Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this historic cap & ball percussion revolver today for a penny-start auction, this is the Colt 1849 Pocket!
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This particular Colt 1849 Pocket was presented to Lt. John H. Hutchinson by Vermont upon his commission in Co.G, 3rd Vermont Infantry, May 27, 1861. On detached service with the Signal Corps from Feb. 24, 1862 to April 30, 1863. Lt. John H. Hutchinson was in all campaigns of the Army of the Potomac until May 20, 1863 when he was honorably discharged for disability. Hutchinson was the last officer to evacuate the Peninsula at the close of McClellan's Campaign.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: 1849 Pocket
Serial: 187302
Date of Manufacture: 1861
Caliber: .31
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6" Octagon Barrel
Optics/Sights: Bead Front with Hammer Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Grips
Action: Cap & Ball / Percussion / Single-Action
Markings: Standard / The cylinder is engraved with a stagecoach hold-up scene. The backstrap is engraved “J.H.HUTCHINSON / FROM STATE OF VT. / COMP 1ST LIEUT. MAY 27 1891”. The barrel, frame, and trigger guard are stamped with the matching serial number.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, a replacement for the Baby Dragoon, was the most widely produced of any Colt percussion pistol. Nearly 340,000 were manufactured during a 23-year production run that ended in 1873. Although most production took place in Colt's Hartford factory, approximately 11,000 were made in London. These pistols were available with octagonal barrels ranging between 3 and 6 inches in length. The one-piece walnut grips, casehardened frame, hammer, and loading lever previously featured on Colt's Walker and Dragoon revolvers were carried over to the Model 1849 Pocket, however, the square-back trigger guard was replaced with a round guard, and the engraved cylinder featured a stagecoach holdup scene rather than the Texas Ranger - Indian fight that had been standard on earlier Colts.
Model: 1849 Pocket
Serial: 187302
Date of Manufacture: 1861
Caliber: .31
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6" Octagon Barrel
Optics/Sights: Bead Front with Hammer Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Grips
Action: Cap & Ball / Percussion / Single-Action
Markings: Standard / The cylinder is engraved with a stagecoach hold-up scene. The backstrap is engraved “J.H.HUTCHINSON / FROM STATE OF VT. / COMP 1ST LIEUT. MAY 27 1891”. The barrel, frame, and trigger guard are stamped with the matching serial number.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, a replacement for the Baby Dragoon, was the most widely produced of any Colt percussion pistol. Nearly 340,000 were manufactured during a 23-year production run that ended in 1873. Although most production took place in Colt's Hartford factory, approximately 11,000 were made in London. These pistols were available with octagonal barrels ranging between 3 and 6 inches in length. The one-piece walnut grips, casehardened frame, hammer, and loading lever previously featured on Colt's Walker and Dragoon revolvers were carried over to the Model 1849 Pocket, however, the square-back trigger guard was replaced with a round guard, and the engraved cylinder featured a stagecoach holdup scene rather than the Texas Ranger - Indian fight that had been standard on earlier Colts.
This particular Colt 1849 Pocket was presented to Lt. John H. Hutchinson by Vermont upon his commission in Co.G, 3rd Vermont Infantry, on May 27, 1861. On detached service with the Signal Corps from Feb. 24, 1862, to April 30, 1863. Lt. John H. Hutchinson was in all campaigns of the Army of the Potomac until May 20, 1863, when he was honorably discharged for disability. Hutchinson was the last officer to evacuate the Peninsula at the close of McClellan's Campaign.
Contents:
Contents:
This example will ship with ship with a photograph of 1st Lieut. John H. Hutchinson, four spoons, and National Archives and Records Administration papers.
Return Policy:
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Return Policy
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