RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY 3RD MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY 3RD MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 23620. Cal. 36. Fabulous Gustave Young deluxe engraved Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. It has engraved “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame in a kidney shaped panel that is one of the trademarks of the famous Gustave Young. It has silver plated brass small loop trigger guard & back strap containing varnished deluxe burl walnut grip. Frame, bbl, bbl lug, rammer pivot, hammer, trigger guard & back strap have Mr. Young’s No. 2 style deluxe engraving consisting of wonderful foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Several of the swirls terminate in flower blossoms and he inserted his trademark dog’s head behind & partially under the wedge screw. The bl has about 1-1/2″ matching engraving pattern completely around muzzle with a wavy line border. Both sides of hammer are engraved to match with his wolf’s heads on sides of hammer nose with dolphin motif on top. Top of back strap has his trademark fan with chip & wavy line border. Back strap, butt strap & trigger guard are engraved to match with a wavy line border on each side & front edge of trigger guard. All screw heads are also engraved. Adjacent to serial numbers on bbl lug, butt strap & cylinder is a number “2” and there is a small punch dot beneath serial numbers of frame & trigger guard. Gustave Young was a very prolific engraver & certainly one of the best of his day and even today would be considered a world class engraver. This revolver represents some of the finest, highest quality produced by his shop, probably by the master himself, making it a truly beautiful work of art. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains most of its orig factory blue turning plum on non-engraved areas. Rammer & handle retain faded case colors, stronger on pivot. Frame & hammer retain dark case colors with traces of brighter colors in sheltered areas. Cylinder retains 60-70% thin orig blue & about 95% strong Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain 95-96% strong orig factory silver plating with one small wear spot on front strap & at heel of back strap. Butt strap shows some minor battering and the serial number on butt strap is a light strike. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-35162 JR375 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2289	$25,875.00	RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY 3RD MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 23620. Cal. 36. Fabulous Gustave Young deluxe engraved Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. It has engraved “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame in a kidney shaped panel that is one of the trademarks of the famous Gustave Young. It has silver plated brass small loop trigger guard & back strap containing varnished deluxe burl walnut grip. Frame, bbl, bbl lug, rammer pivot, hammer, trigger guard & back strap have Mr. Young’s No. 2 style deluxe engraving consisting of wonderful foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Several of the swirls terminate in flower blossoms and he inserted his trademark dog’s head behind & partially under the wedge screw. The bl has about 1-1/2″ matching engraving pattern completely around muzzle with a wavy line border. Both sides of hammer are engraved to match with his wolf’s heads on sides of hammer nose with dolphin motif on top. Top of back strap has his trademark fan with chip & wavy line border. Back strap, butt strap & trigger guard are engraved to match with a wavy line border on each side & front edge of trigger guard. All screw heads are also engraved. Adjacent to serial numbers on bbl lug, butt strap & cylinder is a number “2” and there is a small punch dot beneath serial numbers of frame & trigger guard. Gustave Young was a very prolific engraver & certainly one of the best of his day and even today would be considered a world class engraver. This revolver represents some of the finest, highest quality produced by his shop, probably by the master himself, making it a truly beautiful work of art. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains most of its orig factory blue turning plum on non-engraved areas. Rammer & handle retain faded case colors, stronger on pivot. Frame & hammer retain dark case colors with traces of brighter colors in sheltered areas. Cylinder retains 60-70% thin orig blue & about 95% strong Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain 95-96% strong orig factory silver plating with one small wear spot on front strap & at heel of back strap. Butt strap shows some minor battering and the serial number on butt strap is a light strike. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-35162 JR375 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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