6 Shot Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver

6 Shot Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver.

This is a fine conditioned 6 inch, 6 shot, .31 caliber, large trigger guard ’49 Colt Pocket revolver, made in 1862. Serial number is 202551, with all numbers matching,  A lot of original blue mixing with plum brown color on barrel and on the cylinder; fine stage coach holdup scene as well.  Good case color remaining on frame, lever and hammer overall. Most of silver remaining on the backstrap and trigger guard on this Hartford made revolver. The two line barrel address has the “L” in “Colt” showing the bottom right serif broken, which was common for his model. The walnut grips retain nearly all of the original varnish, with a few tiny dings on the butt.  Mechanics are excellent.  Bore is fine.

Only 12, 300 produced.  Probably on the the most collected of the ’49 Pockets, being produced just before and during the Civil War.

A nice early Hartford produced Pocket revolver.