RARE ROSEWOOD CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER POSSIBLY ORMSBY ENGRAVED.

RARE ROSEWOOD CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER POSSIBLY ORMSBY ENGRAVED. SN 12058. Cal. 36. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass cone front sight and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and a small silver plated oval brass trigger guard and back strap containing an orig style 1-pc ivory grip. Grip is constructed of two pieces of smooth ivory glued to a wooden block. Revolver has full coverage early donut style engraving on frame which extends over bbl lug and onto the top side flats of bbl. Top flat has a chip & fine line border around address. Back strap & ears of back strap are nicely engraved with a fan at the top and foliate arabesque patterns down the back strap, on butt strap & trigger guard. Accompanied by an orig brass bound rosewood casing with empty plaque in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in bottom for the revolver, a plain copper & brass flask and a blued 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold. It has two covered compartments with ivory pulls with the front left compartment containing a packet of combustible cartridges and the rear a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Very few early 51 Navys are known factory engraved and rosewood casings are extremely rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except wedge which has two different numbers “227” and “3147” and the grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 92-93% glossy orig blue with loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain strong case colors, faded on the handle, brighter on pivot. Frame retains virtually all of its glossy orig factory blue with trigger screw slightly battered. Cylinder retains most of its orig factory blue, moderately thinned, with all six crisp safety pins. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 95% strong orig silver showing only a little brass. Grip is sound, crisp & clean with a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore with three or four small spots of pitting. Case has a couple of hairlines in the lid and a couple of others in the bottom, otherwise is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is strong & clean in the lid with one spot of chemical fading. Bottom is lightly faded with light soil. Flask has four or five small dents on one side, otherwise is very fine with most of its orig finish. Mold retains about 75% flaked blue and the nipple wrench/screwdriver is slightly modified. Cartridge pack & cap tin are fine. 4-39099 (30,000-40,000)

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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	2189	$46,000.00	RARE ROSEWOOD CASED ENGRAVED EARLY COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER POSSIBLY ORMSBY ENGRAVED. SN 12058. Cal. 36. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass cone front sight and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and a small silver plated oval brass trigger guard and back strap containing an orig style 1-pc ivory grip. Grip is constructed of two pieces of smooth ivory glued to a wooden block. Revolver has full coverage early donut style engraving on frame which extends over bbl lug and onto the top side flats of bbl. Top flat has a chip & fine line border around address. Back strap & ears of back strap are nicely engraved with a fan at the top and foliate arabesque patterns down the back strap, on butt strap & trigger guard. Accompanied by an orig brass bound rosewood casing with empty plaque in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in bottom for the revolver, a plain copper & brass flask and a blued 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold. It has two covered compartments with ivory pulls with the front left compartment containing a packet of combustible cartridges and the rear a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Very few early 51 Navys are known factory engraved and rosewood casings are extremely rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except wedge which has two different numbers “227” and “3147” and the grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 92-93% glossy orig blue with loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain strong case colors, faded on the handle, brighter on pivot. Frame retains virtually all of its glossy orig factory blue with trigger screw slightly battered. Cylinder retains most of its orig factory blue, moderately thinned, with all six crisp safety pins. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 95% strong orig silver showing only a little brass. Grip is sound, crisp & clean with a fine mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore with three or four small spots of pitting. Case has a couple of hairlines in the lid and a couple of others in the bottom, otherwise is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is strong & clean in the lid with one spot of chemical fading. Bottom is lightly faded with light soil. Flask has four or five small dents on one side, otherwise is very fine with most of its orig finish. Mold retains about 75% flaked blue and the nipple wrench/screwdriver is slightly modified. Cartridge pack & cap tin are fine. 4-39099 (30,000-40,000) 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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