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Early original cased Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver with small trigger-guard.

The Cased Early Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver described here is in very nice condition with a two-line New York address on a 6” barrel and a serial number indicating that it was produced in 1854.

The revolver is in about Excellent overall condition and has a five chambered cylinder. The serial number 88570 is clearly stamped on the bottom of the barrel lug, the frame, the triggerguard, the backstrap butt and the cylinder. 8570 is stamped on the loading lever, arbor pin and written in the grip channel. The wedge is numbered 3242 and is an original Colt wedge, the same serial number die-stamp was used for the wedge and rest of the gun, between serial number 45000 and 100.000 they used the last for digits on the wedge.

The revolver remains crisp and sharp throughout. The barrel is marked with the two-line bracketed New York address which reads:

{ ADDRESS SAM^Ḻ COLT }

NEW･YORK CITY

The cylinder has the usual COLTS PATENT panel box, over the box containing the serial number N^o 88570. The revolver is crisply and clearly marked on the lower left side of the frame: COLTS / PATENT in two lines and there is no caliber mark on the rear left bolster of the triggerguard.
There are several inspector initials on the gun. ”H” on the barrel lug face, “2” above the serial number bottom of barrel lug, “E” on the left side trigger-guard, “X” on the left side trigger-guard bolster, “C” on face of recoil-shield and a “2” behind serial number box on the cylinder. The gun is in perfect, untouched condition. The barrel on the gun retains most of its original factory blue. The cylinder has a wonderful natural plum color from the original blue fading, with two of the safety pins still there. The bore is excellent and has nice shiny lands and grooves with some minor pitting. The frame, loading lever & hammer retain nearly all their original bright factory case colors. The loading lever moves smoothly and operates correctly, locking tightly into place, as it should. The frame is smooth, with crisp edges and very clear markings. The cylinder is extremely sharp and crisp and retains the complete roll engraved scene. The Stagecoach Holdup scene, with the “ENGRAVED BY W. L. ORMSBY NEW YORK” signature still there from “BY”, “ENGRAVED” is worn off. roll engraved on the cylinder rates excellent and is extremely clear. All the nipples in the cylinder are original and in very fine condition, two of the safety pins still there. The back-strap and trigger guard are fine throughout, the trigger guards retain almost all original silver, and the back-strap has some silver left at the back-strap apron and the butt. All screws are excellent with original color on them. The original factory grips are excellent throughout and have a wonderful grain to them. They retain their original factory varnish on them.

The case:

An original early Civil War factory Colt Model 1849 case for a Colt percussion pocket revolver with a 6-inch barrel and small trigger-guard. This case has a fine interior including partitions and beautiful dark lining, with no rips or tires in it. The outer wood shell of the case is very fine throughout with fine dark grain to it. There is no warping to the lid and there are no cracks in the pine bottom.

The Powder flask:

An original early Civil War Colts Patent marked powder flask for a Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver in excellent untouched condition. This flask has an excellent body throughout with tight seamstress around. It has a very clear “COLTS PATENT” marking on it, the eagle, shield and stars above the “E PLURIBUS UNUM” banner are also clear. The flask has almost all lacquer on it, brass to and spout have a fine untouched patina on them, all screws and spring are original. This flask operates perfectly.

The bullet mold:

An early Pré Civil War “Colts Patent” brass bullet mold for a percussion .31 caliber Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver in fine condition. The mold has fine brass throughout with crisp edges. The top is nice  with “COLTS PATENT” stamped on it. The inside of the mold is fine with perfect cavities in it. The mold opens and closes tightly.

The cartridge pack:

An early and scarce “Colt’s Cartridge Works” Civil War era pack of 6 combustible  envelope cartridges in excellent condition. The pack has an excellent body and is sealed all around, it has the wire still on it. The paper wrap around it is also in excellent condition and has a clear label from top to bottom on it. It’s marked:
“6 Combustible Envelope Cartridges, made of HAZARD’S powder expressly for, COL. COLT’S PATENT REVOLVING POCKET PISTOL. Address Colt’s Cartridge Works, Hartford, Conn. U.S. America.

