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COLT «Pocket», modèle 1849 - * Two black powder capsule percussion revolvers, presented in a box to form a pair, luxury models. Single-action, five-chamber barrels, engraved with a stagecoach attack scene. Octagonal barrels with wide rifling. Cal. 8 mm (or .31). Mouths engraved with a frieze of stylized leaves. Steel frames engraved with foliage. Gilded bridges and stock mounts, decorated en suite. Polished ivory (Elephantidae spp I/A) crossbars. N° 108033 or 108741; each well numbered. Year of production: 1855 [dating done via the Colt Archives online site based on serial numbers]. Unit gross weight: 715 or 709 g. Barrel length: 10.1 cm - Overall length: 22.3 or 22.5 cm. One inside barrel clean, the other with a trace of deposit or small ring-shaped corrosion in the first third. Some wear, notably to the gilding, decorations and signatures on the barrels and to one of the signatures on the top of a barrel; a few scratches and stains; sparse oxidation and some surface pitting, notably under one barrel; an old chip to a stock plate. In a rectangular mahogany case, with reinforcing angles and varnished brass cartridge (blank), with accessories, including the silver-plated steel bullet mold, signed Colts Patent, some attachments, including the blackened wood and ivory powder flask (Elephantidae spp I/A) (gross weight: 33.5 g. - 12.2 x 2.3 cm; without cap) and the cylindrical metal case, marked Dixon & son. Case dimensions: 6.6 x 35.2 x 22.3 cm. Without key; scratches, small bumps and stains; wear to some accessories. Category D. CIC Certificat pour activités commerciales n° 2407800022-K issued by DRIEAT d'Ile-de-France, Vincennes, April 4, 2024.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR