WONDERFUL DELUXE CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

WONDERFUL DELUXE CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 91998. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and engraved “Saml Colt” bbl address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” in an arc in a pillow shape. It has small silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a 1-pc ivory grip with SN in backstap channel. Cyl is usual 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene. Revolver is deluxe Gustave Young engraved with full coverage intertwined foliate arabesque patterns on frame with one of scrolls on right side terminating in a bird’s head. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top side flats with one of scrolls on left side of bbl lug terminating in a dog’s head. Bbl address has simple line borders with geometric patterns at each end. Rammer pivot has full coverage engraving on both sides. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns at top & at the heel, on buttstrap and trigger guard. Screw heads are all engraved. Accompanied by an extremely rare coffin lid oak casing lined in blue velvet and French fitted in bottom for revolver, an early dbl sided American eagle flask and a 2-cavity brass “COLTS PATENT” bullet mold without sprue cutter. Two covered compartments have ivory pulls with the left front compartment containing a packet of five combustible cartridges and left rear compartment contains bullets & caps. CONDITION: Revolver is fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue with what appears to be chemical losses around muzzle, probably from an old cleaning solution. Rammer & handle are a cleaned metal color. Wedge screw is a replacement. Frame retains dark case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina. Hammer retains dark case colors on sides. Trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver-plating. Grip is sound with a wonderful mellow ivory color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few freckles of pitting. Case has a small crack in lid with some minor warping on back seam otherwise is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains most of its orig finish. Interior is very lightly faded with chemical staining in the revolver cyl area in the lid. Bottom is moderately soiled with staining in a corresponding area around cyl. Flask is extremely fine retaining virtually all of its orig finish. Mold appears to be unused. 4-38649 JR248 (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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	2303	$0.00	WONDERFUL DELUXE CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 91998. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and engraved “Saml Colt” bbl address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” in an arc in a pillow shape. It has small silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a 1-pc ivory grip with SN in backstap channel. Cyl is usual 5-shot with stagecoach holdup scene. Revolver is deluxe Gustave Young engraved with full coverage intertwined foliate arabesque patterns on frame with one of scrolls on right side terminating in a bird’s head. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top side flats with one of scrolls on left side of bbl lug terminating in a dog’s head. Bbl address has simple line borders with geometric patterns at each end. Rammer pivot has full coverage engraving on both sides. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns at top & at the heel, on buttstrap and trigger guard. Screw heads are all engraved. Accompanied by an extremely rare coffin lid oak casing lined in blue velvet and French fitted in bottom for revolver, an early dbl sided American eagle flask and a 2-cavity brass “COLTS PATENT” bullet mold without sprue cutter. Two covered compartments have ivory pulls with the left front compartment containing a packet of five combustible cartridges and left rear compartment contains bullets & caps. CONDITION: Revolver is fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue with what appears to be chemical losses around muzzle, probably from an old cleaning solution. Rammer & handle are a cleaned metal color. Wedge screw is a replacement. Frame retains dark case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina. Hammer retains dark case colors on sides. Trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver-plating. Grip is sound with a wonderful mellow ivory color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few freckles of pitting. Case has a small crack in lid with some minor warping on back seam otherwise is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains most of its orig finish. Interior is very lightly faded with chemical staining in the revolver cyl area in the lid. Bottom is moderately soiled with staining in a corresponding area around cyl. Flask is extremely fine retaining virtually all of its orig finish. Mold appears to be unused. 4-38649 JR248 (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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