RARE COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 3013. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 1-line block letter address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has usual 6 shots with Ormsby naval battle scene and all 6 safety pins crisp and prominent. The silver plated square back, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a deluxe, highly figured 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in the backstrap channel. Only about 3,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the serial range 1250 through about 4200. Features of this model are the wedge screw above the wedge and wedge slot through the cylinder spindel. This model still maintains the small square back trigger guard of the 1st model. When the ’51 Navy was introduced it was immediately & enthusiastically received by the buying public and usually saw extensive hard service on the American frontier and then throughout the entire Civil War, remaining in service well into the 1870s until supplanted by the advent of self contained cartridge revolvers. The very early revolvers, such as this one are rarely ever found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer handle, wedge, cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thinning elsewhere with light sharp edge wear. Rammer & handle retain dark case colors. Frame & hammer retain about 30-40% faded case colors with the balance turned silver. Case colors of this era were notoriously light & dull. Cylinder is mostly a blue gray patina and shows 90-95% Ormsby naval battle scene. Front & backstraps retain most of their orig silver plate with only light sharp edge wear with wear showing at the heel & toe. Grip is sound with numerous small nicks & retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few small scattered spots of pitting. This is truly an exceptional 2nd model ’51 Navy. 4-51132 JR133 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2095

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2095	$17,250.00	RARE COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3013. Cal 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight & 1-line block letter address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cylinder has usual 6 shots with Ormsby naval battle scene and all 6 safety pins crisp and prominent. The silver plated square back, small guard brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a deluxe, highly figured 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in the backstrap channel. Only about 3,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the serial range 1250 through about 4200. Features of this model are the wedge screw above the wedge and wedge slot through the cylinder spindel. This model still maintains the small square back trigger guard of the 1st model. When the ’51 Navy was introduced it was immediately & enthusiastically received by the buying public and usually saw extensive hard service on the American frontier and then throughout the entire Civil War, remaining in service well into the 1870s until supplanted by the advent of self contained cartridge revolvers. The very early revolvers, such as this one are rarely ever found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including rammer handle, wedge, cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thinning elsewhere with light sharp edge wear. Rammer & handle retain dark case colors. Frame & hammer retain about 30-40% faded case colors with the balance turned silver. Case colors of this era were notoriously light & dull. Cylinder is mostly a blue gray patina and shows 90-95% Ormsby naval battle scene. Front & backstraps retain most of their orig silver plate with only light sharp edge wear with wear showing at the heel & toe. Grip is sound with numerous small nicks & retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few small scattered spots of pitting. This is truly an exceptional 2nd model ’51 Navy. 4-51132 JR133 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2095 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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RARE COLT 2ND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.