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Correct flask for 1849 Colt pocket

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So a few days ago I settled with my buddy on 4 of our Colts we recently bought. We each got an 1860 Army and a .31 pocket. My 4" pocket was made in 1857 and I am confused as to the correct flask for it, if it came in a case. I see double eagles, single eagle, eagles with stars, some with E. Pluribus Unum, some with Colts patent. All claiming to be original for a 1849 pocket. I plan on shooting this fine example and if I'm going to spend more money I at least want to buy correctly.
Thanks all,
Wayne
 

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Colt s Patent repeaters are my avocation.

I ve been 'using' them since Colt re-introduced them around 1980. Now I have, all , at least en example each of all the production models, and s o m e of the Signature Series.

Anyway, Colt back in the day, as well in the 70s/80s, did strange things that defy logical deduction.

The Pocket '48 seems to match with the 'Eagle on Hummock' 1oz flask. This flask seems to be the first one he made for these types. As he was designing the 'Improved Pocket Model' ('49 Pocket), seems he had the 2oz 'Eagle and Shield' flask produced. This flask seems to have come out before the improved pocket came out in 1850. Btw, along with the '1851 Navy' Colt simply called it,- Revolving Belt Pistol. He said it would be a ..good ranger pistol.. . He didn t call it a 'Navy'. It wasn t meant for the Navy. Funny. A lot of funny things happened (names of pistols that were contrary to their actual creation etc. '51 Navy' which was intended for all, '60 Army' with a naval scene, Pocket Navy with a stagecoach hold up scene,.).

Colt, for their Authentic Series, also did inconsistent things with the pistols and appendages. Just like Colt originally did. Colt in the 70s/80/s offered the Walker/Dragoon flask. It was the same body style. Actually, patterned after the original Dragoon flask. The original Walker flask was different.

Anyway, after the two flasks came out, and then the Pocket '49, the two flasks were used with both Pocket types., as well as continued through to, for use with the '62 Pocket' models.

Even back in the 1800s, the flasks varied in markings. E. Plurbis Unum on some, not on others, Colt s Patent on some, not others, and in various areas on the flask,.

Here,-
 

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Thank you phfinneuss, that would explain why I see different styles stated as correct. For the mean time I'll just get a repo one to use for shooting.
 
Colt s Patent repeaters are my avocation.

Thanks for sharing those pics! Could you do the same for other Colt models, perhaps in a separate post? I’m trying to put together cased sets that are mostly correct (I may not be able to afford perfection) for reproductions of a 3rd model Dragoon, 1851 Navy, 1860 Army and 1861 Navy. I’ve got a number of reproduction flasks to choose from but I’m not sure which is/are correct. And where in this lineup does the “peace flask” belong? Thanks again!
 
I purchased two repo's from Pedersoli <DP-535-31 Baby Copper Powder Flask> for use in a display box along with the pistol and other accessories. It looks good to my eyes and did not break the bank.
 
I m on it.

The flasks were created a little bit where they crossover. As it is, Colt originally, basically made them for each model within the type, with variation , , yeah yeah, anyway, there is simply a flask (from smallest to largest) for,- 48 Pocket (pretty much meaning all the variations with no attached lever rammer), 49/62 Pockets, Belt Old/New, New/improved Army, Dragoons and Walker. In price lists from Colt back then, the flasks were identified by their powder weight. In three basic groups,- Pocket, Belt and Holster (the 60 Army gets going back and forth as a belt/holster).
To 'clean up' the matching, dates of pistol Serial #s (meaning the year they were made) can be applied to the flask pairing (there s alot of Londom stuff in the mix too!). Colt also did a lot of variations to the finish, markings and charger type. Seems this is from the various contractor nuances ,.. This seems to be more of a contractor thing. Finishes were variably,- copper, brass, silver , .No specific tying into a particular flask or whatever. Colt in the 70s/80s did this too! Copper, brass, a kinda pewter ,. Colt in the 80s distinguished the Navy/Army flask only by the charger volume. (20g?/27g). Otherwise they were the same style with angled 'Navy style chargers'.

These are all available today as replicas (Uberti and ilk) and re- intro/continuations (Colt Ind/Colt BAC).

Curiously Colt in the 70s/80s made the Walker and the Dragoon flask the same. CBAC in the 90s made a variation of the Walker flask into a 'Dragoon' flask. It s a little odd that both would go through so much trouble to make beautiful arms with complete packages, and not go that extra inch to be correct (like Colt not making the '49 Pocket model ,.).
Colt/BPAC simply going with existing Italian templates is n o t a good excuse.

At the end of the conversation, there is simply no logical deduction to be applied here, as a rule. Colt was just too variable.

I don t give comprehensive details, just prompting. All Y'all can do a lot of the figur n yourself.

Here,-
 

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Some more,-


Btw, Colt was proud and capitalistically (more like capibalistically!) patriotic. He didn t use other established stuff, from other arms makers for his own wares. The 'Peace Flask' was not his design.
 

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Wow @ Phfinneuss! Thanks for the lesson. I am very appreciative. So just who made the peace flask and what/whose product would it have been paired with?
 
Well since I don’t have an 1841 Mississippi rifle does anyone want to buy a nice reproduction Beatty flask? 😁
 
Glad I started this thread, I learned a lot. Only yesterday I received my pocket flask from TOTW and is the Pedersoli one. I have to figure out how to age it a bit as that nice shinny copper look don't cut it with me. I still need a nipple wrench and screw driver that is original or a good copy.
 
Glad I started this thread, I learned a lot. Only yesterday I received my pocket flask from TOTW and is the Pedersoli one. I have to figure out how to age it a bit as that nice shinny copper look don't cut it with me. I still need a nipple wrench and screw driver that is original or a good copy.

and an original mold would complement all those
 
Since I was waiting on a TOTW order I was bored. I didn't like the new shinny look of the copper Pedersoli flask and aged it. I used the hard boiled egg way. I should have taken a before picture but here are the results which I'm pleased with.
 

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