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INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER, JESSE

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INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER, JESSE

BOWMAN YOUNG GETTYSBURG AUTHOR. Cal. 31. S# 191090. Bbl. 4". Standard configuration model 1849 w/ 4" bbl. one line New York address. Inscribed on backstrap "To J. B. Young From His Friends". This revolver was made in 1861 & we are not positive of the attribution to Jesse Bowman Young as there may be other J. B. Youngs, but this does make a lot of sense as Jesse indeed had numerous friends when he entered service as a 17 year old serving the entire war in several units & as aide-camp of Maj. Gen. Casey Silas. Jesse Bowman Young (1844-1914) is best known for writing several books including several on Gettysburg, including his best known 1894 400 page "What A Boy Saw In The Army". Young's tombstone reads "Soldier/Minister/Editor/Capt. 84th PA. VOL. INF." After the war, Jesse went to college to become an engineer, but instead transferred to seminary. He pastored several churches in PA, including Gettysberg. He was a well known lecturer on the war & especially Gettysburg. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: 1913 1st edition "The Battle of Gettysburg", 463 pg. 1894 Illustrated edition "What a Boy Saw in The Army". Lg. binder of research. CONDITION: fair to good overall. Mixed gray patina. Wedge, loading lever catch & several screws replaced. Bbl. is bent abutting cyl. Grips poorly fit & undersized. Mechanically sluggish w/ pitted bore. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of James B. Taylor. (01-20453/JS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.