Image Lot Price Description

184A.
$5,175.00

COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 26438. Blue & case colored with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight, silver-plated brass grip frame & 1-pc walnut grip. CONDITION: Extremely fine. All matching including the wedge except the cylinder pin, which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 80-85% glossy orig blue with the losses flaked to a light patina. Rammer handle retains about 80% bright orig case colors. Cylinder retains 75-80% thin, dull blue turning plum & retains about 95% Ormsby naval battle scene. All six safety pins are prominent and all six nipples still have blue on their outer faces. Frame retains most of its casehardened finish turned silver with traces of thin case colors. Hammer retains most its muted case colors. Trigger & back strap retain most of their strong orig silver-plating. Grip has a minor chip or two on each side and retains most of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a ring about mid-point & a few scattered spots of minor pitting. 4-56813 JR616 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006
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