5/28/2023 0 Comments Tin pocket colt![]() Though not documented, this suggests the revolver was owned by revolutionary German-American author Karl Heinzen (1809-1880). "K.Heinzen." is inscribed on the back strap. The one-piece walnut grip has a high polish "piano" finish. The brass trigger guard and backs trap are silver plated. The barrel and cylinder are blued, and the loading lever, frame and hammer are color casehardened. ![]() The five-shot cylinder is roll-engraved with the stagecoach hold-up scene and "COLTS PATENT". The partial serial number "4506" is stamped on the lever. The full serial number, "124506," is stamped on the barrel lug, frame, trigger guard, back strap and cylinder. The serial numbers on the barrel lug and frame are framed by cross-hatching, and the serial number on the back strap is enclosed in an engraved ribbon. "COLTS/PATENT" is hand engraved on the left side of the frame surrounded by scrollwork. The top of the barrel is engraved: "SAML COLT" in Old English letters surrounded by scrollwork flourishes. Five dots are present on the top of hammer denoting extent of the work performed by Young. ![]() The hammer is also engraved with Young's stylized wolf head motif. Entwined in the delicate scrollwork on the left side of the barrel lug and left side of the frame are two of Young's signature wolf heads. This stunning revolver was manufactured in 1856 and factory engraved by Master Engraver Gustave Young with his early Germanic scrollwork on a punch-dot background.
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