A few examples of appraisal values for
1849 COLT 4 INCH

• Colt Mdl. 1849 .31 cal. revolver, 4
  Colt Mdl. 1849 .31 cal. revolver, 4 in. barrel, Serial No. 151244 (all match), stagecoach scene visible on cylinder; no permit required. Minor scuffs and areas of rust, gun lock loose, 50 percent original finish.
• Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model .31
  Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model .31 cal. 4'' octagonal barrel S/N 186686. All matching numbers two-line Hartford address walnut grips. Condition: Barrel retains 50% of the bright original blue finish just thinning and off of the high edges. Loading lever retains 40% of the original case colors turning to a dark brown. Frame retains traces of case colors turning brown. Cylinder scene is sharp and crisp with light patina brown appearance. Grips retain most of the original varnish with some wear on the sharp edges and some nicks and dings.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 258942. Mottled gray patina bore with dings and corrosion action okay grips cleaned with chip marks fairly clear cylinder scene visible but worn. Manufactured 1864.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address and walnut grips. S/n 241155. With period/original flap holster. According to tradition this gun descended in the Long family of Terra Alta West Virginia. Only a few traces of bluing mostly with mottled gray patina scattered oxidation dings and dents mostly to the cylinder and to the wedge bore with some pitting action good marks clear cylinder scene still visible but faint in some areas. Manufactured 1863.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 242679. Traces of bluing on the barrel otherwise mottled gray-brown patina grips cleaned action smooth bore corrosion and pitting marks crisp cylinder scene clear. Manufactured 1863.
• Colt Model 1849 pocket revolver,
  Colt Model 1849 pocket revolver, .36 cal., 4 in. barrel, all serial numbers match (110899), cylinder with stagecoach robbery scene; no permit required. Original grips with normal wear and loss to finish, moderate wear to cylinder scene, scratches on side of frame at base of trigger, dents at retaining pin, 30-40 percent original surface, Private Collection
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 269711. Traces of bluing remain on the frame else a mottled gray patina with scattered oxidation action is a bit loose marks clear no engraving on cylinder (doesn't look like it ever had an engraved scene). Manufactured 1864.
• Colt Model 1849 pocket revolver .31
  Colt Model 1849 pocket revolver .31 gauge serial #142439 third quarter 19th century; octagon barrel 4 in. L.; five shot cylinder; nickel-plated brass trigger guard and strap; walnut grips; overall length - 8 7/8 in. Estimate $ 300-500 Trigger sping weak. Iron parts with browning and very light pitting. Engraving on cylinder faint.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber five-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 5'' octagonal barrel with two-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 124279. Scratch-carved into the butt is ''Plater'' and either ''90'' or possibly a partially worn ''186_''. There are twenty-one Platers who served in the Union Army. Mottled patina with moderate oxidation action a little stiff nicks and dings grip varnish wearing off bore with pitting retains better than 80% of the silvering on the straps and trigger guard. Manufactured 1856.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber five-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 189634. Engraved on the back strap is ''To. G.G. Allen.'' Several George G. Allens and a Gaston G. Allen were found in Civil War records. About 10% blue on the barrel else a mottled gray patina action a little stiff grips probalby cleaned or refinished marks generally crisp cylinder scene clear some silver remains on the trigger guard. Manufactured 1861.
• ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET
  ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber five-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with two-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 170248. Engraved on the back strap is ''J.H.W.'' and on the butt strap is ''12th O.V.C.'' John H. Witherell enlisted in the 12th Ohio Cavalry in the fall of 1863. The 12th Ohio Cavalry spent most of its service in Kentucky and Tennessee. Bright gray patina with scattered light oxidation action smooth bore with some oxidation engraved scene and marks worn but visible. Manufactured 1860.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVERA
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVERA Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver. 31 caliber, percussion, 6-shot cylinder with stagecoach scene and "Colt's Patent No. 193743", with brass trigger guard, and attached loading lever. Stamped "Address Col. Saml. Colt New York U. S. America" along the octagonal barrel. Serial #193743; all visible serial numbers match. Walnut grips. Some areas of minor wear. Barrel 4" long, 9" long overall. ESTIMATE $600-800 Condition: Some areas of minor wear.
• ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET
  ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 5'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 207822. The backstrap is engraved ''Geo. W. Little. Pittsburgh Pa.'' Little joined Company F (Hampton's Independent Company) of the Pennsylvania Light Artillery in August 1862. Company F put in three years of impressive service seeing action at Bull Run Antietam and Chancellorsville. Little mustered out in late May 1865. Dark almost chocolate brown patina with scattered light oxidation bore with some oxidation and one side with dents action a little stiff refinished/cleaned grips clear marks cylinder scene visible traces of silvering on the trigger guard. Manufactured 1862.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber five-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 6'' octagonal barrel with Hartford address walnut grips. S/n 181292. Mottled patina numerous dings varnish wear on the grips wedge is stuck cylinder s/n is 181892 action a little stiff bore with pitting.
• COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET
  COLT LONDON MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber 5'' octagonal barrel walnut grips. S/n 9032. Faint inscription on the backstrap. The barrel appears to have been refinished with a matte-finish blueing and the trigger guard and grip straps have been replated.
• Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
  Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver with Square Back Triggerguard .31 cal. 4'' octagonal barrel S/N 13621. Two-line New York barrel address with seraph brackets; brass backstrap and triggerguard; walnut grips. Condition: Barrel has a soft brown patina. Frame is grey-to-brown with some light pitting. Cylinder is grey with some pitting and the cylinder scene is very dim. Wedge is a replacement. Grips have some varnish with some nicks and dings; some scuffing.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. A 19th C. Colt 31 Cal.1849 pocket revolver, octagonal barrel, engraved cylinder, brass trigger guard and walnut grip, serial # 327862, approx. 8.5”L, barrel 4”L.
• Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket
  Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket Revolver .31 cal. 4" octagonal barrel S/N 324034. Single line?New York address. Brass backstrap and triggerguard. One-piece walnut grips. Condition: Barrel and frame have a plum look mixed with some brown staining.? Hammer screw needs to be straighten out.?Wood grips are very dark with some nicks and dings.
• COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model
  COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model 1849 Pocket five-shot .31 caliber 5'' octagonal barrel walnut grips. S/n 124286. Cylinder scene dark but visible matching S/ns.
• Cased Model 1849 Colt Percussion
  Cased Model 1849 Colt Percussion Revolver .31 caliber 4'' barrel with single-line New York address S/N 188744. Five-shot all numbers match silver-plated backstrap and triggerguard. One-piece walnut grips. Mahogany wood case with red velvet lining eagle shield flask mold and key for the case. Condition: Case is excellent. Lining has some wear where the pistol was lying leaving the cylinder and barrel imprint. Flask is almost mint with all of the blue on the spring and a very tiny dint still retains most of the original applied lacquer. Mold retains 95% of the original blue finish with just a little brown flaking on the sprue cutter. Barrel retains 98% of the original blue finish; cylinder retains 90+ of the original blue finish losing a little on the front edge and on the shoulders of the cylinder. Retaining 100% of the cylinder scene. Loading lever has 98% of the original case colors frame retains 95% of the original case colors losing a little on the edges of the recoil shield. Backstrap and triggerguard retain 96% of the original silver-plated finish with just a little brass popping through on the edges. Walnut grips retain 100% of the varnished finish with couple very minute dents. This is a very strong case 4'' 1849 pocket Colt.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 217186. Mottled gray patina overall with scattered pitting smooth action bore with some pitting wedge with no serial number marks clear cylinder scene somewhat visible. Manufactured 1862.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER CONVERSION. .32 caliber rimfire five-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 5'' octagonal barrel with two-line New York address nickel finish walnut grips. S/n 72228. Retains 75-80% of original nickel plating with sharp clear marks original finish on the grips minor dings and dents action smooth but the hammer will not stay cocked. The wedge has the matching s/n to the rest of the gun but also the number 2811.
• COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Pocket
  COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Pocket Model1849 five-shot .31 caliber 4'' octagonal barrel walnut grips. Inscribed N. Phillips on gripstrap bottom of butt. S/n 96213. 90% blue on barrel great grips super detailed easy to see cylinder scene.
• COLT 1849 .31 CALIBER POCKET
  COLT 1849 .31 CALIBER POCKET PISTOL, MFG. 1867Colt Model 1849 Pocket Pistol, mfg. 1867, .31 caliber, the 6" octagonal barrel marked at the top "Address Col. Saml Colt New York-US America", the five round cylinder with only a portion of the Stagecoach Scene remaining, marked at the left frame "Colts Patent", the brass trigger guard marked at the left side ".31" cal and inspection letter "N," wood grips, matched serial number at barrel lug, frame, trigger guard, cylinder and butt, bore dark with some pitting and good rifling, action good, grips with minor dents, metal dark with scratches and dents, SN 296311
• ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET
  ID'D COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 6'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 196737. The butt strap is engraved ''Lieut. Geo. Ballou'' and the backstrap is engraved ''89th Regt N.Y.V.'' Ballou enlisted in December 1861 but was dismissed in mid 1862 due to a disability. He re-enlisted in August of 1862 in the 114th New York. The company served in the Gulf Region and Ballou was wounded at Bisland Louisiana on April 14 1863 and died of his wounds two months later. Gray patina with scattered light oxidation dents around the cylinder wedge s/n does not match bore is clean action is sticky. Manufactured 1861.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVERColt
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVERColt model 1849 pocket revolver , .31 caliber, made in 1862, with walnut grips, 5" octagonal barrel. SN #214821 Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Very good overall condition, faint blue on barrel, wear to cylinder scene, all numbers match including the wedge, indexes correctly.
• COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model
  COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model 1849 Pocket .31 caliber 5'' octagonal barrel walnut grips. S/n 23356. Brass grip strap matching S/ns good grips 40% blue on barrel.
• COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. 1849
  COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. 1849 pocket .31 caliber 5 shot octagonal 4'' barrel walnut grips. S/n 187220. Stage coach scene matching serial numbers even dark patina on frame and barrel. Grips retain most varnish. Brass trigger guard butt strap.
• TWO COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET
  TWO COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVERS.31, 4 in. octagonal barrel stamped "ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S.AMERICA", brass blade front sight, serial number 217865 on four parts of frame, 17865 on wedge and engraved 6 shot cylinder, brass backstrap, walnut grip, "COLT'S PATENT" on left side of frame, 9 in. overall; .31 caliber on brass trigger guard, 5 in. octagonal barrel stamped "ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW...." partially under corrosion, brass cone front sight, serial number 277700 on four parts of frame and cylinder, 0900 on wedge, 7700 on 5 shot cylinder, brass backstrap, walnut grip, "COLT'S...." on left side of frame, 10 in. overall Provenance: Private West Virginia Collection Condition: smaller revolver with corrosion and wear to iron components, patina to brass components, wear, gouges and chips to grip, loose barrel wedge, appears to function mechanically, very light action, larger revolver with patina and wear to iron components, minor oxidation, patina to brass components, light wear to walnut grip, heavy wear to cylinder, appears to function mechanically, very stiff action, pitting, scratches and dings to both barrels
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, .31 CACOLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, .31 caliber, 5" octagonal barrel, brass trigger guard and backstrap, walnut grips, loading lever, six shot cylinder with faint stagecoach hold-up scene, blade front sight, single line New York barrel address, serial #234995, manufactured 1863. No FFL or background check required.
• Cased Colt Signature Series 1849
  Cased Colt Signature Series 1849 Pocket Model Black Powder Revolver .31 cal. 4" barrel S/N 340417. Blue/cc finish nickeled gripstraps. Original box and papers. Condition: This gun remains new unfired in the original box.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, .31 CACOLT MODEL 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, .31 caliber, 5" octagonal barrel, brass trigger guard and backstrap, walnut grips, loading lever, six shot cylinder with stagecoach hold-up scene, blade front sight, single line New York barrel address, serial #234995, manufactured 1863. No FFL or background check required. Lot includes brown leather holster.
• COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model
  COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Model 1849 Pocket Revolver .31 caliber 5'' round barrel ivory grips. Top of barrel marked ''Address Saml Colt New York City''. S/n 34488. All surface areas very worn Cylinder turns freely.
• CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET
  CASED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber 5'' octagonal barrel 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach scene small trigger guard two-line New York address and walnut grips. S/n 59975. In a mahogany case with flask mold and other accoutrements. Light corrosion. Our consignor (the Hallock family) indicates that all of their guns are in working order but we cannot guarantee their functionality.
• COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER.
  COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. .31 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved stagecoach scene 4'' octagonal barrel with one-line New York address walnut grips. S/n 190461. The backstrap is engraved ''W.B. Palmer.'' Research has identified a number of W.B. Palmers in active Civil War service. Gray overall patina with some brown mottling action a little stiff bore with some oxidation marks clear engraved scene quite visible. Manufactured 1861. Given that most of Mr. Romanoff's identified arms were from Pennsylvania boys the most likely candidate given the scant information we have would be William B. Palmer of the 192nd PA Infantry.
• Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion
  Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver .31 cal. 6'' octagonal barrel with two-line New York address S/N 54239. One-piece walnut grips. Cased in a contemporary box with no accessories. Condition: All metal is sharp and crisp with excellent markings. Metal is a grey to brown smooth with some areas of light staining. Backstrap and triggerguard retain most of the original silver-plated finish. Walnut grips are good with some wear around the sharp edges.