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c1856 mfr GUSTAVE YOUNG Engraved COLT Model 1849 .31 Revolver Cased Antique BRASS MOLD, ELEY CAP TIN, & SILVER EAGLE FLASK
Guns International #: 102629023 Seller's Inventory #: 228158
Category: Antique Revolvers - Percussion - Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
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State: Missouri
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Description:
c1856 mfr GUSTAVE YOUNG Engraved COLT Model 1849 .31 Revolver Cased Antique
BRASS MOLD, ELEY CAP TIN, & SILVER EAGLE FLASK
Here we present an antique Gustave Young Engraved Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, made in 1856 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Model 1849 Pocket, the replacement for the Baby Dragoon, was the most widely produced of any Colt percussion pistol. Nearly 340,000 were manufactured during its 23-year production run that ended in 1873. Over 280,000 of these were produced by Colt’s factory at Hartford by the end of the American Civil War in 1865. These were very popular and saw a lot of use on the battlefield, on the home front and in the West. These were some of the smallest, handiest pocket revolvers of the time.
This one was engraved by Gustave Young’s shop. Gustave Young was one of many German immigrants who came to the United States and worked in the firearms industry. However, Young’s talents were most assuredly in engraving and his style set him apart from his contemporaries. This influx of German engravers starting in about 1850 was perhaps the beginning of what R.L. Wilson has called the “golden age of arms engraving in America”. Other names such as Bodenstein, Helfricht, Nimschke, and several Ulrichs would also make their enormous contributions to the craft, imparting their Germanic influence and become legends as well. Wilson goes on to say that “Young is generally considered to have been the best arms engraver active in 19th Century America.” Young was “Colt’s chief engraving contractor from 1852-1869.”
This one features Gustave Young’s signature “No. 2” style engraving and coverage. This entails the wolf’s head on each side of the hammer, as well as effusive curling scrolls on the hammer, frame, grip frame, barrel and loading lever. The largest scroll on the left side of the frame reaches its terminus and features a wolf’s head. Much of the background is punch-dotted. Each of the serial numbers is marked with a punchdot, which was the Colt factory’s own notation to indicate that the given piece would receive the special engraving. Also, of note are the hand-engraved address on the top flat of the octagonal barrel, as well as the “COLTS PATENT” marking on the left side of the frame, rather than the usual roll marking.
One of the most aesthetically pleasing aspects of this pistol is its cylinder scene. Cylinder scenes during this period were common, especially for Colt, not only for their visual appeal, but because it made a revolver more difficult to forge. The scene on the 1849 Pocket is that of a stagecoach robbery. The focal point is the stagecoach drawn by four horses. A woman in a dress is seen framed in the doorway of the side of the coach. The driver is standing alongside wielding his pistol against multiple assailants as the horses rear and struggle against their harnesses. Several of the bandits lay dying on the ground, one tries to control the horses, two are running away and one is in the process of falling dead after being shot. Not a bad way to show interested buyers what a pistol like this would be good for. It did a fine job as a self-defense handgun for the average citizen in 19th Century America.
The overall condition is good. Nice silver finish on the frame with blue finish throughout. The action is strong, though one of the chambers the cylinder binds and has to be manually assisted in going to the next chamber. The bore is in good condition: patinated with strong rifling. The grip has fancier grain than the base models; it shows use and remains solid. The serial numbers match with the exception of the barrel wedge; the cylinder is a renumbered replacement. The fitted, velvet-lined case is in good condition. It is missing the escutcheon around the exterior keyhole. Included are the following: .31 caliber ball, Eley cap tin, powder flask, replica Colt’s Patent .31 caliber bullet mold, and key to the case. A great piece of American art from before the American Civil War!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 4 inches.
Caliber: .31 percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$5800
#228158
Price: $5,800.00
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes