FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER.

FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER. SN 1016. Cal. 36. Scarce London Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line “ADDRESS. COL: COLT. LONDON.” with arrows at each end. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Ormsby Naval battle scene and “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame with broken “S”. It has the early feature, for a London Navy, of a small silver-plated brass trigger guard & brass backstrap with 1-pc walnut grip that has matching SN in the backstrap channel. Bbl lug is of the thick type and the rammer pivot screw is installed from the right side. The loading notch is a simple “V” without bevel. According to the book 51 Colt Navies, Swayze, only 2,000 of these early London Navies were produced with parts supplied from Hartford. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by its orig English oak casing with a scalloped plate in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined with a directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a 2-cavity blued steel mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a tin of Eley’s caps and a steel cleaning rod with turned walnut handle & a jag tip in rear edge. Right rear covered corner compartment contains bullets & balls. Front of case has a mortised brass lock. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine plus, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with flaked areas a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain smoky case colors. Frame & hammer retain traces of case colors in most sheltered areas being an overall gray patina. Trigger guard retains about 96-97% strong orig silver-plating and backstrap about 80%. Cyl retains a blue/brown patina and about 90% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip is sound with worn edges and numerous small nicks & scratches and retains orig varnish under a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. Case is sound with usual light handling & storage marks and appears to have been steel wool cleaned around medallion in the center of lid otherwise retains most of a wiped on light finish. Label inside lid is yellowed with some minor damage but mostly intact. Lining is heavily faded & moderately soiled with all partitions sound. Flask has a few dents but is sound and retains about 85% orig finish. Mold is fine with finish flaked to about 60% strong blue. Other accessories are fine. 4-36626 JR254 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2320	$5,175.00	FINE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER. SN 1016. Cal. 36. Scarce London Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line “ADDRESS. COL: COLT. LONDON.” with arrows at each end. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Ormsby Naval battle scene and “COLT’S PATENT” on left side of frame with broken “S”. It has the early feature, for a London Navy, of a small silver-plated brass trigger guard & brass backstrap with 1-pc walnut grip that has matching SN in the backstrap channel. Bbl lug is of the thick type and the rammer pivot screw is installed from the right side. The loading notch is a simple “V” without bevel. According to the book 51 Colt Navies, Swayze, only 2,000 of these early London Navies were produced with parts supplied from Hartford. Left side of bbl lug & cyl have British proofs. Accompanied by its orig English oak casing with a scalloped plate in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined with a directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented for revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a 2-cavity blued steel mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a tin of Eley’s caps and a steel cleaning rod with turned walnut handle & a jag tip in rear edge. Right rear covered corner compartment contains bullets & balls. Front of case has a mortised brass lock. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine plus, all matching except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with flaked areas a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain smoky case colors. Frame & hammer retain traces of case colors in most sheltered areas being an overall gray patina. Trigger guard retains about 96-97% strong orig silver-plating and backstrap about 80%. Cyl retains a blue/brown patina and about 90% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip is sound with worn edges and numerous small nicks & scratches and retains orig varnish under a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. Case is sound with usual light handling & storage marks and appears to have been steel wool cleaned around medallion in the center of lid otherwise retains most of a wiped on light finish. Label inside lid is yellowed with some minor damage but mostly intact. Lining is heavily faded & moderately soiled with all partitions sound. Flask has a few dents but is sound and retains about 85% orig finish. Mold is fine with finish flaked to about 60% strong blue. Other accessories are fine. 4-36626 JR254 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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