SCARCE COLT SECOND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 2874. Cal. 36. Scarce 2nd Model Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual six chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking and four of the six safety pins serviceable. The small square back, silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in backstrap channel. This revolver was produced in 1851 and is one of only about 3,000 revolvers made in this configuration. These revolvers were almost universally used throughout the Western United States and around the world. They usually saw very hard service and few survive today in any configuration or with any amount of orig finish. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Fine, all matching, including rammer, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains about all of a plummy blue brown artificially aged patina with a few small nicks and some very fine pinprick pitting. Rammer pivot and handle retain smoky case colors. Frame retains traces of faded case colors, being mostly a silvery brown patina. Hammer retains dark case colors. Cyl is a thin, cleaned blue gray patina and shows about 60-65% Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 25-30% thin orig silver plating with the loss areas a light mustard patina. Grip has a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound, showing moderate edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with good rifling and heavy pitting. 4-53761 JR226 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3044

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	3044	$5,462.50	SCARCE COLT SECOND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2874. Cal. 36. Scarce 2nd Model Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual six chambers with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking and four of the six safety pins serviceable. The small square back, silver plated brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with matching serial number in backstrap channel. This revolver was produced in 1851 and is one of only about 3,000 revolvers made in this configuration. These revolvers were almost universally used throughout the Western United States and around the world. They usually saw very hard service and few survive today in any configuration or with any amount of orig finish. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: Fine, all matching, including rammer, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains about all of a plummy blue brown artificially aged patina with a few small nicks and some very fine pinprick pitting. Rammer pivot and handle retain smoky case colors. Frame retains traces of faded case colors, being mostly a silvery brown patina. Hammer retains dark case colors. Cyl is a thin, cleaned blue gray patina and shows about 60-65% Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 25-30% thin orig silver plating with the loss areas a light mustard patina. Grip has a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound, showing moderate edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with good rifling and heavy pitting. 4-53761 JR226 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3044 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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SCARCE COLT SECOND MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.