COLT HARTFORD MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT HARTFORD MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 204569. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame has small “COLTS PATENT” and the large guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is desirable 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, only about 5,700 Hartford marked revolvers had 6-shot cylinders making this a scarce pocket model. Pocket models are rarely found with orig finish given their popularity and extensive frontier & war time service under adverse conditions with nominal or non-existent maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. No orig finish remains on steel parts, being a cleaned gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching patina with a few small nicks & dings and scattered fine pitting and retains about 30% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 80% thin orig silver with the exposed areas medium mustard patina. Grip has a chipped right toe and shows moderate wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and scattered moderate pitting. 4-39424 JR227 (750-1,250)

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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	2310	$690.00	COLT HARTFORD MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 204569. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame has small “COLTS PATENT” and the large guard silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is desirable 6-shots with stagecoach holdup scene. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49, Jordan & Watt, only about 5,700 Hartford marked revolvers had 6-shot cylinders making this a scarce pocket model. Pocket models are rarely found with orig finish given their popularity and extensive frontier & war time service under adverse conditions with nominal or non-existent maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge & grip. No orig finish remains on steel parts, being a cleaned gray metal patina with scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching patina with a few small nicks & dings and scattered fine pitting and retains about 30% stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 80% thin orig silver with the exposed areas medium mustard patina. Grip has a chipped right toe and shows moderate wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and scattered moderate pitting. 4-39424 JR227 (750-1,250) 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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