right side, shows moderate edge wear and overall retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. One frame pin is broken. 4-39412 JR234 (3,000-5,000)

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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	2294	$2,300.00	SCARCE COLT WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 140350. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the small guard brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. Serial number on frame is accompanied by a small “8”. Apparently no one is certain what this number signifies but it is thought that it is an inspector mark. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, about 50% of the Wells Fargo revolvers they examined had this number “8”. Also according to the referenced publication only about 3,675 Wells Fargos were produced with small brass trigger guards. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. Overall the steel parts are a dark plummy/brown attic patina with a few minor nicks & scratches and some scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching patina with one area of fine pitting, apparently from holster storage and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating being mostly a light mustard patina. Grip has chipped toes and battered bottom edges and light nicks & scratches with a repaired crack on right side, shows moderate edge wear and overall retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. One frame pin is broken. 4-39412 JR234 (3,000-5,000) 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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