The cap tin:

An early rare 500 Count Large Cap tin, Metallic Caps for Belt and Pocket Pistols. 1851 Navy and 1849 Pocket Models. Early label by W & C Eley, no number of caps on the label, in very good condition.

Overall, this is an attractive example of an early Civil War production Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver with the desirable 6” barrel. The gun was manufactured in 1854. This cased set would be a great addition to any collection of Colt revolvers or Civil War era pistols, and I am quite sure that you will be very pleased with this attractive, longer-barreled Colt Pocket revolver.

Cased Colt New Model 1862 Pocket Police revolver  in excellent + condition

The Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver described here is in about Excellent+ condition. The revolver is serial number 18461 and was produced in 1863. The revolver has a 6 ½ inch barrel and the typical fluted cylinder of the 1862 Police Model. The top of the barrel is marked in a single line with the usual New York address and reads:

ADDRESS COL SAM^L COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA

The lower left side of the frame, forward of the cylinder is marked in two lines:

COLT’SPATENT

and one of the cylinder flutes is marked:

PAT. SEPT. 10^TH 1850

The matching serial number 18461 appears throughout the revolver. It is present on the bottom of the barrel lug, frame, triggerguard and butt. The last four digit of the serial number also appears on the wedge, arbor-pin, back of the cylinder and inside the grip frame cut out of the one-piece grip in period ink. While early Pocket Police revolvers had their cylinders numbered in one of the flutes like the early “Fluted” Army revolvers, the later production guns were numbered on the rear of the cylinder.

The revolver has almost all of its original finish, with about 95%+ of the original high polish blue present. The frame retains all of its case colors. The bore of the revolver is in new like condition, the cylinder chamber have almost all of its original blue left inside. The creeping loading lever retains almost all of its case coloring. The loading lever functions smoothly and correctly and locks securely into place under the barrel when not in use. The rebated fluted cylinder retains about 95% original blue all of the original cones remain in place, the safety pins on the rear face of the cylinder are all there. The hammer retains all of its case coloring. The brass grip frame and triggerguard retain some of their original silver-plated finish, the exposed brass has an attractive golden patina. The revolver is in Like New condition mechanically and times, indexes and locks up tightly. The action remains crisp, and the revolver operates exactly as it should. The one-piece walnut grip is in Excellent+ condition and is free of any breaks, cracks, or repairs. The grip retains about all of its original varnish.

The original Colt Factory case includes the original 250 Eley Bros Colt’s Patent Cap Tin, an original empty packet of Colts Patent New Model Police Pistol envelope cartridges, Colt’s patent bullet mold marked .36P, correct Colts Patent Police type powder flask and a Colt L-shaped nipple wrench/ screwdriver tool. All in very fine condition.

Overall, this is very attractive and desirable example of a mid-Civil War production Colt Model 1862 Police revolver, produced in 1863. The gun remains fairly crisp, is mechanically like new and retains 95%+ original finish. The 1862 Police is literally ten times less common than the 1849 Pocket, so the chances to obtain a nice example come along very rarely. This is a very attractive example of a .36 Colt Police that will be a nice addition to any collection of Colt percussion revolvers or Civil War era handguns.
High quality guns like this are rare and very hard to find.

Scarce cased early Colt Model 1851 Navy with  a small iron trigger guard and backstrap.

Described here is an scarce cased early and scarce Iron Backstrap & Trigger Guard Civil War Percussion Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. Serial number 72432, all matching numbers including the wedge and it’s made in 1857. The gun remains in about excellent condition and is quite crisp throughout. The top flat of the barrel is clearly roll-marked in a single line:

− ADDRESS COL. SAM^L COLT NEW-YORK CITY –

The barrel address is clear and crisp and does have the broken lower right corner of the “N” in “New”, and it has the missing “I” in “City” which is encountered later during 3^rd Model production. As noted, the gun is serial numbered 72432 with the correct Colt numbering dies of that era, placing production in 1857. The cylinder is roll-marked COLT’S PATENT N^o 72432. The numbers are all matching throughout, including the wedge. Bottom of barrel lug, bottom frame, bottom of the triggerguard, backstrap butt and cylinder are serial numbered 72432. The loading lever, wedge and arbor pin are serial numbered 2432. And the one-piece varnished walnut grip is ink numbered 2432 in the backstrap cut out, in a bold period hand and remains fully legible. The revolver is crisply and clearly marked on the lower left side of the frame, COLTS / PATENT, with the C and P missing. and with a tiny K inspection mark on the front left web of the triggerguard and a larger M on the right rear edge of the bolster. An R is stamped on the left side of the recoil shield face with an S stamped near the bottom of the right-side recoil shield. A Star is stamped on the cylinder face. And a 2 is stamped on the right side of the barrel lug.

