EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH BLUE FRAME.

SN 12058. Cal 36. All blue bbl & frame with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual six chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. All six safety pins are crisp & serviceable. The silver plated small oval brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a spectacular 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip. Grip is constructed with two slabs of ivory attached to a wooden spacer block. Revolver is beautifully engraved with about full coverage donut scrolls on the frame which extend over the bbl lug and onto top side flats. Backstrap is engraved to match with matching patterns on buttstrap & trigger bow. Top of backstrap is engraved in a fan pattern usually associated with Colt master engraver Gustave Young. Accompanied by an incredible brass bound rosewood casing with empty plaque in the lid. Interior is lined in burgundy velvet and French fitted in the bottom for the revolver, an unmarked smooth replacement flask, a straight legged brass bullet & ball mold marked “COLTS PATENT” on the bright steel sprue cutter, a packet of combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label. This revolver is a companion piece to a nearly identically cased & engraved Colt Model 1849 pocket percussion revolver being sold elsewhere in this auction. According to an eminently knowledgeable Colt collector/dealer orig blued frame percussion Colts are extremely rare with only a very few produced for a very short period of time. Blued frame percussion Colts are more commonly associated with revolvers having gold and special presentations. The companion piece Model 1849 Colt revolver mentioned above is pictured on p.64 of Colt Pistols, Wilson & Hable, identified by serial number, and was part of the prestigious R.E. Hable Collection. On p.65 of the referenced publication is a 4″ pocket revolver, SN 82380 which also has a blued frame. Pgs.52-53 of referenced publication illustrates a cased pair of blued frame 3rd Model Colt Dragoons, serial numbers 13128 & 13551. This same pair of Dragoons is pictured on p.51 of Samuel Colt Presents, Wilson, with credit to the Jack A. Dutton Collection. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which has numbers “31147” & “227”. Grip is unnumbered. Bbl retains 90-92% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina; rammer handle & pivot retain faded case colors, strong on left side of pivot; frame retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with slight thinning on sharp edge of recoil shield; hammer retains typical of the era light case colors, faded on top edge; cyl retains 75-80% thin orig blue and shows about 98% Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking and all of the Ormsby signature line; trigger guard & backstrap retain 96-97% strong orig silver, thinning on the heel of backstrap and a small area near the top with some flaking along the edges. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws and retains a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but if so very little. Case has a crack in the lid and another in the bottom otherwise is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its bright orig varnish, showing moderate wear on finial of brass corners. Interior of the lid is bright burgundy with one stain from contact with cyl. Both compartment lids are affixed with orig polished bone finials. Bottom of the interior is lightly faded with moderate soil under the revolver & flask. Flask has a series of dents on one side, otherwise is sound and shows 97-98% strong orig finish. Flask is probably an old replacement. Mold is crisp & clean with bright metal sprue cutter. Nipple wrench and other accessories are fine. 4-48084 JR219 (40,000-60,000) – Lot 1307

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1307	$46,000.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH BLUE FRAME. SN 12058. Cal 36. All blue bbl & frame with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual six chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. All six safety pins are crisp & serviceable. The silver plated small oval brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a spectacular 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip. Grip is constructed with two slabs of ivory attached to a wooden spacer block. Revolver is beautifully engraved with about full coverage donut scrolls on the frame which extend over the bbl lug and onto top side flats. Backstrap is engraved to match with matching patterns on buttstrap & trigger bow. Top of backstrap is engraved in a fan pattern usually associated with Colt master engraver Gustave Young. Accompanied by an incredible brass bound rosewood casing with empty plaque in the lid. Interior is lined in burgundy velvet and French fitted in the bottom for the revolver, an unmarked smooth replacement flask, a straight legged brass bullet & ball mold marked “COLTS PATENT” on the bright steel sprue cutter, a packet of combustible cartridges, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with green label. This revolver is a companion piece to a nearly identically cased & engraved Colt Model 1849 pocket percussion revolver being sold elsewhere in this auction. According to an eminently knowledgeable Colt collector/dealer orig blued frame percussion Colts are extremely rare with only a very few produced for a very short period of time. Blued frame percussion Colts are more commonly associated with revolvers having gold and special presentations. The companion piece Model 1849 Colt revolver mentioned above is pictured on p.64 of Colt Pistols, Wilson & Hable, identified by serial number, and was part of the prestigious R.E. Hable Collection. On p.65 of the referenced publication is a 4″ pocket revolver, SN 82380 which also has a blued frame. Pgs.52-53 of referenced publication illustrates a cased pair of blued frame 3rd Model Colt Dragoons, serial numbers 13128 & 13551. This same pair of Dragoons is pictured on p.51 of Samuel Colt Presents, Wilson, with credit to the Jack A. Dutton Collection. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which has numbers “31147” & “227”. Grip is unnumbered. Bbl retains 90-92% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina; rammer handle & pivot retain faded case colors, strong on left side of pivot; frame retains 97-98% glossy orig blue with slight thinning on sharp edge of recoil shield; hammer retains typical of the era light case colors, faded on top edge; cyl retains 75-80% thin orig blue and shows about 98% Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking and all of the Ormsby signature line; trigger guard & backstrap retain 96-97% strong orig silver, thinning on the heel of backstrap and a small area near the top with some flaking along the edges. Grip is sound with no discernible flaws and retains a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but if so very little. Case has a crack in the lid and another in the bottom otherwise is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its bright orig varnish, showing moderate wear on finial of brass corners. Interior of the lid is bright burgundy with one stain from contact with cyl. Both compartment lids are affixed with orig polished bone finials. Bottom of the interior is lightly faded with moderate soil under the revolver & flask. Flask has a series of dents on one side, otherwise is sound and shows 97-98% strong orig finish. Flask is probably an old replacement. Mold is crisp & clean with bright metal sprue cutter. Nipple wrench and other accessories are fine. 4-48084 JR219 (40,000-60,000) – Lot 1307 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH BLUE FRAME.