MARTIALLY MARKED LATE THIRD MODEL COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-ARMY REVOLVER.

MARTIALLY MARKED LATE THIRD MODEL COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-ARMY REVOLVER. SN 80644. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl with 1-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” Neither left shoulder or web of trigger guard have caliber marking although both places have small inspector initials which are also found in various other places on revolver including the cylinder and backstrap. Small guard brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of serial number in backstrap channel. The ’51 Navy was an extremely popular sidearm from its inception with the Union government purchasing several thousand with many more going to war as private purchase. They saw service throughout the entirety of the Civil War and later on the American frontier during America’s great westward expansion and literally around the world. After the Civil War the Union government sold off surplus arms to private surplus dealers and foreign governments, including ’51 Navys, where these fine revolvers continued in service well into the cartridge era. William Butler (Wild Bill) Hickock was known to have carried a pair of ’51 Navy’s well into the cartridge era. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P.Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge, cylinder and grip. No orig finish remains with the bbl being a plum brown patina with light to moderate pitting. Frame and cylinder are a mottled silver blue patina with scattered light pitting. Trigger guard and backstrap were never silver plated and now retain a medium mustard patina. Grip shows light to moderate edge wear and light nicks and scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-39440 JR195 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2270	$2,587.50	MARTIALLY MARKED LATE THIRD MODEL COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-ARMY REVOLVER. SN 80644. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl with 1-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” Neither left shoulder or web of trigger guard have caliber marking although both places have small inspector initials which are also found in various other places on revolver including the cylinder and backstrap. Small guard brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of serial number in backstrap channel. The ’51 Navy was an extremely popular sidearm from its inception with the Union government purchasing several thousand with many more going to war as private purchase. They saw service throughout the entirety of the Civil War and later on the American frontier during America’s great westward expansion and literally around the world. After the Civil War the Union government sold off surplus arms to private surplus dealers and foreign governments, including ’51 Navys, where these fine revolvers continued in service well into the cartridge era. William Butler (Wild Bill) Hickock was known to have carried a pair of ’51 Navy’s well into the cartridge era. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P.Brown Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge, cylinder and grip. No orig finish remains with the bbl being a plum brown patina with light to moderate pitting. Frame and cylinder are a mottled silver blue patina with scattered light pitting. Trigger guard and backstrap were never silver plated and now retain a medium mustard patina. Grip shows light to moderate edge wear and light nicks and scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-39440 JR195 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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