CASED ENGRAVED KLAY-COLT 3RD TYPE MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER.

CASED ENGRAVED KLAY-COLT 3RD TYPE MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 25049. Spectacular 2nd generation Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, pin front sight, case colored frame, rammer & hammer with small trigger guard on silver-plated grip frame with spectacular bird’s eye maple 1-pc grips. Beautifully engraved in Gustave Young style with full coverage on the frame, on the sides of the bbl lug & top flats with matching engraving on the rammer pivot, trigger guard, backstrap & butt. The hammer has Young’s distinctive wolf’s head pattern on each side. The backstrap is inscribed “COMMODORE JAMES H. CANNON / EDGARTOWN”. It is cased in a fine reproduction mahogany case with small brass plaque on the top inscribed “James H. Cannon”. Accompanied by a beautiful silver-plated angle spout, dbl sided Colt type flask, silver-plated 2-cavity mold with a “W” inspector’s initial and a silver-plated nipple wrench. Also included is a reproduction tin of Eley Bros. caps and a number of cast bullets. Additionally accompanying is a copy of instructions for using Colt’s pistols and a series of letters & invoices, between Mr. Klay and James Hughes Cannon of Edgartown, Mass. (Martha’s Vineyard) wherein he ordered this revolver custom built. Master engraver, Dan Cullity engraved it in 1986. Total cost at that time was $2,882.25. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, new, unfired and unturned, retaining all of its spectacular charcoal blue and bright case colors. Case & accessories are equally new. 4-53943 JR324 (1,750-2,750)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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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	142	$9,487.00	CASED ENGRAVED KLAY-COLT 3RD TYPE MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 25049. Spectacular 2nd generation Navy with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, pin front sight, case colored frame, rammer & hammer with small trigger guard on silver-plated grip frame with spectacular bird’s eye maple 1-pc grips. Beautifully engraved in Gustave Young style with full coverage on the frame, on the sides of the bbl lug & top flats with matching engraving on the rammer pivot, trigger guard, backstrap & butt. The hammer has Young’s distinctive wolf’s head pattern on each side. The backstrap is inscribed “COMMODORE JAMES H. CANNON / EDGARTOWN”. It is cased in a fine reproduction mahogany case with small brass plaque on the top inscribed “James H. Cannon”. Accompanied by a beautiful silver-plated angle spout, dbl sided Colt type flask, silver-plated 2-cavity mold with a “W” inspector’s initial and a silver-plated nipple wrench. Also included is a reproduction tin of Eley Bros. caps and a number of cast bullets. Additionally accompanying is a copy of instructions for using Colt’s pistols and a series of letters & invoices, between Mr. Klay and James Hughes Cannon of Edgartown, Mass. (Martha’s Vineyard) wherein he ordered this revolver custom built. Master engraver, Dan Cullity engraved it in 1986. Total cost at that time was $2,882.25. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, new, unfired and unturned, retaining all of its spectacular charcoal blue and bright case colors. Case & accessories are equally new. 4-53943 JR324 (1,750-2,750) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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