WONDERFUL CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

WONDERFUL CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 5494. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and London address with large brackets. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” with a large silver-plated iron trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in backstrap channel. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by a wonderful mahogany English casing with rounded edges and an empty scalloped-edge plate in the lid. Interior is royal blue velvet lined with the Colt paper label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag-shaped flask, a 2-cavity mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, an all metal cleaning rod and a nearly full tin of W&C Eley caps. Right rear covered compartment contains five new spare nipples and the orig functioning key. This is the later version of the London Pocket with only about 11,000 total production for the British market in period 1853-57. This was rather a tumultuous time in English history with various wars & skirmishes taking place around the world in which they were involved. Most of these revolvers saw service with British military members and are rarely ever found with strong orig finish and even more rarely ever found with casing. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Rammer & rammer handle retain about all of their strong orig case colors, brilliant on pivot. Frame retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the sides, slightly faded on recoil shields. Hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, strong on sides, fading on top edge. Grip frame retains 95-96% strong orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing little or no wear with only minor handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Cyl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina and retains abut 98% stagecoach holdup scene. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Case is extremely fine plus with very minor handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Flask is near new with only a couple of small spots on the brass. Mold appears unused but has flaked to about 65-70% blue. Nipple wrench appears new and cleaning rod retains most of its orig blue. Label inside lid is slightly yellowed but is extremely fine. This is one of the finest London Pocket Models available today. 4-38650 JR227 (15,000-20,000)

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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	2309	$0.00	WONDERFUL CASED COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 5494. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and London address with large brackets. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” with a large silver-plated iron trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in backstrap channel. It has 5-shot cyl with stagecoach holdup scene. Bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by a wonderful mahogany English casing with rounded edges and an empty scalloped-edge plate in the lid. Interior is royal blue velvet lined with the Colt paper label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag-shaped flask, a 2-cavity mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, an all metal cleaning rod and a nearly full tin of W&C Eley caps. Right rear covered compartment contains five new spare nipples and the orig functioning key. This is the later version of the London Pocket with only about 11,000 total production for the British market in period 1853-57. This was rather a tumultuous time in English history with various wars & skirmishes taking place around the world in which they were involved. Most of these revolvers saw service with British military members and are rarely ever found with strong orig finish and even more rarely ever found with casing. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains about 95% glossy orig blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Rammer & rammer handle retain about all of their strong orig case colors, brilliant on pivot. Frame retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the sides, slightly faded on recoil shields. Hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, strong on sides, fading on top edge. Grip frame retains 95-96% strong orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing little or no wear with only minor handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Cyl retains 65-70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina and retains abut 98% stagecoach holdup scene. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Case is extremely fine plus with very minor handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Flask is near new with only a couple of small spots on the brass. Mold appears unused but has flaked to about 65-70% blue. Nipple wrench appears new and cleaning rod retains most of its orig blue. Label inside lid is slightly yellowed but is extremely fine. This is one of the finest London Pocket Models available today. 4-38650 JR227 (15,000-20,000) 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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