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18LN-1-1 1844 COLT POCKET #214378

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18LN-1-1 1844 COLT POCKET #214378
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Engraved Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model percussion revolver, .31 caliber, 4” barrel, dark patina, wood grips, brass straps, S/N 214378 (all matching visible numbers); good action, some visible cylinder scene, finely engraved, some scattered erosion with pitting confined primarily to the cylinder; very good grips; accompanied by an old leather covered book with cut out for gun and accessories including a brass powder flask, iron bullet mold, combination screwdriver/nipple wrench, UMC cap tin and un-marked cased ambrotype of a gentleman in jacket and scarf tie; book is entitled “Reports of Explorations and Surveys/Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean/Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-1856/Volume IX/1858. Interestingly, the front cover page shows an old penned inscription: “Presented to Thomas A Fitzgibbon/Lieut. 14th Mich. Vet. Vol. Inf., USA/by his brother/L.T. Fitzgibbon”; no specific provenance accompanies this piece; from an old Northwest estate. (Antique). Est.: