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COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER WITH CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION

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COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER WITH CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION
COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER WITH CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION. Cal. 31 Perc. Usual configuration with 5” oct bbl, 2-line Hartford address, 6-shot cylinder with brass trigger guard and backstrap and 1-pc walnut grips. The backstrap is inscribed “Presented by Hon. CG Davis, May 16, 1861” and it is inscribed on the butt “Capt. Doten/Plymouth, Mass.”. Captain Samuel H. Doten was a 48-year-old merchant in Plymouth Mass who enlisted and was commissioned a captain of E Company, 29th Mass Infantry, May 22, 1861 and was mustered out May 30, 1864. SN 203131. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including the wedge. The metal has been cleaned bright with fine surface pitting over most of the iron. The trigger guard and backstrap retain 50-60% strong original silver. The inscriptions are crisp and clean. Grips retain virtually all their original bright varnish with one chipped toe. The bore is strong and bright with light pitting. 4-49187 JR280