RARE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, ONE OF THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD.

RARE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, ONE OF THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD. SN 89563. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame is stamped with a tiny “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. The large guard blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip without numbers in back strap channel. Butt strap is hand stamped “USN” with a 5-pointed star after the “U” and after the “N”. The bottom left edge of grip is stamped “I / GWR” (Cdr. George W. Rodgers, USN) with a small 5-point star after the “G” and after the “R”. The “I” stands for “Inspector”. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking and an identical 5-pointed star is stamped by the spindle hole on the face along with a small “L”. There are small inspector initials on various parts. Back strap appears to be a Colt reworked London type steel back strap that originally had a large groove between the ears that now has an old forged factory rework with a few blow holes in this spot and is now without a groove of any kind, which further illustrates Colt’s frugality in making use of every available piece & part that were salvageable. Trigger guard & hammer are Hartford type. Navy Navy revolvers were produced with military finish that leaves the bbl, cyl & grip frame a dull military blue that was never high polished. Case colors on these revolvers are soft & subtle, never bright & flashy as on earlier & later versions of this venerable revolver. Grips were also oil finished. These revolvers were universally issued and are almost never found with high orig finish making this revolver truly exceptional. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except grip as noted above. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig Colt military finish with only sharp edge wear, a few dings around wedge slot and a couple fingerprint sized areas of light pitting on right side flat. Rammer & handle retain about all of their soft case colors. Frame retains strong orig case colors on both sides, slightly faded on recoil shields. Hammer retains strong case colors on the rear edge with sides bright. Trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a smooth blue/gray patina. Cylinder retains a thin blue patina and overall retains about all of its Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks in the edges and left side and retains most of its orig dull oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-41702 JR130 (45,000-65,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2289	$0.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY-NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, ONE OF THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD. SN 89563. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line Hartford address with dashes. Left side of frame is stamped with a tiny “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. The large guard blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip without numbers in back strap channel. Butt strap is hand stamped “USN” with a 5-pointed star after the “U” and after the “N”. The bottom left edge of grip is stamped “I / GWR” (Cdr. George W. Rodgers, USN) with a small 5-point star after the “G” and after the “R”. The “I” stands for “Inspector”. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking and an identical 5-pointed star is stamped by the spindle hole on the face along with a small “L”. There are small inspector initials on various parts. Back strap appears to be a Colt reworked London type steel back strap that originally had a large groove between the ears that now has an old forged factory rework with a few blow holes in this spot and is now without a groove of any kind, which further illustrates Colt’s frugality in making use of every available piece & part that were salvageable. Trigger guard & hammer are Hartford type. Navy Navy revolvers were produced with military finish that leaves the bbl, cyl & grip frame a dull military blue that was never high polished. Case colors on these revolvers are soft & subtle, never bright & flashy as on earlier & later versions of this venerable revolver. Grips were also oil finished. These revolvers were universally issued and are almost never found with high orig finish making this revolver truly exceptional. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except grip as noted above. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig Colt military finish with only sharp edge wear, a few dings around wedge slot and a couple fingerprint sized areas of light pitting on right side flat. Rammer & handle retain about all of their soft case colors. Frame retains strong orig case colors on both sides, slightly faded on recoil shields. Hammer retains strong case colors on the rear edge with sides bright. Trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a smooth blue/gray patina. Cylinder retains a thin blue patina and overall retains about all of its Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Grip is sound with a few minor nicks in the edges and left side and retains most of its orig dull oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-41702 JR130 (45,000-65,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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