$2,829
Identified Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, c. 1863, serial number 203367, walnut grip, silver-plated brass backstrap engraved with John Tasker, East Cambridge, Mass. , steel frame, cylinder, and octagonal barrel marked ADDRESS SAML. COLT/HARTFORD CT. , barrel lg. 5, overall lg. 10 3/4 in. Note: John Tasker was a member of the 35th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, enlisted August 11, 1862, and discharged for disability on October 10, 1864.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-30