CASED ENGRAVED COLT POCKET MODEL 1849 REVOLVER.

CASED ENGRAVED COLT POCKET MODEL 1849 REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 121288. Fine, Gustav Young engraved pocket model Colt with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, “Sam’l Colt” engraved on the top flat. Frame has full coverage foliate arabesque patterns in Mr. Young’s finest hand. Left side of the frame has one of his trademark dog’s head incorporated into the patterns and “COLT’S PATENT” is engraved in his typical ellipse. Hammer has full coverage engraving on both sides and his trademark wolf’s head is on both sides of the hammer nose. Rammer pivot and about 70% of the bbl are also engraved to match. Top of the backstrap has Young’s trademark fan and there are flourishes of engraving on the backstrap, buttstrap, trigger bow and the sides of the trigger guard plate has a wavy pattern. It has a 5-shot cylinder and silver plated brass grip frame with deluxe, burl walnut 1-pc grip. It is accompanied by an orig Colt walnut casing with velvet lining and the bottom compartmented for the revolver, a sgl-sided eagle with shield E. Pluribus Unum flask, a brass 2-cavity Colt’s Patent mold without sprue cutter and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except the wedge and that has had the number obliterated in an apparent attempt to tighten the bbl/cylinder pin fit. Bbl, cylinder, rammer and hammer retain a dark patina with traces of orig finish in the very sheltered areas. Frame retains a mostly dark patina with some dark colors in the very sheltered areas. Hammer nose is pitted. Cylinder has a dent over one cylinder and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip frame retains 85-90% orig silver-plating and the grip is sound with some dark oil staining near the frame, but overall retains about 70% orig varnish. There is a dent on the right side. Case has a crack in the lid with a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise is fine and retains most of its original varnish. Shield shaped escutcheon in missing. Lining is very faded and moderately soiled in the bottom. One partition has been reattached. Flask is near new and the mold is very fine. 4-56480 JR688 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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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	3212	$6,325.00	CASED ENGRAVED COLT POCKET MODEL 1849 REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 121288. Fine, Gustav Young engraved pocket model Colt with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, “Sam’l Colt” engraved on the top flat. Frame has full coverage foliate arabesque patterns in Mr. Young’s finest hand. Left side of the frame has one of his trademark dog’s head incorporated into the patterns and “COLT’S PATENT” is engraved in his typical ellipse. Hammer has full coverage engraving on both sides and his trademark wolf’s head is on both sides of the hammer nose. Rammer pivot and about 70% of the bbl are also engraved to match. Top of the backstrap has Young’s trademark fan and there are flourishes of engraving on the backstrap, buttstrap, trigger bow and the sides of the trigger guard plate has a wavy pattern. It has a 5-shot cylinder and silver plated brass grip frame with deluxe, burl walnut 1-pc grip. It is accompanied by an orig Colt walnut casing with velvet lining and the bottom compartmented for the revolver, a sgl-sided eagle with shield E. Pluribus Unum flask, a brass 2-cavity Colt’s Patent mold without sprue cutter and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except the wedge and that has had the number obliterated in an apparent attempt to tighten the bbl/cylinder pin fit. Bbl, cylinder, rammer and hammer retain a dark patina with traces of orig finish in the very sheltered areas. Frame retains a mostly dark patina with some dark colors in the very sheltered areas. Hammer nose is pitted. Cylinder has a dent over one cylinder and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Grip frame retains 85-90% orig silver-plating and the grip is sound with some dark oil staining near the frame, but overall retains about 70% orig varnish. There is a dent on the right side. Case has a crack in the lid with a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise is fine and retains most of its original varnish. Shield shaped escutcheon in missing. Lining is very faded and moderately soiled in the bottom. One partition has been reattached. Flask is near new and the mold is very fine. 4-56480 JR688 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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