Guns International #: 102863643
Seller's Inventory #: 240852

Category - Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Antique Revolvers - Percussion

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Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion
Antique Revolvers - Percussion

HANDY Post-CIVIL WAR / WILD WEST Antique COLT M1849 Percussion .31 POCKET Nice WILD WEST/FRONTIER Five-SHOT Made In 1871

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HANDY Post-CIVIL WAR / WILD WEST Antique COLT M1849 Percussion .31 POCKET 

Nice WILD WEST/FRONTIER Five-SHOT Made In 1871

Here we present an antique Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket Revolver, made in 1871 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.

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. Brown patina. The action fully functions, but the timing is slightly off. Good bore for its age. Solid grip. Markings are legible. Some of the cylinder scenes are present. Numbers match on the barrel, frame, and trigger guard. Wedge screw is missing.

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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Antique: Yes