- No products in the cart.
SANDWICH ISLANDS COLT 1849 Charles Marshall PERSEUS Provenance from Ship Charles H. Marshall
Free shipping. We are allowed to ship direct to door for any deliverable address worldwide.
Product Description
SANDWICH ISLANDS COLT 1849 Charles Marshall PERSEUS
Provenance from Ship Charles H. Marshall
Here we present an Inscribed Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, manufactured circa 1859 in Hartford, Connecticut. Over 280,000 of these were produced by Colt’s factory at Hartford by the end of the American Civil War in 1865. These were very popular and saw a lot of use on the battlefield, on the home front and in the West. These were some of the smallest, handiest pocket revolvers of the time and the revolver that firmly established Colt’s company in the mid-19th Century.
This 1849 Pocket piece features an inscription on the backstrap: “CHARLES MARSHALL/MASTER SHIP PERSEUS/SANDWICH ISLANDS/1859/AD”. According to the Library of Congress, Charles H. Marshall (1792-1865) was the founder of the Black Ball Line, a fleet of packet ships running between Liverpool and New York. His nephew, Charles A. Marshall, was a Black Ball Line sea captain who piloted a ship named after his uncle. It seems that this revolver was inscribed to commemorate a certain voyage in 1859 to the Sandwich Islands, though the significance of the event remains a mystery yet to be uncovered.
The overall condition is good. The metal surfaces are dark with age. The markings are legible. The grips are worn but in good shape. The bore is well-rifled and dark. The action on this revolver is strong. There is one chamber on which the cylinder needs some help to revolve. Here is a wonderful relic with and inscription regarding the Sandwich Islands!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 4 inches.
Caliber: .31 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail!
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
www.ancestryguns.com
$3200
#7224
Ancestry Guns considers all of our antique firearms as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R, or any license is required to possess, transport, sell or trade antique guns. All firearms sold by Ancestry Guns that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of Ancestry Guns' antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.
These antique guns are not sold in “live” condition. They are sold as collector’s items for historical display. Any attempt at restoring an antique gun to be operational is strongly discouraged and is done so at the risk of the customer. By purchasing an antique gun from Ancestry Guns you thereby release Ancestry Guns and its employees from any and all liability associated with use of our antique firearms.
Free shipping. We are allowed to ship direct to door for any deliverable address worldwide.
Related products
-
Details
This gun is listed as a Curio and Relic and will need to be shipped to your local FFL dealer at our expense.
-
Details
Free shipping. We are allowed to ship direct to door for any deliverable address worldwide.
-
Details
Authentic Pre-1899 Manufacture and therefore no licenses required for purchase or shipping. We are allowed to ship direct to door for any deliverable address worldwide.
$3,200.00
In stock
