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The engraving was executed for Colt by Gustave Young or his shop, and the hammer on this revolver has Young’s signature punch dots below the spur.
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Exceptional Factory Gustave Young Engraved Cased Colt Model 1855 Root Percussion Pocket Revolver with Extraordinary Relief Carved Eagle Liberty Grip - Serial no. 14428, 28 cal., 3 1/2 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, antique ivory grips. This Model 2 variant of the Model 1855 revolver series was manufactured in 1856 and has finely detailed acanthus scroll engraving with punch-dot backgrounds and track line borders covering approximately half of the metal surfaces that closely follows engraving on the revolvers on page 74 of “The Book of Colt Engraving” in the section covering Master Engraver Gustave Young.
