VERY RARE EARLY COLT 2ND MODEL SQUAREBACK 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, SN 937.

SN 937. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 1-line block letter New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has usual 6 shots with Ormsby naval battle scene. The silver plated square back, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in the backstrap channel. Only about 3,000 of these rare revolvers were produced with the earliest SN noted by Swayze in “51 Colt Navies” being 848 though first models with notched arbors still occur up to about 1250 serial range where the remainder of production to about SN of about 4000 are all second model configuration with slotted arbor (base pin). This gun features all the other early features including the thin profile grips, rammer screw enters from right side and small sgl inspector letter on trigger guard below SN. The very early revolvers, such as this one, are rarely ever found with any orig finish and this particular example is no doubt among the very finest. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer handle, cylinder & grip other then wedge which is numbered 822. Bbl and cyl retain 90-95% orig bright blue, with sharp edge wear with areas of staining, pinprick pitting, scattered scratches, screws retain most of their fire blue. Ormsby rolled Navy battle scene is fully discernible and crisp with scattered blemishes identical to those on bbl. Rammer & handle are bright/gray and do not appear to have been case colored. SN is stamped width-wise on the forward portion of lever which is unique to these early 3-digit Colts. Frame & hammer retain muted case colors with the balance silver/gray. Case colors of this era were notoriously light & dull. Grip is sound, well fit with a few small nicks & retains virtually all orig varnish with very light sharp edge wear. Mechanics are fine, crisp well defined bore with scattered spots of pitting. This is truly an exceptional early 2nd model ’51 Navy that would be very difficult to upgrade. 4-54412 JS11 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1335

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
	1335	$16,100.00	VERY RARE EARLY COLT 2ND MODEL SQUAREBACK 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, SN 937. SN 937. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 1-line block letter New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has usual 6 shots with Ormsby naval battle scene. The silver plated square back, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in the backstrap channel. Only about 3,000 of these rare revolvers were produced with the earliest SN noted by Swayze in “51 Colt Navies” being 848 though first models with notched arbors still occur up to about 1250 serial range where the remainder of production to about SN of about 4000 are all second model configuration with slotted arbor (base pin). This gun features all the other early features including the thin profile grips, rammer screw enters from right side and small sgl inspector letter on trigger guard below SN. The very early revolvers, such as this one, are rarely ever found with any orig finish and this particular example is no doubt among the very finest. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer handle, cylinder & grip other then wedge which is numbered 822. Bbl and cyl retain 90-95% orig bright blue, with sharp edge wear with areas of staining, pinprick pitting, scattered scratches, screws retain most of their fire blue. Ormsby rolled Navy battle scene is fully discernible and crisp with scattered blemishes identical to those on bbl. Rammer & handle are bright/gray and do not appear to have been case colored. SN is stamped width-wise on the forward portion of lever which is unique to these early 3-digit Colts. Frame & hammer retain muted case colors with the balance silver/gray. Case colors of this era were notoriously light & dull. Grip is sound, well fit with a few small nicks & retains virtually all orig varnish with very light sharp edge wear. Mechanics are fine, crisp well defined bore with scattered spots of pitting. This is truly an exceptional early 2nd model ’51 Navy that would be very difficult to upgrade. 4-54412 JS11 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1335 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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VERY RARE EARLY COLT 2ND MODEL SQUAREBACK 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, SN 937.