EARLY CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY.

EARLY CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY. Cal. 36. SN 674. Early London Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, London address with brass grip frame and 1-pc walnut grips. It is accompanied by an orig Colt Agency oak casing, red velvet lined with compartments for the revolver, a 2-cavity Colt’s Patent mold, a Dixon bag flask, a tin of Eley caps and a nipple wrench. The wiping rod is missing. It has an orig type instruction label in the lid. CONDITION: About very good, all matching except the wedge which is an unnumbered replacement. Bbl retains an even medium gray/brown patina. Cylinder has a matching patina with light pitting and a couple of dents on the front edge and has had the cylinder scene polished away. Frame and hammer are a dark patina with the grip frame a lemony yellow patina. Nicely figured grips have a hairline on the left side, otherwise retain about 85% orig varnish with light nicks & scratches. Good mechanics, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case has a hairline in the lid, otherwise is sound. Somewhat battered with much orig varnish. Mold has been refinished and the flask has had a large dent removed from one side with a slightly open seam. Tin is fine. From the collection of the late Bruce McDowell. 4-54720 JR660 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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
	642	$3,392.00	EARLY CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY. Cal. 36. SN 674. Early London Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight, London address with brass grip frame and 1-pc walnut grips. It is accompanied by an orig Colt Agency oak casing, red velvet lined with compartments for the revolver, a 2-cavity Colt’s Patent mold, a Dixon bag flask, a tin of Eley caps and a nipple wrench. The wiping rod is missing. It has an orig type instruction label in the lid. CONDITION: About very good, all matching except the wedge which is an unnumbered replacement. Bbl retains an even medium gray/brown patina. Cylinder has a matching patina with light pitting and a couple of dents on the front edge and has had the cylinder scene polished away. Frame and hammer are a dark patina with the grip frame a lemony yellow patina. Nicely figured grips have a hairline on the left side, otherwise retain about 85% orig varnish with light nicks & scratches. Good mechanics, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case has a hairline in the lid, otherwise is sound. Somewhat battered with much orig varnish. Mold has been refinished and the flask has had a large dent removed from one side with a slightly open seam. Tin is fine. From the collection of the late Bruce McDowell. 4-54720 JR660 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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