GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 142557. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, rare German silver blade front sight that is probably a period of use replacement for the orig brass pin. Top flat has the 1-line New-York U.S. America address and left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”, with both left side, front & rear webs of trigger guard marked “36 CAL”. The silver plated large 4th Model brass trigger guard & backstrap contain an orig style Colt 1-pc ivory grip with raised carved Mexican eagle in a raised scalloped frame on left side. Grip is made in the orig manner of two slabs of ivory attached to a central ivory spacer block. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking and all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Frame is engraved by Gustave Young in full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame with two scrolls on left side terminating in flower blossoms. Matching patterns extend over bbl lug and rammer pivot with two scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Matching patterns extend over top side flats and the top flat has a dash & dot border pattern around the address. Backstrap has Mr. Young’s style of foliate fan pattern at the top with foliate arabesque patterns at the top, on the heel, buttstrap & trigger bow. Hammer is engraved in his deluxe patterns of foliate arabesque scrolls on the shank, wolf’s head on each side of the nose and fish scale patterns on sides & spur & top edge. These revolvers were Colt’s answer to the demand for a smaller, lighter revolver for use as a holster pistol, especially on the frontier where they saw extensive and continuous service. They remained in service throughout the Civil War until about 1873 when they were supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. Even after that they were still in use to some extent on the American Frontier, in Mexico & South America. Wild Bill Hickock and other notables of that era are documented as using the ’51 Navy. This revolver was undoubtedly produced for a Mexican dignitary or military officer. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains on the frame, bbl or rammer handle, being mostly a smooth gray/brown patina with some scattered fine pitting; cylinder retains an overall thin blue/gray patina and shows 80-85% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Grip has numerous fine age lines and retains a light ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-48748 JR371 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	2135	$0.00	GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 142557. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, rare German silver blade front sight that is probably a period of use replacement for the orig brass pin. Top flat has the 1-line New-York U.S. America address and left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”, with both left side, front & rear webs of trigger guard marked “36 CAL”. The silver plated large 4th Model brass trigger guard & backstrap contain an orig style Colt 1-pc ivory grip with raised carved Mexican eagle in a raised scalloped frame on left side. Grip is made in the orig manner of two slabs of ivory attached to a central ivory spacer block. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking and all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Frame is engraved by Gustave Young in full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame with two scrolls on left side terminating in flower blossoms. Matching patterns extend over bbl lug and rammer pivot with two scrolls terminating in flower blossoms. Matching patterns extend over top side flats and the top flat has a dash & dot border pattern around the address. Backstrap has Mr. Young’s style of foliate fan pattern at the top with foliate arabesque patterns at the top, on the heel, buttstrap & trigger bow. Hammer is engraved in his deluxe patterns of foliate arabesque scrolls on the shank, wolf’s head on each side of the nose and fish scale patterns on sides & spur & top edge. These revolvers were Colt’s answer to the demand for a smaller, lighter revolver for use as a holster pistol, especially on the frontier where they saw extensive and continuous service. They remained in service throughout the Civil War until about 1873 when they were supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. Even after that they were still in use to some extent on the American Frontier, in Mexico & South America. Wild Bill Hickock and other notables of that era are documented as using the ’51 Navy. This revolver was undoubtedly produced for a Mexican dignitary or military officer. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains on the frame, bbl or rammer handle, being mostly a smooth gray/brown patina with some scattered fine pitting; cylinder retains an overall thin blue/gray patina and shows 80-85% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Grip has numerous fine age lines and retains a light ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-48748 JR371 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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