FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 156357. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2” oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” engraved in a ribbon. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking and British proofs. All six safety pins are prominent & serviceable. Left side of bbl lug also has British proofs. Left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. The blued steel large guard trigger guard & back strap contain a fine burl walnut 1-pc grip whose back strap channel is mostly obscured by dark oil stains leaving only partially visible numbers. Frame, hammer, bbl lug, rammer handle, back strap & trigger guard are very nicely engraved in light English style consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with about 35-40% coverage. Bottom of rammer handle has full length engraving and there is a band of engraving around muzzle. SN was observed in the usual places, on bottom of bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & butt strap. All SNs on bottom of revolver are accompanied by a small “L” indicating this revolver was for the English market. Rammer handle & cyl have the last four digits of SN as does the cyl arbor & wedge. Accompanied by a fine English mahogany casing with an empty scalloped edge rectangular brass plate in the lid. Interior is lined in burgundy velvet with a “DIRECTIONS FOR LOADING COLT’S PISTOLS” label inside the lid. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a blued steel 2-cavity mold with sprue cutter, not marked “Colt’s Patent” but probably of English make on Colt’s Patent, an all steel cleaning rod, a tin of caps and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. The covered compartment in right rear contains lead bullets & balls and felt wads. There is also an L-shaped nipple wrench. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including cyl, wedge & grip. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, slightly thinned elsewhere. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere. Cyl retains 60-70% thin orig blue & about 97-98% Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with front & back straps thinning blue. Grip is sound with sharp edges and a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in grooves with pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded with some light soil, moderately faded on compartment cover in bottom. Flask retains a dark mustard patina with a few light dings. Mold retains about 80% strong orig blue with crisp cavities. Other accessories are fine. 4-38851 JPC (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2119	$22,425.00	FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 156357. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2” oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” engraved in a ribbon. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking and British proofs. All six safety pins are prominent & serviceable. Left side of bbl lug also has British proofs. Left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. The blued steel large guard trigger guard & back strap contain a fine burl walnut 1-pc grip whose back strap channel is mostly obscured by dark oil stains leaving only partially visible numbers. Frame, hammer, bbl lug, rammer handle, back strap & trigger guard are very nicely engraved in light English style consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with about 35-40% coverage. Bottom of rammer handle has full length engraving and there is a band of engraving around muzzle. SN was observed in the usual places, on bottom of bbl lug, frame, trigger guard & butt strap. All SNs on bottom of revolver are accompanied by a small “L” indicating this revolver was for the English market. Rammer handle & cyl have the last four digits of SN as does the cyl arbor & wedge. Accompanied by a fine English mahogany casing with an empty scalloped edge rectangular brass plate in the lid. Interior is lined in burgundy velvet with a “DIRECTIONS FOR LOADING COLT’S PISTOLS” label inside the lid. Bottom is compartmented for the revolver, a Dixon bag flask, a blued steel 2-cavity mold with sprue cutter, not marked “Colt’s Patent” but probably of English make on Colt’s Patent, an all steel cleaning rod, a tin of caps and a Dixon pewter oil bottle. The covered compartment in right rear contains lead bullets & balls and felt wads. There is also an L-shaped nipple wrench. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including cyl, wedge & grip. Bbl retains 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, slightly thinned elsewhere. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere. Cyl retains 60-70% thin orig blue & about 97-98% Ormsby Naval Battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain strong blue in sheltered areas with front & back straps thinning blue. Grip is sound with sharp edges and a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in grooves with pitting. Case is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded with some light soil, moderately faded on compartment cover in bottom. Flask retains a dark mustard patina with a few light dings. Mold retains about 80% strong orig blue with crisp cavities. Other accessories are fine. 4-38851 JPC (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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