EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 2211. Cal. 36. Blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 6-chambers with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking, and 3 serviceable safety pins. The silver plated, square back, small brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 3-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by an orig green velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided “COLTS PATENT” trophy of flags & arms, angled spout flask, and an early brass 2-cavity bullet mold with straight legs, a bright metal sprue cutter, marked on the right side “COLTS PATENT”, an “L” shaped nipple wrench, a blue paper wrapped tin of Eley’s caps and a packet of combustible cartridges. According to various publications there were about 3,000 2nd Model 51 Navy revolver produced. The primary differentiation between 1st & 2nd models is the wedge screw being over the top of the slot and the cyl spindle slotted through the center. Other than that they are otherwise indistinguishable. The early 51’s were all rapidly purchased by pioneers moving west or by those already on the western frontier where they usually saw hard and continuous service. They served throughout the Civil war and later back on the frontier well into the 1870’s and 1880’s until supplanted by cartridge revolvers. They were used by law men, outlaws and common citizens to great affect with such luminaries as Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock, who was recorded as having carried a pair of Navies. Cased examples are extraordinarily rare. This revolver is pictured on pg. 88 as the bottom photograph in the book The Wm. M. Lock Collection, Sellers. PROVENANCE: Wm. M. Locke Collection; George Lewis Collection; The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 92-93% glossy orig blue with only sharp edge wear and some light flaking with a spot of rust on the right side of the muzzle. Frame retains about all of its traditionally muted orig case colors. Hammer retains strong case colors, partially faded on top edge. Cyl retains about 80% orig blue, showing wear around the front edge and dulling and wear around the rear shoulder and shows about 96-97% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about all of their strong orig silver, showing wear at the heel. Grip is sound with one small gouge and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case has a compression fracture in the lid and a grain check in the bottom, otherwise is completely sound with storage handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Lining in the lid is strong and bright with one spot of stain, with contact with the cyl, bottom is lightly to moderately faded with moderate soil and wear from contact with the bbl, cyl and edge of grip. Flask is fine with no dents and retains about 60% orig finish. Mold is very fine with bright metal sprue cutter and some light hammer marks on the right side. Other accessories are fine. Cap tin has slight loses from the paper wrap but it is still sealed. (WG-024) 4-51048 JR507 (60,000-100,000) – Lot 2010

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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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	2010	$51,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2211. Cal. 36. Blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 6-chambers with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking, and 3 serviceable safety pins. The silver plated, square back, small brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 3-digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Accompanied by an orig green velvet lined, Colt mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided “COLTS PATENT” trophy of flags & arms, angled spout flask, and an early brass 2-cavity bullet mold with straight legs, a bright metal sprue cutter, marked on the right side “COLTS PATENT”, an “L” shaped nipple wrench, a blue paper wrapped tin of Eley’s caps and a packet of combustible cartridges. According to various publications there were about 3,000 2nd Model 51 Navy revolver produced. The primary differentiation between 1st & 2nd models is the wedge screw being over the top of the slot and the cyl spindle slotted through the center. Other than that they are otherwise indistinguishable. The early 51’s were all rapidly purchased by pioneers moving west or by those already on the western frontier where they usually saw hard and continuous service. They served throughout the Civil war and later back on the frontier well into the 1870’s and 1880’s until supplanted by cartridge revolvers. They were used by law men, outlaws and common citizens to great affect with such luminaries as Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock, who was recorded as having carried a pair of Navies. Cased examples are extraordinarily rare. This revolver is pictured on pg. 88 as the bottom photograph in the book The Wm. M. Lock Collection, Sellers. PROVENANCE: Wm. M. Locke Collection; George Lewis Collection; The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 92-93% glossy orig blue with only sharp edge wear and some light flaking with a spot of rust on the right side of the muzzle. Frame retains about all of its traditionally muted orig case colors. Hammer retains strong case colors, partially faded on top edge. Cyl retains about 80% orig blue, showing wear around the front edge and dulling and wear around the rear shoulder and shows about 96-97% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain about all of their strong orig silver, showing wear at the heel. Grip is sound with one small gouge and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case has a compression fracture in the lid and a grain check in the bottom, otherwise is completely sound with storage handling nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Lining in the lid is strong and bright with one spot of stain, with contact with the cyl, bottom is lightly to moderately faded with moderate soil and wear from contact with the bbl, cyl and edge of grip. Flask is fine with no dents and retains about 60% orig finish. Mold is very fine with bright metal sprue cutter and some light hammer marks on the right side. Other accessories are fine. Cap tin has slight loses from the paper wrap but it is still sealed. (WG-024) 4-51048 JR507 (60,000-100,000) – Lot 2010 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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 COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.