CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.

CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 130360. Usual configuration, blue & case colored with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, 2-line New York address with serifs, silver-plated grip frame and 1-pc walnut grip. Left side of the grip is inlaid with a 1-1/8″ x 1″ silver shield, which is inscribed “PRESENTED BY / A. WURFFLEIN / TO OFFICER / RANDALL FENTON / OF 11TH DIVISION / 19TH WARD / FEB 9TH 1857”. Accompanied by an orig walnut Colt casing with maroon velvet lining compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early American eagle Colt style flask & a 2-cavity brass Colt’s patent mold without sprue cutter. There is an Andrew Wurfflein listed in Small Arms Makers, Gardner, as a maker of percussion derringers & dbl bbl shotguns in Philadelphia, PA 1835-60. Andrew Wurfflein was the father of William, who was the proprietor of the famous W. Wurfflein Gun Company. CONDITION: Revolver is very fine to extremely fine. All matching including the wedge. Bbl retains 80-85% thinning orig blue with the balance worn & flaked to light patina. Cylinder retains about 65% thin orig blue and 65-70% strong stagecoach holdup scene with an area of moderate pitting commensurate with the wear in the bottom of the case. All five cylinder pins are prominent. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong in the sheltered areas and on the left side, fading to silver elsewhere. Grip frame retains about 90% strong silver. Grips are sound with wear on the edges and dull finish around the silver shield, probably from polishing. Crisp mechanics, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Box is very fine, without cracks and only a few minor nicks & scratches. Lining is lightly faded with some staining near the muzzle end of the recess and wear at the cylinder & grip contact points. Flask is fine, mold is very good. 4-56859 JR428 (4,000-6,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3214	$7,187.00	CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 130360. Usual configuration, blue & case colored with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, 2-line New York address with serifs, silver-plated grip frame and 1-pc walnut grip. Left side of the grip is inlaid with a 1-1/8″ x 1″ silver shield, which is inscribed “PRESENTED BY / A. WURFFLEIN / TO OFFICER / RANDALL FENTON / OF 11TH DIVISION / 19TH WARD / FEB 9TH 1857”. Accompanied by an orig walnut Colt casing with maroon velvet lining compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early American eagle Colt style flask & a 2-cavity brass Colt’s patent mold without sprue cutter. There is an Andrew Wurfflein listed in Small Arms Makers, Gardner, as a maker of percussion derringers & dbl bbl shotguns in Philadelphia, PA 1835-60. Andrew Wurfflein was the father of William, who was the proprietor of the famous W. Wurfflein Gun Company. CONDITION: Revolver is very fine to extremely fine. All matching including the wedge. Bbl retains 80-85% thinning orig blue with the balance worn & flaked to light patina. Cylinder retains about 65% thin orig blue and 65-70% strong stagecoach holdup scene with an area of moderate pitting commensurate with the wear in the bottom of the case. All five cylinder pins are prominent. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong in the sheltered areas and on the left side, fading to silver elsewhere. Grip frame retains about 90% strong silver. Grips are sound with wear on the edges and dull finish around the silver shield, probably from polishing. Crisp mechanics, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Box is very fine, without cracks and only a few minor nicks & scratches. Lining is lightly faded with some staining near the muzzle end of the recess and wear at the cylinder & grip contact points. Flask is fine, mold is very good. 4-56859 JR428 (4,000-6,000) 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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