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“Cased 1849 Colt Pocket Model, 5 inch barrel, 2 line New York address, SN 144XXX 1858, wood case and accessories. I will start with the fact that it appears this cased 49 had some moisture damage at one time. I believe that is why it was re-lined as a French fitted case, very well done and not recently. The lid does not close all the way down on the right corner, warped slightly, sets up about a 1/4 inch, but fixable. There are two spots of pitting on the 49 on the right side where it touched the case. Those are the negatives mentioned up front. I believe this Colt has always been cased. It has 85% scene, 80% safety pins remaining, 80% thin barrel blue, 50% frame and rammer case colors and 80% silver on the trigger guard and back strap. All the serial numbers match including the rammer and wedge. The action is correct, the bore is a shiny 8 to 9 and the barrel address and patent stamps are sharp. The original grips have only a small amount of edge wear with no chips or cracks and 98% of the varnish remaining. The flask is a double faced Eagle with pistol and flask. It is in fine condition with no dents or seam openings. I see these flasks out there in this condition for $450 to $700. The Colt stamped bullet mold has most of the original blue on the inside and thin blue on the outside and does not appear to have been used. The percussion tin is empty but it is an early Eley, London marked tin. The unopened ammo pack is in excellent condition. I feel that the wood case is an original case with restoration. I have more pictures of the case and accessories, if interested I will email them to you. An early 49 pre Civil War cased Pocket model with nice accessories at a fair price. Overall condition very good plus to fine. $3,995.”