SCARCE COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 29983. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line block letter New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking with all 6 safety pins crisp & prominent. The silver plated, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4-digits of serial number in the backstrap channel. Colt produced about 215,000 of this venerable revolver with the U.S. Government purchasing about 35,000 of them. This is an early 3rd model produced in about 1853 during the great American migration of Manifest Destiny when any kind of repeating arm was in great demand. The ’51 Navy was one of, if not the most popular side arm on the frontier and later throughout the entire Civil War. They usually saw extensive hard service under harsh circumstances, frequently with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including loading lever, wedge, cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 95-96% crisp, glossy orig blue with very light sharp edge wear, a couple spots of flaking on left side of muzzle and a few tiny surface mars. Frame & hammer retain 99%+ bright orig case colors, lightly faded on the recoil shields and top edge of hammer. Rammer handle & pivot retain faded case colors being mostly a gray patina. Cylinder retains about 95% crisp orig blue with sharp edge wear, a couple small spots of blue wear and shows about 99% Ormsby naval battle scene. Trigger guard & front strap show about all of their orig silver plate turned dark. Back strap & buttstrap retain about 75% orig silver plate, thin around the heel & buttstrap. Grip shows light edge wear with a few minor scratches and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be unfired. 4-51130 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2088

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2088	$28,750.00	SCARCE COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 29983. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line block letter New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has Ormsby naval battle scene roll marking with all 6 safety pins crisp & prominent. The silver plated, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4-digits of serial number in the backstrap channel. Colt produced about 215,000 of this venerable revolver with the U.S. Government purchasing about 35,000 of them. This is an early 3rd model produced in about 1853 during the great American migration of Manifest Destiny when any kind of repeating arm was in great demand. The ’51 Navy was one of, if not the most popular side arm on the frontier and later throughout the entire Civil War. They usually saw extensive hard service under harsh circumstances, frequently with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including loading lever, wedge, cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 95-96% crisp, glossy orig blue with very light sharp edge wear, a couple spots of flaking on left side of muzzle and a few tiny surface mars. Frame & hammer retain 99%+ bright orig case colors, lightly faded on the recoil shields and top edge of hammer. Rammer handle & pivot retain faded case colors being mostly a gray patina. Cylinder retains about 95% crisp orig blue with sharp edge wear, a couple small spots of blue wear and shows about 99% Ormsby naval battle scene. Trigger guard & front strap show about all of their orig silver plate turned dark. Back strap & buttstrap retain about 75% orig silver plate, thin around the heel & buttstrap. Grip shows light edge wear with a few minor scratches and retains virtually all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be unfired. 4-51130 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2088 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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SCARCE COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.