SPECTACULAR CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SPECTACULAR CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 44165. Early Gold Rush period, pre-Civil War Model 49 with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with serifs at each end. It has 5-shot cyl, silver plated brass grip frame & highly figured 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined Colt casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 2-cavity brass Colt’s Patent mold without sprue cutter, a dbl sided American eagle flask, a packet of combustible cartridges and several lead balls in right rear compartment. This is certainly a revolver which could have gone to the gold fields & which was certainly in use during the Civil War. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge. Bbl retains 85-90% strong orig factory blue mixed with flaked patina. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig factory case colors, bright on pivot, turned dark elsewhere. Cyl is an overall blue/brown patina with a pitted face and retains 97-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains most of its orig factory case colors, crisp & bright on sides, turned dark on recoil shields. Hammer retains about 60% orig case colors. Screws retain 60-70% orig blue. Grip frame retains virtually all of its strong orig silver plating & grip is sound with minor nicks and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Case is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Lining is moderately faded with some wear from revolver & accessories and has a couple of re-glued partitions. Mold has a few minor nicks & dents and flask a couple of dents on one side. All in all a very fine, early cased pocket model worthy of any collection or museum. 4-58200 (12,000-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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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	745	$0.00	SPECTACULAR CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 44165. Early Gold Rush period, pre-Civil War Model 49 with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with serifs at each end. It has 5-shot cyl, silver plated brass grip frame & highly figured 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined Colt casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, a 2-cavity brass Colt’s Patent mold without sprue cutter, a dbl sided American eagle flask, a packet of combustible cartridges and several lead balls in right rear compartment. This is certainly a revolver which could have gone to the gold fields & which was certainly in use during the Civil War. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge. Bbl retains 85-90% strong orig factory blue mixed with flaked patina. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig factory case colors, bright on pivot, turned dark elsewhere. Cyl is an overall blue/brown patina with a pitted face and retains 97-98% stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains most of its orig factory case colors, crisp & bright on sides, turned dark on recoil shields. Hammer retains about 60% orig case colors. Screws retain 60-70% orig blue. Grip frame retains virtually all of its strong orig silver plating & grip is sound with minor nicks and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Case is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Lining is moderately faded with some wear from revolver & accessories and has a couple of re-glued partitions. Mold has a few minor nicks & dents and flask a couple of dents on one side. All in all a very fine, early cased pocket model worthy of any collection or museum. 4-58200 (12,000-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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