Exceptional Colt Model Wells Fargo Pocket Model Revolver...

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Exceptional Colt Model Wells Fargo Pocket Model Revolver
Serial number 48234. .31 caliber, 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup roll scene. 3-inch octagon barrel with brass pin front sight. Top of barrel stamped:
Address Saml. Colt
New-York City
within brackets. Left side of frame stamped "Colts/Patent." Blued, with case-hardened frame and hammer, with silver-plated brass gripstraps. The grips of varnished walnut.
Literature:
R.L. Wilson, American Arms Collectors Percussion Colts and Their Rivals The Al Cali Collection, page 30.
Provenance:
Butterfield & Butterfield auction
Al Cali

Condition Report*: Excellent. Cylinder scene and all markings sharp. Luminous color case hardening, 99% blue and 100% varnish. Unfired. The exceptional condition of this revolver makes it one of the most desirable examples of the Wells Fargo Model of Colt percussion handguns.

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