London Cased & Proofed New York Address Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$3,000 -
$4,000
Lot Description
London Cased & Proofed New York Address Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
.31 caliber. 4" barrel. SN: 297012L(mfg. ca. 1867). Blued and color casehardened finish, blued steel backstrap and triggerguard, varnished one-piece walnut grip. Single action percussion revolver with six-chambered round cylinder roll engraved with the "Stagecoach Hold Up" scene, a hammer nose notch rear sight and a brass cone front sight. Top flat of barrel marked in a single line ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S.A. AMERICA, lower left of frame marked in two lines COLT'S/PATENT. Matching serial numbers throughout, including wedge and grip, with the loading lever unnumbered as is not uncommon this late in production. London commercial proof marks on left of barrel web and between cylinder chambers. "L" marks above and below serial numbers indicating the gun was for the export market in London. The revolver is housed in an original English oak casing for a 4" or 5" Colt Pocket with a red baize lined compartmentalized interior, with accessories and the loading instructions on the label inside the lid. The accessories include a correctly marked James Dixon English flask for a Colt Pocket with the wrong spout, a correct pattern blued iron dual cavity COLT'S/PATENT marked mold, an original Colt L-shaped combination tool, a japanned Eley cap tin, a James Dixon pewter oiler and correct English cased set cleaning rod. The case also includes some lead bullets in the lidded compartment and a key that operates the case's lid.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Very good to fine. Bore moderately oxidized with some pitting and strong rifling. Metal with much of the original blue intact, showing moderate wear and loss, mixed with a lightly oxidized patina. Frame with some traces of nice case color on the right side, less on the left, mostly fading and aging to a bluish brown patina. Much of the blue remains on the backstrap and triggerguard. Cylinder with most of the scene intact. Markings mostly clear and crisp, action is mechanically functional. Grip with some wear but with the varnish largely remaining and scattered bumps, dings and mars. Case with moderate wear and some attractive figure to the honey colored oak. Interior with moderate wear and some loss to the lining, compartment lid warped and worn, dividers mostly solid with some wear. Accessories all about very good.
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