As previously noted, the gun is in excellent condition. The barrel retains most of its original bright blued finish, with some small spots of thinning. The bore is excellent like new. The loading lever retains almost all its original case coloring and is numbered 2432. The loading lever moves smoothly and operates correctly and locks tightly into place, as it should. The frame of the revolver retains almost all its original bright vivid case coloring. The cylinder has a mix of fine original blue with some light thinning to a plum brown patina no spots with a full and very crisp Cylinder scene. The Naval Engagement Scene rates excellent plus with ENGAGED 16 MAY 1843 completely there. The cylinder has all safety pins and original nipples which are in excellent condition. The scarce iron backstrap and trigger guard are excellent throughout and retain most of their original factory silver on them. All screws are excellent plus and retain all their original color on them. The original factory grip is excellent plus throughout and retain the original factory varnish on it. 

The case and accoutrements are all original below here a description of these scarce items:

Early original Colt’s factory case:
Very early original factory case with fine interior and original liner which showing natural light wear and all original partitions. The outside of the case is fine throughout with no breaks or cracks in the wood and closes tightly and has no warping to the lid. The entire case has a very even and untouched look on it.
There is a price, name and date written in period hand written style, I add a photo off it below here in the photo map.  It reads:
$ 31  80/100

P. Williams  Apr 26/61
Colt’s Cartridge Works pack of combustible envelope cartridges:

An early scarce Civil War era “Colt’s Cartridge Works” marked pack of “6 Combustible Envelope Cartridges, Made of HAZARD’S powder, expressly for, COL. COLT’S PATENT REVOLVING BELT PISTOL, address Colt’s Cartridge Works, Hartford Conn, U.S. America”
The pack has his original wire still on it and it has an excellent body and is still sealed all around. The paper wrap around it is excellent plus and has a very clear label from bottom to top.

Colts Patent Naval Flask:
Second type Colts Patent marked 1851 Navy flask with pattern on both sides. Made by Dixon and Sons of Sheffield England. This is the only Naval flask with pattern on both sides. This flask is for 2nd and early 3th Model 1851 Navy revolvers. All original, rare piece in very fine condition.
Eley Bros Cap Tin:

An early & scarce Civil War “Colt’s Patent, Eley Bros” 250 count cap tin in fine untouched condition. all original and complete. The tin has a full and visible label on it. The outer tin retain has no dents in it and is untouched throughout.

Brass Colts Patent Navy bullet mold:
A rare 2nd style Colts Patent brass bullet mold, .36 cal. This straight leg mold is hinged through the forward section of the spru-cutter and both blocks. The spru-cutter is of the rounded form and finished “in the white”. The “Colts Patent” legend is still visible across the face of the right block. This is the correct mold for the Later First Model and Early Second Model Colt 1851 Navy. Extremely rare and hard to find mold in any condition.

Colt’s nipple wrench:
This is the final version of the Model 1851 Navy nipple wrench, with long barrel sloping shoulders, and
round cut to fit the nipples. The condition for this one is fine.

Overall, this is a extremely nice condition, well-marked and crisp example of a cased early production Colt Model 1851 Navy with Small Iron Triggerguard Revolver. The gun was produced in 1857 and has a five-digit serial number, making it attractive addition to a serious Colt Navy collection that needs an early production gun. Small Iron Triggerguard Navies don’t appear for sale very often and this is a crisp, correct, and original example that appear to have all the parts that it had when it left the Colt factory some 170 years ago. This revolver still has a tight and crisp like new action. This is a very scarce and high condition all original example of an early civil war iron strapped percussion Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver in excellent untouched condition.