Uberti 1849 with 5” or 6” barrel? Did they ever make one?

[1KPerDay]

That's handsome. Am I correct that Colt never made one of those? A half-round-barreled pocket pistol?

 

[expat_alaska]

Flayderman makes no mention of it, but IIRC, P.L. Shumaker's book makes mention of a few (in one of the last chapters) and shows a photo of one, but I think they were regarded as somewhat spurious and may have been created by one of Colt's workers and went home in a lunch pail. Reminds me of the song "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash.

Regards,

Jim

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

Somewhere in the THR archives is a thread where we discussed these dragoon barrel pockets. My understanding was that ASM made these because at the time this style was considered to be the rarest style of original Colt pocket.

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

Here is one:
1848/1849 Colt club? | The High Road
another:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/thr-pocket-revolver-club.835081/
and one more:
Anomaly: 1849 Colt With Dragoon Barrel | The High Road

 

[expat_alaska]

Just found this on GB. Nominal 6" barrel (5.75"). Same length as my ASM 1848 Pocket. Needs some function work per seller.

Regards,

Jim

Italian Armi San Marco ASM Colt Model 1849 Pocket .31 Cal 5.75" BP Revolver - Black Powder Pistols & Muzzleloader Pistols at GunBroker.com : 885968616

It sold for a paltry $272. Wish I would have bid on it: no real bidding war.

Sigh.

Jim

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

The seller said it had mechanical problems and, short of buying two and cannibalizing one, where are you going to get ASM parts.
I too was torn but in the end I said to my self:
"Self - So many beautiful functioning guns, so little money and so little time!"
And I passed it by.