Colt Pistol
06 April 2021
Description

1849 POCKET (.31 CALIBER WITH STAGECOACH SCENE ON CYLINDER)

Provenance

Came down through the family as the 'Pony Express' pistol. Obviously wasn't used by the Pony Express as the Colt serial number indicates it was manufactured in 1862, which is after the Pony Express stopped service. Never been appraised.

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For sale
Maybe
Answered within 3 days
By George
Apr 09, 12:09 UTC
The specialist needs more information

Dear Brad,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. My sincere apologies for the delay with the appraisal. SRgarding an technical issue the message was not displayed.

Does the revolver have an five-shot cylinder or an six-shot cylinder?

With kind regards,
Georg

Brad reedy Apr 09, 13:26 UTC

It is a 5 shot cylinder

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