Gustave Young Factory Engraved Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver

Gustave Young Factory Engraved Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver This factory engraved Model 1849 Pocket was manufactured in 1854. Gustave Young's shop were the primary engravers for Colt from 1852 until the mid to late 1860s. The intricate scroll engraving, hand engraved "COLTS/PATENT" marking on the frame and hand engraved "SAML COLT" "presentation style" marking on the barrel match other Young engraved Colt revolvers from the 1850s. For example, "The Book of Colt Engraving" by R. L. Wilson includes multiple revolvers with similar dog head designs worked into the scroll patterns. The dog head on this revolver appears on the left side of the frame. The hammer has Young's classic wolf/hound head motif. The cylinder has the standard stagecoach scene. Matching full or partial serial numbers appear on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, back strap, loading lever, cylinder, wedge, and arbor pin. A dot, which indicated special finishing by the factory, is stamped below or above the serial numbers to the main components (barrel, frame, trigger guard, and back strap).



Manufacturer: Colt



Model: 1849



BBL: 6 inch octagon



Gauge: 31



Finish: blue/casehardened/silver



Grips: varnished walnut



Serial Number97111



Class: Antique