GUSTAVE YOUNG Era Factory Engraved COLT M1849 Revolver ANTIQUE IVORY GRIPS MODEL 1849 .31 Caliber PERCUSSION “Pocket Revolver”

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GUSTAVE YOUNG Era Factory Engraved COLT M1849 Revolver ANTIQUE IVORY GRIPS

MODEL 1849 .31 Caliber PERCUSSION “Pocket Revolver”

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Engraved Gustave Young Era Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket Revolver with Ivory Grips, made in Hartford, Connecticut. Manufactured in 1861 while Gustave Young's shop was Colt”s main contractor for engraving. It features the classic Gustave Young type fine floral scroll engraving with beaded backgrounds and animal mask and foliate accents popularized by Young and other German trained engravers working for Colt in the 1850s and 1860s. Young ranks among the most well-known nineteenth-century engravers of American firearms and is today most recognized for his work with Colt. He immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1852, engraving for Colt from 1853 to 1858. He became a naturalized citizen in 1858. After a hiatus in Germany, he rejoined Colt somewhere around 1860. Young also engraved for the New Haven Arms Company, Smith & Wesson, as well as other arms makers.

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.

The top of the barrel is engraved “SAML COLT” in Old English style characters surrounded by engraved flourishes. “COLT”S PATENT” is hand engraved in a panel on the left side of the frame. “I” marked above or below the main serial numbers. The back strap has a blank inscription section.

The overall condition is good. Original dark gray patina. Some original; silver is present in protected areas of the trigger guard. The action is strong. Good bore, retains a light shimmer and maintains good rifling. Solid and very good antique ivory grips. Numbers match. Markings are legible. Much of the stage coach robbery cylinder scene is preserved.

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Barrel is 5 inches.

Caliber: .31 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$4500

#259362
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $4,500.00
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