EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED BY GUSTAVE YOUNG.

EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED BY GUSTAVE YOUNG. SN 111585. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” with “44 CAL” on left shoulder of trigger guard. Frame is 3-screw style with flat head hammer screw, not cut for shoulder stock. It has silver plated trigger guard and blued steel back strap containing a deluxe burl walnut 1-pc grip with last four digits of the serial number in the back strap channel. Back strap is inscribed by Gustave Young in period script “Brig. Genl R.O. Tyler / From Colt’s P.F.A. Mg. Co.”. This fine revolver has a few additional special features including a fine hand checkered panel on the ejector rod handle, hand enhanced Ormsby Naval battle scene & serial number on the cylinder and a beautiful hand cut knurled hammer spur in swallow-tail pattern with a single chevron containing seven small dots. This revolver is pictured in full color on p. 168 with description on p. 169 of The Colt Engraving Book Vol. I, Wilson. Robert Ogden Tyler (Dec. 1831-Dec. 1874) enlisted as a captain in May 1861 as an assistant Quartermaster. In Aug. 1861 he was promoted to Colonel in the artillery. Nov. 1862 he became a Brigadier General and in March 1865 became Brevette Major General, a promotion for “great gallantry at the Battle of Cold Harbor”. He was the Commander of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac and participated in a number of battles including the Peninsula Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville & Gettysburg. In 1864 he was assigned as the Commander of a Division of heavy artillery, turned infantry, during the Overland Campaign and was wounded at Cold Harbor. After recovering from his wounds he spent the remainder of the war in administrative duties. Gen. Tyler was mustered out in 1866 and recommissioned a Lt. Colonel in the regular Army as the Deputy Quartermaster General. This revolver most certainly was a gift from Samuel Colt in recognition of his gallant service. Inventor, entrepreneur and industrialist Samuel Colt was a master salesman above all else. He knew that the best kind of advertising he could employ to promote his firearms were the firearms themselves. Therefore, he handed out many finely engraved and inscribed guns with his name on them to anyone he thought to be a worthy recipient. He knew that samples placed in the hands of influential persons could do much to win public acclaim and acceptance for his products, particularly in the United States’ armed forces. After Colt’s death in early 1862, fewer presentations were made. Some still were and, as in the case of this fine example, they carried the company inscription instead of Sam Colt’s personal name. Brevet Maj.Gen. Tyler seems to have had some ties in Hartford, Connecticut where the Colt’s Patent Firearms Company was located. It may be that he was known to factory officials if not Samuel Colt himself. Brevet Major General Robert O. Tyler was born in Hunter, New York December 31, 1831. He was a nephew of Daniel Tyler, who also would serve as a general in the Civil War. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and graduated 22nd in the Class of 1853. He received a brevet as a second lieutenant and was assigned to the artillery. Tyler served as an artilleryman in the Utah Territory during the Mormon disputes and was among the U.S. Army officers who signed a petition supporting the reappointment of the controversial Mormon leader Brigham Young as governor. During the April 1861 Bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, Tyler was part of a hastily assembled relief force that tried unsuccessfully to reinforce the garrison. He also helped to reopen communication with Baltimore, after the attack on the 6th Massachusetts regiment in that city on April 19, 1861. In September, he was appointed as the colonel of the 4th Connecticut Infantry. Tyler began training the men as artillerymen, and the regiment was eventually renamed the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. The regiment served in the Peninsula Campaign, and Tyler commanded the siege train for the Army of the Potomac. On November 29, 1862, Tyler was promoted to brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers and assigned command of all the artillery in the “Center Grand Division” of the Army of the Potomac. His guns participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, providing artillery support for the series of assaults on Confederate positions on Maryes Heights. Gen. Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Army of the Potomac and reorganized it, creating a formal Artillery Reserve under Tyler’s command. Tyler commanded the reserve during the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where many of his guns were used to help repel Confederate attacks on the Union positions at Cemetery Ridge and Cemetery Hill. His unit also helped repel the charging Confederates during Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863. (Tyler was disabled by sun stroke during part of the Gettysburg campaign) In early 1864, Tyler was assigned command of a division of infantry comprised entirely of heavy artillery regiments, which he led at the Spotsylvania in the Battle of Harris Farm, attached to II Corps. He then led a brigade at Cold Harbor where Tyler was badly wounded in the foot. This injry incapacitated him from any further field duty during the war. Following his recovery, Tyler served in a variety of administrative posts. At the close of the war, Tyler received the brevet rank of major general of U.S. Volunteers for “great gallantry at the Battle of Cold Harbor” on March 13, 1865. In 1866 he mustered out of volunteer service and was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Regular Army, serving as deputy Quartermaster General. Tyler died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 42 having suffered from his battlefield wounds. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Before he died, he was able to complete his autobiography, the Memoir of Brevet Major-General Robert Ogden Tyler (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1878). The Robert O. Tyler Post #50 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Hartford was named in his honor. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “401”. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with only slight muzzle edge wear on the left side and a few minor nicks & spots of discoloration. Rammer handle retains most of its orig factory case colors, brilliant on the pivot. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides of the frame, thinned & turning silver on the left recoil shield. Hammer is slightly pitted around the nose. Cylinder retains 75-80% orig factory blue, strong & bright in rebated area, somewhat dulled on raised area and retains about all of its fine hand-enhanced Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are prominent. Trigger guard retains about 90% strong, lightly oxidized silver plating. Back strap & butt strap retain most of their orig factory blue, glossy & bright at top of back strap and butt strap, thinned in the middle of the back strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches, showing light wear and retains about all of its fine orig factory piano varnish finish. Grip is slightly proud on the front strap but fits perfectly elsewhere and is numbered to the revolver. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-37752 (90,000-110,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2056	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER INSCRIBED BY GUSTAVE YOUNG. SN 111585. