![]() Not a bad way to show interested buyers what a pistol like this would be good for. Several of the bandits lay dying on the ground, one tries to control the horses, two are running away and one is in the process of falling dead after being shot. The driver is standing alongside wielding his pistol against multiple assailants as the horses rear and struggle against their harnesses. A woman in a dress is seen framed in the doorway of the side of the coach. The focal point is the stagecoach drawn by four horses. The scene on the 1849 Pocket is that of a stagecoach robbery. ![]() Cylinder scenes during this period were common, especially for Colt, not only for their visual appeal, but because it made a revolver more difficult to forge. ![]() One of the most aesthetically pleasing aspects of this revolver is its cylinder scene. Firearms like this helped Colt stay in business until their next big breakthrough since the American Civil War, the Model 1873 Single Action Army. ![]() The factory conversion of Colt’s percussion line coincided with the expiration of the S&W owned Rollin White Patent, from which Smith & Wesson benefitted greatly and owned the market for cartridge revolvers for years. Only about 2,000 of these conversions were done at the factory. 38 rimfire at the Colt factory circa 1869. Got an antique Colt Pocket Revolver, made circa 1868 in Hartford, Connecticut, and converted to.
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