RARE COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER.

RARE COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 2160. Cal. 38 CF. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Bottom of bbl is stamped “R.W.M.” and a small anchor. There is also a small “S” inspector initial just forward of bbl lug. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and it has standard 6-shot cyl with orig number “362” and the matching number “2160” stamped below. Conversion is standard Richards-Mason style with matching numbered loading gate in the right recoil shield. Loading gate has internal detent & spring. The brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with faint, illegible number in backstrap channel. Left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in its orig configuration as having been shipped to the Boston Navy Yard on Oct. 4, 1861 in a shipment of 100 same type revolvers. The letter also indicates that it was returned to the factory for conversion on April 29, 1875 from the Mare Island, California Navy Yard in a shipment of 109 Model 1861 Navy revolvers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only about 2,200 of these conversions produced in the mid-1870s. The revolvers returned for conversion from the Navy had Navy markings with the frame patent dates stamped over “COLTS PATENT” and normally had blued steel trigger guard & backstrap. Close examination of the frame discloses no “COLTS PATENT” markings under the 2-line patent dates and the brass trigger guard & backstrap are orig to this revolver. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered and grip as noted. Overall retains a very dark plummy brown attic patina with an area of pitting on left side of bbl; frame & cyl also have scattered pitting; trigger guard & back strap are a polished light mustard patina; grip has chipped toes and a crack on right side and shows heavy wear with a hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch and timing needs attention, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong shiny bore with fine pitting in the grooves. 4-45819 JR250 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2270	$0.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 2160. Cal. 38 CF. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Bottom of bbl is stamped “R.W.M.” and a small anchor. There is also a small “S” inspector initial just forward of bbl lug. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates and it has standard 6-shot cyl with orig number “362” and the matching number “2160” stamped below. Conversion is standard Richards-Mason style with matching numbered loading gate in the right recoil shield. Loading gate has internal detent & spring. The brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with faint, illegible number in backstrap channel. Left shoulder of trigger guard is marked “36 CAL”. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in its orig configuration as having been shipped to the Boston Navy Yard on Oct. 4, 1861 in a shipment of 100 same type revolvers. The letter also indicates that it was returned to the factory for conversion on April 29, 1875 from the Mare Island, California Navy Yard in a shipment of 109 Model 1861 Navy revolvers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only about 2,200 of these conversions produced in the mid-1870s. The revolvers returned for conversion from the Navy had Navy markings with the frame patent dates stamped over “COLTS PATENT” and normally had blued steel trigger guard & backstrap. Close examination of the frame discloses no “COLTS PATENT” markings under the 2-line patent dates and the brass trigger guard & backstrap are orig to this revolver. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except wedge which is properly unnumbered and grip as noted. Overall retains a very dark plummy brown attic patina with an area of pitting on left side of bbl; frame & cyl also have scattered pitting; trigger guard & back strap are a polished light mustard patina; grip has chipped toes and a crack on right side and shows heavy wear with a hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch and timing needs attention, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong shiny bore with fine pitting in the grooves. 4-45819 JR250 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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