1849 colt pocket cartridge conversion booklet

This gun has an original cartridge conversion barrel that has been sleeved to. This volume is the bible for the colt pocket model revolver of 1849. Made in a variety of barrel lengths, the 4inch barreled version, like cimarrons copy, was the most popular with those wanting a practical, yet concealable revolver. I am glad you checked the bore and the barrel length to your satisfaction. Since it was offered both on new built revolvers and as an alteration of customers personal revolvers, no hard numbers on the total thuer population.

The various conversion systems used by colt are known as the thuer, followed by. Its not a richards mason conversion and would like some help finding out just what i have here. Gun is in a oak box with cutouts and still has the key. Others made the bassframed colt 1849 and 1860 models, brassframed remington army and navy copies, the colt copies with 1860 model frames mated to. Ive tried to find some info on it and cant come up with anything. The numbers of thuer conversions made are uncertain, simply because there were so many possible models.

Home categories conversion cylinders kirst cartridge konverter 1851, 1849 colt. The family of colt pocket percussion revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers. I did some research and learned that the dragoon was not a popular cartridge conversion candidate. Pocket pistol that collectors now name the pocket model of 1849. Like many of you, i love to research and know everything i can about as many firearms as. Bruce mcdowell in his book, a study of colt conversions, on pages 340 and 341 pictures two. Colt offered it as a conversion on the 1849 pocket, 1851 and 1861 navy, 1860 army by far the most common version, pocket pistol of navy caliber. Like many of you, i love to research and know everything i can about as many firearms as possible. The trigger guard was silver plated, and the remaining parts have a high polish colt blue finish. Thuers model conversions were done on the following model guns manufactured by colt. Manufacturers colt black powder revolvers 1849 colt pocket f frame colt black powder revolvers 1849 colt pocket f frame sort by. Colt 1849 pocket cartridge conversion c12739 description. Root colt 1860 army 1860 colt 1861 navy 1861 colt model 1862 pocket police 1862 metallic cartridge revolvers colt anaconda.

This rare example has the traditional british crownv or crowngp. Thuer conversion colt 1849 at james d julia forgotten. Some 200 variations were produced during this period. Colt open top 1849 conversion revolver description. Description uberti hand spring 1851, 1848, 1849, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1858 check stock. The richards cartridge conversion was an instant success.

Having established a foothold in military use, samuel colt turned his eye to the civilian market in 1848. The family of colt pocket percussion revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the patent arms manufacturing company of paterson, n. The conversion cylinder has a plate at the rear of the cylinder body that contains the firing pins. Bruce mcdowell who wrote the conversion book some y. Colt model 1849 pocket revolver percussion revolver. Just as silver spring steel allowed colt to adapt a. Only around 2000 of these were done at the factory.

On july 2, 1872, william mason, another colt employee, was awarded a patent for an improvement to the richards model. These were phenomenally popular guns, but quickly becoming obsolete in the face of. To the civil war soldier, it was extra firepower in a pocket sized colt. Celebrate the colt tradition of excellence with this faithful, beautifullycrafted reproduction. This is a desirable example of a colt 1860 army revolver that has been factory fitted with a richards conversion unit. The 1860 army conversion required the resurrection. Colt revolvers conversion 18671878 for sale guns international. Colt dragoon 1848 colt model 1849 pocket revolver 1849 colt 1851 navy 1851 colt 1855 sidehammer 1855, also known as the colt 1855 root revolver, after engineer elisha k.

Details about my uberti 1849 pocket model with cartridge conversion cylinder allowing 5 shots of. What is the value of colt 1849 pocket revolverlondon. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Colt model 1849 pocket revolver built 1862 but the serial number places it as 1862 production, and the 1849 pocket model was rather popular on both sides during the civil war. Unusual cartridge conversion of a colt 1849 pocket revolver. Howell old west conversions conversion cylinder 31 cal. Presented here is a classic colt cap and ball pistol commonly referred to as the 1849 pocket model revolver. Civilian pocket revolvers, such as the wells fargo or 1849 pocket, were. I got a 1849 colt 31 cal that was converted to a 38 cal cartridge revolver. This gun is an 1862 manufactured piece in very good working order with a good bore for its age. Buy online, view images and see past prices for model 1849 cartridge conversion colt pistol.

