CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER.

CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER. SN 271532. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 5″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 1-line “NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA” address. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene & “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame and caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. It has silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap with large trigger guard & 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig English oak casing with brass plate in lid engraved “JM”. Interior of case is green felt lined with loading instruction label in lid and compartmented in bottom for revolver, an iron 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, a bag shaped Barlow flask, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Right rear corner has a covered compartment with replaced pull and also has a replacement wood handled brass cleaning rod. Front escutcheon of case is missing. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge except rammer which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 96-97% strong glossy orig factory blue and rammer & handle retaining most of their orig case colors, somewhat darkened. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded on left, slightly faded on right with brilliant colors in sheltered areas. Hammer nose is lightly pitted. Cylinder retains 88-90% thinning orig blue with some fine pitting around front edge and overall retains 75-80% stagecoach holdup scene. All five safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating being mostly an even medium mustard patina. Grip shows very light edge wear with a very few minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is missing a splinter from left front edge and has a grain check in bottom, otherwise is sound showing moderate soil. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with label worn & yellowed and missing a few small spots. Bottom is moderately soiled with light damage from front sight. Mold, flask & cap tin are all very fine. 4-35914 JR468 (4,000-6,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2299	$6,325.00	CASED COLT MODEL 1849 PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER. SN 271532. Cal. 31. Blue & case colored with 5″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 1-line “NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA” address. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene & “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame and caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard. It has silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap with large trigger guard & 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig English oak casing with brass plate in lid engraved “JM”. Interior of case is green felt lined with loading instruction label in lid and compartmented in bottom for revolver, an iron 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, a bag shaped Barlow flask, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label and an L-shaped nipple wrench. Right rear corner has a covered compartment with replaced pull and also has a replacement wood handled brass cleaning rod. Front escutcheon of case is missing. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge except rammer which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 96-97% strong glossy orig factory blue and rammer & handle retaining most of their orig case colors, somewhat darkened. Frame retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded on left, slightly faded on right with brilliant colors in sheltered areas. Hammer nose is lightly pitted. Cylinder retains 88-90% thinning orig blue with some fine pitting around front edge and overall retains 75-80% stagecoach holdup scene. All five safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain traces of silver plating being mostly an even medium mustard patina. Grip shows very light edge wear with a very few minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Case is missing a splinter from left front edge and has a grain check in bottom, otherwise is sound showing moderate soil. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with label worn & yellowed and missing a few small spots. Bottom is moderately soiled with light damage from front sight. Mold, flask & cap tin are all very fine. 4-35914 JR468 (4,000-6,000) 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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