EXTRAORDINARILY RARE U.S. CARTRIDGE CO. COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/14/2010

Correction: Gun is actually an 1871-72 Open Top Model in caliber .44 RF Not an 1861 Navy Conversion in Caliber .38 RF as stated in the catalog.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE U.S. CARTRIDGE CO. COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 2729. Cal. 38 RF. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. Top rear end of bbl has the Richards Mason style integral rear sight and right side of bbl lug is fitted with an ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl, just in front of bbl lug, is stamped “#59”. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates. Cylinder has usual Ormsby Naval battle scene and is without serial number. Hammer is standard conversion style with the firing pin fixed to left side of hammer nose with two rivets. Loading gate has an external spring and bears assembly number “1527”, which number is also found on cylinder pin. It has blued steel trigger guard & back strap containing a 1-pc varnished walnut grip that has the SN in back strap channel. Top of back strap, reading from hammer to heel, is stamped “U.S.C. Co.”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and other publications only about 2,200 of these rare revolvers were produced in the mid-1870’s, most of which saw hard service on the American frontier during the great Westward expansion and today are almost never found in orig configuration with orig finish. The fact that this revolver has provenance to the famous U.S. Cartridge Co. Collection makes this revolver doubly rare. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain 35-40% thin orig blue, strong in sheltered areas with balance a thin blue/gray patina. Frame, hammer & loading gate retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors, slightly thinned on recoil shield & loading gate. Grip frame retains most of the orig factory blue, somewhat thinned on back strap and trigger bow. Cylinder retains about all of its orig factory blue and about 99.5% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip has a chipped toe and shows light to moderate wear on edges with nicks & dings and retains about 95-97% strong orig varnish. A few of the screws are slightly battered. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-39155 (55,000-75,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2174	$0.00	Revised: 3/14/2010 Correction: Gun is actually an 1871-72 Open Top Model in caliber .44 RF Not an 1861 Navy Conversion in Caliber .38 RF as stated in the catalog. EXTRAORDINARILY RARE U.S. CARTRIDGE CO. COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 2729. Cal. 38 RF. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. Top rear end of bbl has the Richards Mason style integral rear sight and right side of bbl lug is fitted with an ejector rod housing with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl, just in front of bbl lug, is stamped “#59”. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates. Cylinder has usual Ormsby Naval battle scene and is without serial number. Hammer is standard conversion style with the firing pin fixed to left side of hammer nose with two rivets. Loading gate has an external spring and bears assembly number “1527”, which number is also found on cylinder pin. It has blued steel trigger guard & back strap containing a 1-pc varnished walnut grip that has the SN in back strap channel. Top of back strap, reading from hammer to heel, is stamped “U.S.C. Co.”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and other publications only about 2,200 of these rare revolvers were produced in the mid-1870’s, most of which saw hard service on the American frontier during the great Westward expansion and today are almost never found in orig configuration with orig finish. The fact that this revolver has provenance to the famous U.S. Cartridge Co. Collection makes this revolver doubly rare. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain 35-40% thin orig blue, strong in sheltered areas with balance a thin blue/gray patina. Frame, hammer & loading gate retain virtually all of their bright orig factory case colors, slightly thinned on recoil shield & loading gate. Grip frame retains most of the orig factory blue, somewhat thinned on back strap and trigger bow. Cylinder retains about all of its orig factory blue and about 99.5% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip has a chipped toe and shows light to moderate wear on edges with nicks & dings and retains about 95-97% strong orig varnish. A few of the screws are slightly battered. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-39155 (55,000-75,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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