London made models, thuer and other metallic cartridge conversions, serial numbers. Shooting and showing the navy colt richards mason cartridge conversion, as well as giving an overview of the cartridge conversion revolvers of the 1860s and 1870s. Dragoon, 1849 pocket model, 1862 pocket navy and 1862 pocket police. As percussion parts ran short, the 1860 richardsmason barrel was changed from the profile of the earlier percussion model, to the sleek profile found on the 187172 open. Colt richards conversion 1860 army forgotten weapons. I just dont know a darn thing about them and am scared of getting myself in too deep. I have an example of the latter, but i shoot cartridges loaded with black powder.

Having said that it seems that uberti only made reproductions of guns that actually existed in the 19th century. Some were factory cased, which will add to a particular pistols value. The plate is removed by lifting it off the cylinder body. This conversion cylinder converts a pietta 1863 pocket remington revolver from. Colt 1849 pocket internet movie firearms database guns. This is an exceptionally nice colt thuer conversion model 1860 army revolver manufactured from 186871. Sam colt made so many variations of his several models of percussion revolvers that no one knows what is correct or incorrect, not even in the existing factory records. Gun has mixed numbers and only some of the numbers are legible. Metal has a mostly gray patina, but remains really sharp. About good condition original antique colt cartridge conversion model 1849 pocket revolver in. Colt developed a series of designs that could be used to convert an existing percussion gun to a cartridge revolver. Colt open top 1849 conversion revolver guns international. Colt guns colt 1849 pocket page 1 collectors firearms. Colt 1860 army richards cartridge conversion revolver.

Gunmetal has lost its original finish and casehardening over the years along with its rust from cleaning. Thuer conversion colt 1849 at james d julia forgotten weapons. Colt small frame conversion of pocket model 1849 cartridge revolver, 38 rimfire, no ejector, 3. To keep things simpler for todays shooters, the cimarron cartridge conversions are supplied with the 1851 navy using standard. Colt 1849 pocket revolver c15753 colt 1849 pocket revolver. The colt 1849 pocket is in the series of several commercially sold pocket colts including the colt 1862 police pocket and the colt navy pocket models. The smaller versions of colts first revolvers are also called baby patersons by collectors and were produced first in. When the 1849 was first built, it very closely resembled the wells. It most closely relates to the baby dragoon pistol. Colt guns colt conversions page 1 collectors firearms. Successor to the 1848 baby dragoon, colts 1849 pocket model was a smaller version of their 1851 navy, with about 340,000 produced between 1850 and 1873, more 49 pockets were manufactured than any other colt percussion firearm.

Colt model 1862 police cartridge conversion revolver. Colt, like all the other manufacturers in the us, was prevented from making cartridge revolvers by the rollin white patent, which finally expired in 1869. These cartridges were loaded from the front of the cylinder and pressfit. The revolver has a high polish blue finish on the barrel, cylinder, and back strap. Unbeknownst to colt at the time of the model 1849s inception was the success that lay in their new product. Kirst cartridge konverter 1851, 1849 colt vtigunparts. These model 1862 navy and police models are basically scaled down. As the selfcontained metallic cartridge because popular, a niche industry developed in converting percussion. Colt new model breech loading pocket pistol 38 rimfire caliber. No frame modification is needed, although minor fitting may be required due to gun manufacturer variations. This left them limited to their percussion revolvers, the 1849, 1851, 1860, and 1862 models in particular. These revolvers have a color casehardened frame, hammer, new richards cylinder ring and loading gate.

The colt m1849 pocket is highly collectable and a book was writen exclusively about this model and its variations. I recently got a new unfired gen 2 colt pocket navy 1962 beautiful gun. Molded for a 1849 colt pocket pistol now i ship to canada,uk, france i want to make the finest black powder holsters around. Colt 1849 pocket revolver converted to single shot. In 1860, after much experimentation aimed at reducing the size of the. More model 1849 pocket pistols were produced than any other colt capandball firearm these were samuel colts bestselling design of all time over its 23year production life 1850 1873 about 340,000 pieces were made in total. It has a five shot cylinder, four inch barrel and the standard silver plating on trigger guard and back strap. Help needed from colt percussion experts pocket 1849. The colt model 1849 pocket revolver was colts answer when replacing their baby dragoon series of guns. This model is described as 5b2 on page 100 of flaydermans 9th edition. All firearms in this sale are being handled and transferred in accordance with all applicable new york state and federal regulations. Immediately i started thinking if in theory it could be converted to. This particular thuer conversion is on an 1849 colt pocket revolver.