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” with “44 CAL” on left shoulder of trigger guard. Frame is 3-screw style with flat head hammer screw, not cut for shoulder stock. It has silver plated trigger guard and blued steel back strap containing a deluxe burl walnut 1-pc grip with last four digits of the serial number in the back strap channel. Back strap is inscribed by Gustave Young in period script “Brig. Genl R.O. Tyler / From Colt’s P.F.A. Mg. Co.”. This fine revolver has a few additional special features including a fine hand checkered panel on the ejector rod handle, hand enhanced Ormsby Naval battle scene & serial number on the cylinder and a beautiful hand cut knurled hammer spur in swallow-tail pattern with a single chevron containing seven small dots. This revolver is pictured in full color on p. 168 with description on p. 169 of The Colt Engraving Book Vol. I, Wilson. Robert Ogden Tyler (Dec. 1831-Dec. 1874) enlisted as a captain in May 1861 as an assistant Quartermaster. In Aug. 1861 he was promoted to Colonel in the artillery. Nov. 1862 he became a Brigadier General and in March 1865 became Brevette Major General, a promotion for “great gallantry at the Battle of Cold Harbor”. He was the Commander of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac and participated in a number of battles including the Peninsula Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville & Gettysburg. In 1864 he was assigned as the Commander of a Division of heavy artillery, turned infantry, during the Overland Campaign and was wounded at Cold Harbor. After recovering from his wounds he spent the remainder of the war in administrative duties. Gen. Tyler was mustered out in 1866 and recommissioned a Lt. Colonel in the regular Army as the Deputy Quartermaster General. This revolver most certainly was a gift from Samuel Colt in recognition of his gallant service. Inventor, entrepreneur and industrialist Samuel Colt was a master salesman above all else. He knew that the best kind of advertising he could employ to promote his firearms were the firearms themselves. Therefore, he handed out many finely engraved and inscribed guns with his name on them to anyone he thought to be a worthy recipient. He knew that samples placed in the hands of influential persons could do much to win public acclaim and acceptance for his products, particularly in the United States’ armed forces. After Colt’s death in early 1862, fewer presentations were made. Some still were and, as in the case of this fine example, they carried the company inscription instead of Sam Colt’s personal name. Brevet Maj.Gen. Tyler seems to have had some ties in Hartford, Connecticut where the Colt’s Patent Firearms Company was located. It may be that he was known to factory officials if not Samuel Colt himself. Brevet Major General Robert O. Tyler was born in Hunter, New York December 31, 1831. He was a nephew of Daniel Tyler, who also would serve as a general in the Civil War. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and graduated 22nd in the Class of 1853. He received a brevet as a second lieutenant and was assigned to the artillery. Tyler served as an artilleryman in the Utah Territory during the Mormon disputes and was among the U.S. Army officers who signed a petition supporting the reappointment of the controversial Mormon leader Brigham Young as governor. During the April 1861 Bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, Tyler was part of a hastily assembled relief force that tried unsuccessfully to reinforce the garrison. He also helped to reopen communication with Baltimore, after the attack on the 6th Massachusetts regiment in that city on April 19, 1861. In September, he was appointed as the colonel of the 4th Connecticut Infantry. Tyler began training the men as artillerymen, and the regiment was eventually renamed the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. The regiment served in the Peninsula Campaign, and Tyler commanded the siege train for the Army of the Potomac. On November 29, 1862, Tyler was promoted to brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers and assigned command of all the artillery in the “Center Grand Division” of the Army of the Potomac. His guns participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, providing artillery support for the series of assaults on Confederate positions on Maryes Heights. Gen. Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Army of the Potomac and reorganized it, creating a formal Artillery Reserve under Tyler’s command. Tyler commanded the reserve during the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where many of his guns were used to help repel Confederate attacks on the Union positions at Cemetery Ridge and Cemetery Hill. His unit also helped repel the charging Confederates during Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863. (Tyler was disabled by sun stroke during part of the Gettysburg campaign) In early 1864, Tyler was assigned command of a division of infantry comprised entirely of heavy artillery regiments, which he led at the Spotsylvania in the Battle of Harris Farm, attached to II Corps. He then led a brigade at Cold Harbor where Tyler was badly wounded in the foot. This injry incapacitated him from any further field duty during the war. Following his recovery, Tyler served in a variety of administrative posts. At the close of the war, Tyler received the brevet rank of major general of U.S. Volunteers for “great gallantry at the Battle of Cold Harbor” on March 13, 1865. In 1866 he mustered out of volunteer service and was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Regular Army, serving as deputy Quartermaster General. Tyler died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 42 having suffered from his battlefield wounds. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Before he died, he was able to complete his autobiography, the Memoir of Brevet Major-General Robert Ogden Tyler (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1878). The Robert O. Tyler Post #50 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Hartford was named in his honor. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “401”. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with only slight muzzle edge wear on the left side and a few minor nicks & spots of discoloration. Rammer handle retains most of its orig factory case colors, brilliant on the pivot. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides of the frame, thinned & turning silver on the left recoil shield. Hammer is slightly pitted around the nose. Cylinder retains 75-80% orig factory blue, strong & bright in rebated area, somewhat dulled on raised area and retains about all of its fine hand-enhanced Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are prominent. Trigger guard retains about 90% strong, lightly oxidized silver plating. Back strap & butt strap retain most of their orig factory blue, glossy & bright at top of back strap and butt strap, thinned in the middle of the back strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches, showing light wear and retains about all of its fine orig factory piano varnish finish. Grip is slightly proud on the front strap but fits perfectly elsewhere and is numbered to the revolver. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-37752 (90,000-110,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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