RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER INVENTOR PRESENTED TO COL. S.A.COOLEY.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER INVENTOR PRESENTED TO COL. S.A.COOLEY. SN 105634. Cal. 31. Presented in 1856, this fine revolver has a 5″ oct bbl, pin front sight with engraved “Sam’l Colt” address. It has 5-shot cylinder with silver-plated brass trigger guard & back strap & highly figured, deluxe, 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is inscribed “Col. J.A. Cooley / from the inventor”. Frame, bbl lug, rammer pivot, back strap, butt strap & trigger guard all have Gustave Young’s deluxe foliate arabesque pattern engraving with his typical scrolls & whirls with fine punch dot background and “COLTS PATENT” in a kidney shape on left side of frame. Several of the swirls terminate in flower blossoms and it has his trademark fan at top of back strap with arabesque patterns down back strap, across butt strap & on trigger guard. Edges of trigger guard have his zig zag border pattern. Hammer is also deluxe engraved with his trademark wolf’s heads on each side of nose and a dolphin pattern on top edge. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined walnut casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a 2-sided eagle flask & brass 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” bullet mold without sprue cutter. Left front corner has a fine sealed packet of five combustible cartridges & an L-shaped nipple wrench. Right rear compartment has a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Bbl rest is a replacement. Col. Samuel Abbott Cooley was a well-known socially and politically active Hartford resident in the mid 1800s. Cooley was a noted purveyor of fine books and images and operated a Daguerrian Saloon from 1852-59. Cooley would later become a famed CW photographer. He was known to associate closely w/ I.W. Stuart who owned the property where the famous Charter Oak stood and was a speaker at the Dedication Proceedings for the Charter Oak Hall of Sam Colt. It is believed that Cooley was a significant participant in the Proceedings as well as he received a special personalized manuscript of the event from Stuart which he later donated to the Conn. State Library before his death. It is also believed this engraved Colt M1849 was a gift to Cooley from Sam Colt commemorating this historic event. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl & cylinder retain an even dark brown patina with a few minor nicks on bbl and hammer marks on cylinder. Cylinder retains 60-70% orig stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains dark case colors turning silver. Hammer has had its nose dressed and also retains darkened case colors. Trigger guard retains about all of its orig silver plating with front strap a cleaned brass patina with several small dings. Back strap & butt strap retain most of their orig silver plating, thin on butt strap. Grip shows light to moderate wear with a few nicks & dings and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, dark bore with heavy pitting. Case has several small grain checks in lid and another in bottom, otherwise is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains strong orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded in lid but intact. Bottom has some reattached partitions with moderate to heavy fading & soil. Flask is fine with a couple of minor dents. Mold is extremely fine. Altogether a wonderful set. 4-35912 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2296	$0.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER INVENTOR PRESENTED TO COL. S.A.COOLEY. SN 105634. Cal. 31. Presented in 1856, this fine revolver has a 5″ oct bbl, pin front sight with engraved “Sam’l Colt” address. It has 5-shot cylinder with silver-plated brass trigger guard & back strap & highly figured, deluxe, 1-pc walnut grip. Back strap is inscribed “Col. J.A. Cooley / from the inventor”. Frame, bbl lug, rammer pivot, back strap, butt strap & trigger guard all have Gustave Young’s deluxe foliate arabesque pattern engraving with his typical scrolls & whirls with fine punch dot background and “COLTS PATENT” in a kidney shape on left side of frame. Several of the swirls terminate in flower blossoms and it has his trademark fan at top of back strap with arabesque patterns down back strap, across butt strap & on trigger guard. Edges of trigger guard have his zig zag border pattern. Hammer is also deluxe engraved with his trademark wolf’s heads on each side of nose and a dolphin pattern on top edge. Accompanied by an orig, burgundy velvet lined walnut casing compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a 2-sided eagle flask & brass 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” bullet mold without sprue cutter. Left front corner has a fine sealed packet of five combustible cartridges & an L-shaped nipple wrench. Right rear compartment has a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Bbl rest is a replacement. Col. Samuel Abbott Cooley was a well-known socially and politically active Hartford resident in the mid 1800s. Cooley was a noted purveyor of fine books and images and operated a Daguerrian Saloon from 1852-59. Cooley would later become a famed CW photographer. He was known to associate closely w/ I.W. Stuart who owned the property where the famous Charter Oak stood and was a speaker at the Dedication Proceedings for the Charter Oak Hall of Sam Colt. It is believed that Cooley was a significant participant in the Proceedings as well as he received a special personalized manuscript of the event from Stuart which he later donated to the Conn. State Library before his death. It is also believed this engraved Colt M1849 was a gift to Cooley from Sam Colt commemorating this historic event. CONDITION: Fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl & cylinder retain an even dark brown patina with a few minor nicks on bbl and hammer marks on cylinder. Cylinder retains 60-70% orig stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains dark case colors turning silver. Hammer has had its nose dressed and also retains darkened case colors. Trigger guard retains about all of its orig silver plating with front strap a cleaned brass patina with several small dings. Back strap & butt strap retain most of their orig silver plating, thin on butt strap. Grip shows light to moderate wear with a few nicks & dings and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, dark bore with heavy pitting. Case has several small grain checks in lid and another in bottom, otherwise is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains strong orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded in lid but intact. Bottom has some reattached partitions with moderate to heavy fading & soil. Flask is fine with a couple of minor dents. Mold is extremely fine. Altogether a wonderful set. 4-35912 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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