FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 19080. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and London address with arrows. Left side of bbl lug & cylinder have British proofs and left side of frame is engraved “Colts Patent” in a ribbon. It has silver plated steel trigger guard & back strap containing a deluxe burl walnut 1-pc grip that does not appear to have a serial number in the back strap. Receiver, bbl lug, rammer handle & pivot are very nicely engraved in about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Back strap, butt strap, trigger guard & hammer spur are engraved to match. All screws are the large round head English style. Accompanied by an English oak casing with faded burgundy velvet lining, compartmented in bottom for revolver, a Bartram bag flask, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a large lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Covered right rear compartment contains cast lead bullets & balls. Although the London Navys were made in fairly large quantities, they are only occasionally found cased and rarely engraved, especially with silver plated trigger guard & back strap. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip, as noted above. Bbl retains 75% thinning orig blue with the loss areas light patina. Rammer handle & pivot retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on handle & left side of pivot. Frame & hammer retain about 60% orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas, brilliant in capping cutout. Trigger guard retains 75-80% orig silver plating with most of losses on front strap which has fine pimpling. Back strap & butt strap are cleaned bare metal. Cylinder is cleaned to a blue/gray patina and retains 60-70% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip is sound showing light edge wear with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, very bright shiny bore. Case has one small crack in bottom, otherwise is sound with usual storage & handling, light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded and moderately soiled with light damage from the front sight. Accessories are fine. 4-39103 (15,000-25,000)

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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	2190	$13,800.00	FINE CASED ENGRAVED COLT LONDON MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 19080. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and London address with arrows. Left side of bbl lug & cylinder have British proofs and left side of frame is engraved “Colts Patent” in a ribbon. It has silver plated steel trigger guard & back strap containing a deluxe burl walnut 1-pc grip that does not appear to have a serial number in the back strap. Receiver, bbl lug, rammer handle & pivot are very nicely engraved in about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Back strap, butt strap, trigger guard & hammer spur are engraved to match. All screws are the large round head English style. Accompanied by an English oak casing with faded burgundy velvet lining, compartmented in bottom for revolver, a Bartram bag flask, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a large lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. Covered right rear compartment contains cast lead bullets & balls. Although the London Navys were made in fairly large quantities, they are only occasionally found cased and rarely engraved, especially with silver plated trigger guard & back strap. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip, as noted above. Bbl retains 75% thinning orig blue with the loss areas light patina. Rammer handle & pivot retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on handle & left side of pivot. Frame & hammer retain about 60% orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas, brilliant in capping cutout. Trigger guard retains 75-80% orig silver plating with most of losses on front strap which has fine pimpling. Back strap & butt strap are cleaned bare metal. Cylinder is cleaned to a blue/gray patina and retains 60-70% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Grip is sound showing light edge wear with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, very bright shiny bore. Case has one small crack in bottom, otherwise is sound with usual storage & handling, light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is heavily faded and moderately soiled with light damage from the front sight. Accessories are fine. 4-39103 (15,000-25,000) 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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