EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED GOLD & SILVER COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED GOLD & SILVER COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 159302. Cal. 31.Full silver finish with gold-washed cyl & hammer with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand-engraved “Sam Colt” on the top left. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene and brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a 1-pc ivory grip that has the last four digits of SN in backstrap channel. The most rare feature of this revolver is the hand-engraved “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of the frame. Accompanied by an orig Colt mahogany casing with ivory shield lock escutcheon in front, lined with burgundy velvet and compartmented in bottom for revolver, a sgl-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle flask and a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter. Also accompanying is a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver is extraordinarily rare and may have at one time been in Col. Colt’s personal collection. Accompanied by a 5-page article by Pete Holder which appeared in the Summer 2008 The Rampant Colt magazine. The article deals with another 1849 Pocket Model revolver, SN 181885, which was also silver & gold and Mr. Holder was able to research and prove that it had, in fact, been part of the Samuel Colt personal collection. On p. 3 of this article he states, regarding the engraved “COLTS PATENT” on the frame, that “This feature on a ’49 Pocket is rare and only one other example is known on a non-engraved gun at this time. It is Colt Pocket 1849 Serial Number 159302 which was sold through Butterfield & Butterfield as Lot 5196 in December 2000.” Mr. Holder pictures SN 181885 in his article with a closeup of the “COLTS PATENT” engraving on the frame. Comparing that engraving with the engraving on this revolver, they are somewhat different in size but certainly appear to have been done by the same hand. This revolver also has the rounded head screws on the frame similar to those found on London produced revolvers. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grip. Overall remains unfired retaining virtually all of its orig silver plating with a few scattered pimples on bbl and a couple of small spots on backstrap. Cyl & hammer retain most of their orig light colored gold wash, stronger in sheltered areas. Cyl also has a few scattered pimples under plating and retains about all of its stagecoach holdup scene. Two of the five safety pins are slightly mashed with the other three crisp. Grip is extremely fine with sharp edges and a light ivory color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks on bottom, otherwise is completely sound with numerous small storage & handling marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded but intact with light to moderate soil with damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is good, retaining about 80% orig finish. Mold appears to be unused retaining a dark black brass finish with pitting on hinge pin. 4-38457 JR235 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2302	$16,675.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CASED GOLD & SILVER COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 159302. Cal. 31.Full silver finish with gold-washed cyl & hammer with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and hand-engraved “Sam Colt” on the top left. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene and brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a 1-pc ivory grip that has the last four digits of SN in backstrap channel. The most rare feature of this revolver is the hand-engraved “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of the frame. Accompanied by an orig Colt mahogany casing with ivory shield lock escutcheon in front, lined with burgundy velvet and compartmented in bottom for revolver, a sgl-sided “COLTS PATENT” eagle flask and a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter. Also accompanying is a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. This revolver is extraordinarily rare and may have at one time been in Col. Colt’s personal collection. Accompanied by a 5-page article by Pete Holder which appeared in the Summer 2008 The Rampant Colt magazine. The article deals with another 1849 Pocket Model revolver, SN 181885, which was also silver & gold and Mr. Holder was able to research and prove that it had, in fact, been part of the Samuel Colt personal collection. On p. 3 of this article he states, regarding the engraved “COLTS PATENT” on the frame, that “This feature on a ’49 Pocket is rare and only one other example is known on a non-engraved gun at this time. It is Colt Pocket 1849 Serial Number 159302 which was sold through Butterfield & Butterfield as Lot 5196 in December 2000.” Mr. Holder pictures SN 181885 in his article with a closeup of the “COLTS PATENT” engraving on the frame. Comparing that engraving with the engraving on this revolver, they are somewhat different in size but certainly appear to have been done by the same hand. This revolver also has the rounded head screws on the frame similar to those found on London produced revolvers. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grip. Overall remains unfired retaining virtually all of its orig silver plating with a few scattered pimples on bbl and a couple of small spots on backstrap. Cyl & hammer retain most of their orig light colored gold wash, stronger in sheltered areas. Cyl also has a few scattered pimples under plating and retains about all of its stagecoach holdup scene. Two of the five safety pins are slightly mashed with the other three crisp. Grip is extremely fine with sharp edges and a light ivory color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks on bottom, otherwise is completely sound with numerous small storage & handling marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded but intact with light to moderate soil with damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is good, retaining about 80% orig finish. Mold appears to be unused retaining a dark black brass finish with pitting on hinge pin. 4-38457 JR235 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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