COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 83063. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the small guard silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of SN in backstrap channel. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and 3 of the 5 safetypins serviceable. The ’49 pocket model was the most prolific of all Colt’s percussion revolvers and saw extensive worldwide service from the gold creeks of California to the Northwest territories, throughout all of North America and literally around the world in the harshest of conditions, including the entirety of the Civil War, with limited maintenance. They are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching including cylinder and grip, except wedge which is numbered 19525. No orig finish remains on the steel parts, having been cleaned to bare metal, which is now beginning to patinate. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about 75% orig silver plate with the exposed brass a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound, showing light edge wear with minor nicks and scratches and retains most orig varnish. Cylinder is also cleaned bright and retains about 85% stagecoach holdup scene. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-39406 JR204 (500-1,000)

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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	2303	$632.50	COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 83063. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the small guard silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of SN in backstrap channel. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and 3 of the 5 safetypins serviceable. The ’49 pocket model was the most prolific of all Colt’s percussion revolvers and saw extensive worldwide service from the gold creeks of California to the Northwest territories, throughout all of North America and literally around the world in the harshest of conditions, including the entirety of the Civil War, with limited maintenance. They are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good, all matching including cylinder and grip, except wedge which is numbered 19525. No orig finish remains on the steel parts, having been cleaned to bare metal, which is now beginning to patinate. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about 75% orig silver plate with the exposed brass a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound, showing light edge wear with minor nicks and scratches and retains most orig varnish. Cylinder is also cleaned bright and retains about 85% stagecoach holdup scene. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-39406 JR204 (500-1,000) 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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