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CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER

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CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER
CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. Cal. 31 Perc. Fine engraved Colt with 5” oct bbl, “Saml Colt” engraved on the top flat. It has silver-plated trigger guard and backstrap with burl 1-pc walnut grips. It is beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with intertwining foliate and arabesque patterns covering the frame, bbl and rammer pivot and on the trigger guard and backstrap. It has the trademark Young engraved “Colt’s Patent” vignette and hound’s head on each side of the hammer. It is accompanied by an original re-lined Colt’s casing containing a single-sided small sized “E Pluribus Unum” copper and brass flask, a Colt’s Patent brass two-cavity mold without sprue cutter and a fine lacquered tin of Eley caps. Also contains an “L” shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver. SN 87320. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including the wedge. Retains most of an outstanding professionally restored finish to the metal and wood. The frame, however, was not case colored, but appears to have been blued. The cylinder was refinished over fine pitting and retains 75-80% stagecoach hold-up scene. The 5 safety pins are mostly intact. It has a brilliant shiny bore with a couple spots of pitting. The case has a couple of grain checks in the top and a crack in the bottom and the lid has been refinished. The relined interior is bright. This appears to have been a nearly new revolver that had been allowed to deteriorate in the case and it has been restored. 4-49111 JR383