SCARCE CASED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 103550. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked with a small “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated large guard trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene and all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Chambers of cyl retain virtually all of their orig blue and the bore also retains strong bright blue. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with mortised brass lock with square brass escutcheon. Interior is brown velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a dbl sided eagle & stars, angle spout Navy flask; a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter; a packet of Hazard’s Powder combustible cartridges; an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. The 4th Model Navy was the largest production of the Model 1851 and was produced throughout the Civil War into about 1873 when they were superceded by the advent of the cartridge revolver. These revolvers usually saw hard service throughout the Civil War, in a number of foreign countries’ militaries and later on the American frontier well in to the 1880’s, usually with little or no maintenance. They are rarely found with high orig finish. Unengraved cased ’51 Navies are even more rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains 92-93% strong, glossy, orig factory blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their orig strong case colors. Frame & hammer retain about all of their strong orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on right side, brilliant on the hammer. Cylinder, probably unfired, retains about 90% strong, glossy, orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina and overall retains about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain virtually all of their strong orig silver plating with some minor wear on trigger guard and at heel of back strap. Grip is sound with minor, very light handling & use surface mars with very faint edge wear and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with one small spot of rust. Case has a repair in bottom outside rear edge and slight lid shrinkage, otherwise is completely sound with very minor storage & handling nicks & scratches. Interior is moderately faded and moderately to heavily soiled in bottom with damage from the front sight & hammer spur and some reglued partitions. Flask has a couple of small dents and retains orig finish in the most sheltered areas only, being overall a fine, even medium brass patina. Cartridge packet is moderately soiled but completely intact & sealed. Mold has some dings on the sides and overall retains about 85% orig blue with crisp, clean cavities. Other accessories are fine. 4-41974 JR182 (22,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2290	$0.00	SCARCE CASED COLT 4TH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 103550. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked with a small “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated large guard trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval battle scene and all six safety pins crisp & serviceable. Chambers of cyl retain virtually all of their orig blue and the bore also retains strong bright blue. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with mortised brass lock with square brass escutcheon. Interior is brown velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a dbl sided eagle & stars, angle spout Navy flask; a blued steel 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter; a packet of Hazard’s Powder combustible cartridges; an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. The 4th Model Navy was the largest production of the Model 1851 and was produced throughout the Civil War into about 1873 when they were superceded by the advent of the cartridge revolver. These revolvers usually saw hard service throughout the Civil War, in a number of foreign countries’ militaries and later on the American frontier well in to the 1880’s, usually with little or no maintenance. They are rarely found with high orig finish. Unengraved cased ’51 Navies are even more rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grip. Bbl retains 92-93% strong, glossy, orig factory blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn to a medium patina. Rammer & handle retain virtually all of their orig strong case colors. Frame & hammer retain about all of their strong orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on right side, brilliant on the hammer. Cylinder, probably unfired, retains about 90% strong, glossy, orig blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina and overall retains about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene. All six safety pins are crisp. Trigger guard & back strap retain virtually all of their strong orig silver plating with some minor wear on trigger guard and at heel of back strap. Grip is sound with minor, very light handling & use surface mars with very faint edge wear and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with one small spot of rust. Case has a repair in bottom outside rear edge and slight lid shrinkage, otherwise is completely sound with very minor storage & handling nicks & scratches. Interior is moderately faded and moderately to heavily soiled in bottom with damage from the front sight & hammer spur and some reglued partitions. Flask has a couple of small dents and retains orig finish in the most sheltered areas only, being overall a fine, even medium brass patina. Cartridge packet is moderately soiled but completely intact & sealed. Mold has some dings on the sides and overall retains about 85% orig blue with crisp, clean cavities. Other accessories are fine. 4-41974 JR182 (22,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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