SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 8724. Usual configuration, 5″ oct bbl, 2-line London address with iron trigger guard and backstrap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has British proofs on the bbl & cylinder. It is accompanied by an orig mahogany casing with red velvet lining with compartments for the revolver, a Colt’s Patent 2-cavity iron mold with sprue cutter marked on the right side “31 PKT”. It also has compartment for a flask, which contains a Dixon “COLT’S POCKET FLASK” which is too long for this compartment and a reproduction tin of Eley caps. It also has an all iron wiping rod. CONDITION: Very good. All matching including the wedge. Bbl retains thin orig finish under a heavy patina with some light hammer marks around the wedge slot. Cylinder is mostly a thin blue brown patina with numerous small dings and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame & hammer are a dark patina while the grip frame is a dark gray patina. Grip is sound with a couple of deep nicks and retains 93-95% orig varnish. Good mechanics, strong bore with moderate pitting. Casing is fine with numerous small nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Lining is faded and soiled with heavy wear and some losses around the front sight area and the nipple wrench is missing. Mold is lightly pitted, mostly a brown patina. Flask has a couple of small dents and retains about 70% orig finish. Ex Hank Truslow Collection. 4-54184 JR662 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	684	$3,220.00	SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 8724. Usual configuration, 5″ oct bbl, 2-line London address with iron trigger guard and backstrap and 1-pc walnut grip. It has British proofs on the bbl & cylinder. It is accompanied by an orig mahogany casing with red velvet lining with compartments for the revolver, a Colt’s Patent 2-cavity iron mold with sprue cutter marked on the right side “31 PKT”. It also has compartment for a flask, which contains a Dixon “COLT’S POCKET FLASK” which is too long for this compartment and a reproduction tin of Eley caps. It also has an all iron wiping rod. CONDITION: Very good. All matching including the wedge. Bbl retains thin orig finish under a heavy patina with some light hammer marks around the wedge slot. Cylinder is mostly a thin blue brown patina with numerous small dings and retains 30-40% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame & hammer are a dark patina while the grip frame is a dark gray patina. Grip is sound with a couple of deep nicks and retains 93-95% orig varnish. Good mechanics, strong bore with moderate pitting. Casing is fine with numerous small nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Lining is faded and soiled with heavy wear and some losses around the front sight area and the nipple wrench is missing. Mold is lightly pitted, mostly a brown patina. Flask has a couple of small dents and retains about 70% orig finish. Ex Hank Truslow Collection. 4-54184 JR662 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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