SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 2461. Cal. .36. Blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 6 chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip. Trigger guard is un-numbered and appears to have never had a number, however it does have a small “G” inspector initial on the left shoulder. Accompanied by an orig green baize lined Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided, Navy sized foliate pattern flask with angled spout, and a bullet and ball “COLT’S PATENT” mold with sprue cutter. Open right rear corner has a small tin of caps and covered left front corner contains cast lead bullets and balls. There were approximately 39,000 of these revolvers produced in the period 1861 – 1873. This is considered to be Colt’s most beautiful percussion revolver for its trim, smooth lines. They were very popular throughout the Civil War and later on the American Frontier for their ease of handling and substantial cartridge size. They remained in service well into the late 1870’s before being supplanted by the more efficient self-contained cartridge revolvers. Many of this model revolver were converted to cartridges. Very few are found today in orig configuration with high orig finish and extremely few are cased. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip and trigger guard which are un-numbered. Bbl retains 80-85% strong orig blue showing light muzzle edge wear and some rust freckling over the bbl lug. Rammer pivot retains strong case colors with the handle turned dark. Frame retains about 75-80% orig case colors, strong and bright on right side, more faded on the left and turned silvery/brown on top of recoil shield. Hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on top edge. Cyl is a smooth blue/brown patina and shows 60-70% Naval Battle Scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain most of their orig silver finish with a few pimples on backstrap. Grip is sound showing light to moderate edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of fine pitting. Case is sound with a cleaned area and some crackling of the finish on the lid and overall retains about 80% orig varnish, interior is lightly to moderately faded with light to moderate soil and sound partitions. Flask is fine showing about 90% orig finish. Mold is equally fine with some light freckles of rust and shows about 90% orig blue. 49432-54 JR (7,500-12,500) – Lot 3175

Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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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	3175	$0.00	SCARCE CASED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2461. Cal. .36. Blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, nickel silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 6 chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc varnished walnut grip. Trigger guard is un-numbered and appears to have never had a number, however it does have a small “G” inspector initial on the left shoulder. Accompanied by an orig green baize lined Colt casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a double sided, Navy sized foliate pattern flask with angled spout, and a bullet and ball “COLT’S PATENT” mold with sprue cutter. Open right rear corner has a small tin of caps and covered left front corner contains cast lead bullets and balls. There were approximately 39,000 of these revolvers produced in the period 1861 – 1873. This is considered to be Colt’s most beautiful percussion revolver for its trim, smooth lines. They were very popular throughout the Civil War and later on the American Frontier for their ease of handling and substantial cartridge size. They remained in service well into the late 1870’s before being supplanted by the more efficient self-contained cartridge revolvers. Many of this model revolver were converted to cartridges. Very few are found today in orig configuration with high orig finish and extremely few are cased. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip and trigger guard which are un-numbered. Bbl retains 80-85% strong orig blue showing light muzzle edge wear and some rust freckling over the bbl lug. Rammer pivot retains strong case colors with the handle turned dark. Frame retains about 75-80% orig case colors, strong and bright on right side, more faded on the left and turned silvery/brown on top of recoil shield. Hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on top edge. Cyl is a smooth blue/brown patina and shows 60-70% Naval Battle Scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain most of their orig silver finish with a few pimples on backstrap. Grip is sound showing light to moderate edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of fine pitting. Case is sound with a cleaned area and some crackling of the finish on the lid and overall retains about 80% orig varnish, interior is lightly to moderately faded with light to moderate soil and sound partitions. Flask is fine showing about 90% orig finish. Mold is equally fine with some light freckles of rust and shows about 90% orig blue. 49432-54 JR (7,500-12,500) – Lot 3175 Auction: Firearms - October 2015 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 CASED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.