FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER.

FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER. SN 282846. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 6″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 1-line “NEW-YORK U.S AMERICA” address. It has 6-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and “COLT’S PATENT” on left front side of frame with caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. It also has silver plated trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig, blue velvet lined walnut Colt casing, compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 2-cavity brass “COLT’S PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a dbl sided eagle flask, a packet of six combustible cartridges & a scarce lacquered tin of Reilly caps. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except rammer which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig factory blue with a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Rammer, rammer pivot & handle retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig factory case colors with screw heads retaining most of their orig factory blue. Cylinder retains 92-93% orig factory blue, slightly thinned and about 96-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Four of six safety pins are crisp with the other two missing altogether. Trigger guard & back strap retain 70-75% thinning orig silver plate, strong around trigger guard. Grip is sound with a couple of very minor handling & storage nicks and retains about all of its strong orig factory varnish. There is a small elliptical shaped factory plugged repair on left side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Case has a crack in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with minor storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with impression from revolver in bottom. Mold & flask, probably not orig to this case, retain a worn patina. Cartridge packet is very fine and so is cap tin. 4-35915 JR465 (6,000-8,000)

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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	2298	$17,250.00	FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER. SN 282846. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 6″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 1-line “NEW-YORK U.S AMERICA” address. It has 6-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and “COLT’S PATENT” on left front side of frame with caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. It also has silver plated trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig, blue velvet lined walnut Colt casing, compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 2-cavity brass “COLT’S PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, a dbl sided eagle flask, a packet of six combustible cartridges & a scarce lacquered tin of Reilly caps. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except rammer which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 97-98% glossy orig factory blue with a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Rammer, rammer pivot & handle retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig factory case colors with screw heads retaining most of their orig factory blue. Cylinder retains 92-93% orig factory blue, slightly thinned and about 96-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Four of six safety pins are crisp with the other two missing altogether. Trigger guard & back strap retain 70-75% thinning orig silver plate, strong around trigger guard. Grip is sound with a couple of very minor handling & storage nicks and retains about all of its strong orig factory varnish. There is a small elliptical shaped factory plugged repair on left side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Case has a crack in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with minor storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with impression from revolver in bottom. Mold & flask, probably not orig to this case, retain a worn patina. Cartridge packet is very fine and so is cap tin. 4-35915 JR465 (6,000-8,000) 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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