CASED AND INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED AND INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 22402. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address with dashes. Left side of frame is without “COLTS PATENT” but has the caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard and the blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc varnished burl walnut grip. it has the usual 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. Back strap is engraved in period Olde English script “Arthur N. Hollister / From His father. Dec. 28th 1865”. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with burgundy velvet lining compartmented in the bottom for revolver, a dbl sided angle spout eagle & stars Navy size flask, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 B”. Also accompanied by an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, an empty packet for Colt’s Combustible Cartridges, a large Dixon pewter oil bottle, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with scarce orange label and a functioning key. Steel trigger guards & back straps are not unknown on the 1861 Navy, however there are usually found only on those revolvers cut for shoulder stock in earlier serial ranges with probably less than 100 ever produced. This revolver was produced in 1864 in the last half of the year and now exhibits all the attributes of having been returned to Colt in 1865 and refinished with the inscription applied at that time. The bbl address is extremely light and in one area several of the letters are nearly obliterated. Serial numbers are also very light as is the caliber marking on the trigger guard shoulder with butt strap SN being extremely thin on one edge. An internet search of the Biographical Record of the Yale University Class of 1858 disclosed the following: Arthur Nelson Hollister was born Dec. 1835 in Andover, CT. He entered Yale University in July 1854 and graduated 1858. While at Yale he was a member of the Skull & Bones Society and several other clubs at Yale. Apparently he had delicate health and from 1858-1859 he was living in Hartford recuperating. From about 1859-1869 he taught school in the Hartford area and briefly was the principal of Hartford Grammar School. Due to his ill health he frequently spent long periods of time in the Adirondack Mountains to recuperate. He was associated with the Charter Oak Life Insurance Co. until about 1877. Then in 1878 he was persuaded to resume teaching and continued until 1883 when he again resigned due to ill health. For the rest of the time until his death, in Jan. 1897, he spent the winters in Hartford, the spring seasons fishing in the north and summers in Keene Valley, NY. He was married briefly from Aug. 1863 to Dec. 1864 when his wife died, possibly during the birth of their daughter. Mr. Hollister & his father were reportedly very close and were “inseparable companions” and his father died two months after Arthur passed away. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except wedge, which is a replacement without spring, & grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains about 95% glossy factory blue with some minor flaking and light surface rust on bbl lug. Rammer handle has been cleaned to bright metal with brilliant case colors on pivot. Wedge screw is broken. Frame & hammer retain strong bright case colors in sheltered areas having been cleaned to bright metal. Interior of frame retains brilliant case colors as does the hammer under grip frame. Cylinder retains about 85% glossy factory blue mixed with flaked patina and overall retains about 90% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 90% glossy orig blue. Grip is sound with crisp sharp edges and a few minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with fine pitting in the forcing cone area. Case is completely sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with a spot of staining at about the cylinder area with light to moderate soil in bottom and damage from the front sight and hammer spur, with two partially loose partitions. Flask is sound with one minor dent and is a dark mustard patina. Mold retains about 80% orig blue. Other accessories are fine. 4-39098 JR290 (7,500-12,500)

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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	2203	$10,350.00	CASED AND INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 22402. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address with dashes. Left side of frame is without “COLTS PATENT” but has the caliber marking on left shoulder of trigger guard and the blued steel trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc varnished burl walnut grip. it has the usual 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene. Back strap is engraved in period Olde English script “Arthur N. Hollister / From His father. Dec. 28th 1865”. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with burgundy velvet lining compartmented in the bottom for revolver, a dbl sided angle spout eagle & stars Navy size flask, a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter, marked on right side “36 B”. Also accompanied by an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, an empty packet for Colt’s Combustible Cartridges, a large Dixon pewter oil bottle, a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps with scarce orange label and a functioning key. Steel trigger guards & back straps are not unknown on the 1861 Navy, however there are usually found only on those revolvers cut for shoulder stock in earlier serial ranges with probably less than 100 ever produced. This revolver was produced in 1864 in the last half of the year and now exhibits all the attributes of having been returned to Colt in 1865 and refinished with the inscription applied at that time. The bbl address is extremely light and in one area several of the letters are nearly obliterated. Serial numbers are also very light as is the caliber marking on the trigger guard shoulder with butt strap SN being extremely thin on one edge. An internet search of the Biographical Record of the Yale University Class of 1858 disclosed the following: Arthur Nelson Hollister was born Dec. 1835 in Andover, CT. He entered Yale University in July 1854 and graduated 1858. While at Yale he was a member of the Skull & Bones Society and several other clubs at Yale. Apparently he had delicate health and from 1858-1859 he was living in Hartford recuperating. From about 1859-1869 he taught school in the Hartford area and briefly was the principal of Hartford Grammar School. Due to his ill health he frequently spent long periods of time in the Adirondack Mountains to recuperate. He was associated with the Charter Oak Life Insurance Co. until about 1877. Then in 1878 he was persuaded to resume teaching and continued until 1883 when he again resigned due to ill health. For the rest of the time until his death, in Jan. 1897, he spent the winters in Hartford, the spring seasons fishing in the north and summers in Keene Valley, NY. He was married briefly from Aug. 1863 to Dec. 1864 when his wife died, possibly during the birth of their daughter. Mr. Hollister & his father were reportedly very close and were “inseparable companions” and his father died two months after Arthur passed away. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except wedge, which is a replacement without spring, & grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains about 95% glossy factory blue with some minor flaking and light surface rust on bbl lug. Rammer handle has been cleaned to bright metal with brilliant case colors on pivot. Wedge screw is broken. Frame & hammer retain strong bright case colors in sheltered areas having been cleaned to bright metal. Interior of frame retains brilliant case colors as does the hammer under grip frame. Cylinder retains about 85% glossy factory blue mixed with flaked patina and overall retains about 90% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 90% glossy orig blue. Grip is sound with crisp sharp edges and a few minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with fine pitting in the forcing cone area. Case is completely sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately to heavily faded with a spot of staining at about the cylinder area with light to moderate soil in bottom and damage from the front sight and hammer spur, with two partially loose partitions. Flask is sound with one minor dent and is a dark mustard patina. Mold retains about 80% orig blue. Other accessories are fine. 4-39098 JR290 (7,500-12,500) 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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