FINE CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 218365. Cal. 31. Silver finish with 4″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and it has large silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a deluxe varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Engraving is by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & recoil shields which extend over bbl lug and top side flats of bbl with a border pattern around the address terminating in a geometric pattern toward the front sight. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and all engraving has fine punch dot background. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on buttstrap and trigger guard. Cylinder is 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig Colt casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, a dbl sided American eagle flask and a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet mold. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge with backstrap channel in the grip too dark to discern a number. Overall retains about all of a fine professionally restored silver finish with the only wear around trigger guard and front strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Cylinder retains about 95-98% stagecoach holdup scene and all six safety pins are prominent. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case has a repaired crack in bottom, otherwise is sound and retains about all of an old refinish. Interior is lightly faded with moderate soil. Flask is poor, mold is good. 4-36619 JR229 (5,000-7,500)

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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	2305	$4,600.00	FINE CASED GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 218365. Cal. 31. Silver finish with 4″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and it has large silver-plated brass trigger guard & backstrap containing a deluxe varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Engraving is by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on frame & recoil shields which extend over bbl lug and top side flats of bbl with a border pattern around the address terminating in a geometric pattern toward the front sight. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and all engraving has fine punch dot background. Top of backstrap has Mr. Young’s typical fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on buttstrap and trigger guard. Cylinder is 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. Accompanied by an orig Colt casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, a dbl sided American eagle flask and a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet mold. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge with backstrap channel in the grip too dark to discern a number. Overall retains about all of a fine professionally restored silver finish with the only wear around trigger guard and front strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Cylinder retains about 95-98% stagecoach holdup scene and all six safety pins are prominent. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case has a repaired crack in bottom, otherwise is sound and retains about all of an old refinish. Interior is lightly faded with moderate soil. Flask is poor, mold is good. 4-36619 JR229 (5,000-7,500) 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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