Colt 1862 Pocket Navy conversion .38 caliber revolver (C4841)

Colt 1862 Pocket Navy conversion .38 caliber revolver with 3" barrel. Very unusual gun. Serial number 322415. Numbered in the 1849 Pocket model range. The Pocket Navy frame is larger so this is not some 49 made into a Pocket Navy! This is probably a very early version of the 3" Pocket Navy made as an original gun and not made from an already existing Pocket Navy. Other examples of this gun are either normal Pocket Navy range or factory mismatch assembled guns. A real Colt rarity.