INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.

INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 92067. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with serifs. It has 5-shot unfluted cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. It has silver-plated grip frame inscribed on the backstrap “C. & S. L. Mail”. This inscription is believed to stand for the California & Salt Lake Mail Company, which used mules to carry the mail, and was referred to as “the Jackass Mail”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains thin blue in sheltered areas with the balance a plum brown patina. Cylinder is a light brown patina and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame has traces of silvered case colors with the balance dark patina. Backstrap and butt strap retain about 85% orig silver-plate with the trigger guard retaining about 20%. Grip is sound with moderate wear and retains about 75% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. From the collection of the late John Hamilton. 4-54217 JR625 (3,000-5,000)

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
	688	$4,887.00	INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 92067. Usual configuration with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with serifs. It has 5-shot unfluted cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene. It has silver-plated grip frame inscribed on the backstrap “C. & S. L. Mail”. This inscription is believed to stand for the California & Salt Lake Mail Company, which used mules to carry the mail, and was referred to as “the Jackass Mail”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains thin blue in sheltered areas with the balance a plum brown patina. Cylinder is a light brown patina and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame has traces of silvered case colors with the balance dark patina. Backstrap and butt strap retain about 85% orig silver-plate with the trigger guard retaining about 20%. Grip is sound with moderate wear and retains about 75% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. From the collection of the late John Hamilton. 4-54217 JR625 (3,000-5,000) 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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