VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 113337. 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” at forward end. The most unusual feature on this revolver is the large steel trigger guard & back strap. Back strap has a round contour inside heel like London produced backstraps. Trigger guard & back strap were originally blue finish and contain a 1-pc walnut grip that appears to have part of orig SN in back strap channel. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, fewer than 100 of these rare revolvers were ever assembled with large guard “iron” trigger guard & back strap. The Colt London factory closed in 1856 which coincides with the serial range of this revolver which leads one to speculate that this revolver is one of the Pocket models assembled with partial English parts that were returned to Hartford after the London factory closed. Cylinder is usual 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene and all five safety pins partially serviceable. There is a dent adjacent to one chamber which affects the concentricity of that chamber. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge, unable to determine grip number. No orig finish remains being an overall cleaned gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting and a few nicks on bbl. Cylinder, with its aforementioned ding, has fine pitting around front edge and retains about 80% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame has silvered case colors. Trigger guard & back strap are matching patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-39409 JR233 (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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	2295	$0.00	VERY RARE COLT MODEL 1849 WELLS FARGO POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 113337. 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” at forward end. The most unusual feature on this revolver is the large steel trigger guard & back strap. Back strap has a round contour inside heel like London produced backstraps. Trigger guard & back strap were originally blue finish and contain a 1-pc walnut grip that appears to have part of orig SN in back strap channel. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, fewer than 100 of these rare revolvers were ever assembled with large guard “iron” trigger guard & back strap. The Colt London factory closed in 1856 which coincides with the serial range of this revolver which leads one to speculate that this revolver is one of the Pocket models assembled with partial English parts that were returned to Hartford after the London factory closed. Cylinder is usual 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene and all five safety pins partially serviceable. There is a dent adjacent to one chamber which affects the concentricity of that chamber. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge, unable to determine grip number. No orig finish remains being an overall cleaned gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting and a few nicks on bbl. Cylinder, with its aforementioned ding, has fine pitting around front edge and retains about 80% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame has silvered case colors. Trigger guard & back strap are matching patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-39409 JR233 (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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