EXTRAORDINARY EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTRAORDINARY EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 69861. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with desirable 6″ oct bbl with brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left front side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and it is fitted with small guard, silver-plated brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is five chambers with stagecoach hold-up scene. This model Colt was produced in large numbers between 1850-1873 with virtually all of them seeing service before, during and after the Civil War, both militarily and on the frontier. They were very popular and a well-received revolver with their reasonable stopping power and reliability and were only superseded when larger, heavier cals and cartridge revolvers became prevalent. Given their hard service life, they are rarely found in high orig finish and almost never unfired such as is this one. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching incl wedge and grip. Bbl retains about 99% strong orig factory blue with a few minor scratches and one small spot of pinprick pitting on the right flat at the muzzle. Rammer and handle retain about all of their orig case colors turned dark. Frame and hammer retain about all of their orig case colors turned a smoky gray, apparently from having been exposed to some sort of chemical fumes. Trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their silver-plating with some minor pimpling on the backstrap and at the heel. Cyl retains 98-99% strong orig blue with two or three small spots of pitting and shows 99%+ orig stagecoach hold-up scene. All five safety pins are serviceable. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws retaining virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, unfired. 4-37577 (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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	2314	$12,650.00	EXTRAORDINARY EARLY COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 69861. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with desirable 6″ oct bbl with brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. Left front side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and it is fitted with small guard, silver-plated brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is five chambers with stagecoach hold-up scene. This model Colt was produced in large numbers between 1850-1873 with virtually all of them seeing service before, during and after the Civil War, both militarily and on the frontier. They were very popular and a well-received revolver with their reasonable stopping power and reliability and were only superseded when larger, heavier cals and cartridge revolvers became prevalent. Given their hard service life, they are rarely found in high orig finish and almost never unfired such as is this one. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching incl wedge and grip. Bbl retains about 99% strong orig factory blue with a few minor scratches and one small spot of pinprick pitting on the right flat at the muzzle. Rammer and handle retain about all of their orig case colors turned dark. Frame and hammer retain about all of their orig case colors turned a smoky gray, apparently from having been exposed to some sort of chemical fumes. Trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their silver-plating with some minor pimpling on the backstrap and at the heel. Cyl retains 98-99% strong orig blue with two or three small spots of pitting and shows 99%+ orig stagecoach hold-up scene. All five safety pins are serviceable. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws retaining virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, unfired. 4-37577 (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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