CASED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

CASED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 51784. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, dovetail German silver front sight and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a dbl arc in a pillow shaped panel. The silver plated small guard brass trigger guard & back strap contains a wonderful smooth 1-pc ivory grip. Frame has full coverage Nimschke foliate arabesque patterns with several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms, all with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top side flats of bbl with a dash engraved border around address. One scroll on left side of bbl lug terminates in Mr. Nimschke’s stylized animal head and another on right side terminates in a large flower blossom. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and hammer is also engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on shank and Nimschke’s wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose. Top edge of hammer is engraved in fish scale pattern. Top of back strap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on butt strap & trigger guard. Screw heads & tips are all engraved except the hammer screw which is a replacement. Cylinder is standard with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Accompanied by a wonderful brass bound rosewood casing with empty brass plate in center of lid and brass corners and reinforcements. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in lighter colored cloth, compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a reproduction pocket size Dixon bag flask; a 2-cavity English style bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter; a packet of six Colt’s Cartridge Works combustible cartridges; an L-shaped nipple wrench; a tin of Eley’s caps with plain steel bottom & brass lid and an English pewter oil bottle. Case has two covered compartments and a triangular shaped compartment in right rear that is missing its cover. This revolver is somewhat rare with Nimschke engraving because at the time this revolver was produced Gustave Young was the primary Colt engraver and although this revolver is engraved in standard Colt patterns Mr. Nimschke’s engraving is very distinctive. This casing appears to be an orig Colt casing that may have had some areas very old, relined with the lighter colored material. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 30-35% flaked blue in sheltered areas with balance a very dark patina. Rammer handle is slightly sprung but will latch. Frame, hammer & cyl are also a dark patina with pitting around hammer nose and a few spots on cylinder. Cylinder retains about 50% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 95% strong orig silver plating, thin at heel. Grip is sound with minor chipped right toe and retains wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore, pitted in the grooves. Case has a grain check in lid and another in the bottom with numerous handling & storage nicks & scratches and overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded inside lid with stains from cylinder contact and heavily soiled in bottom with damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is fine; mold is nicked & dinged and retains a thin blue/brown patina; cartridge packet is crisp with light soil; other accessories are fine. 4-41380 JR63 (10,000-15,000)

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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	2291	$13,800.00	CASED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT 3RD MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 51784. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, dovetail German silver front sight and 1-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame is engraved “COLTS PATENT” in a dbl arc in a pillow shaped panel. The silver plated small guard brass trigger guard & back strap contains a wonderful smooth 1-pc ivory grip. Frame has full coverage Nimschke foliate arabesque patterns with several scrolls terminating in flower blossoms, all with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends over bbl lug and top side flats of bbl with a dash engraved border around address. One scroll on left side of bbl lug terminates in Mr. Nimschke’s stylized animal head and another on right side terminates in a large flower blossom. Rammer pivot is engraved to match and hammer is also engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on shank and Nimschke’s wolf’s heads on each side of hammer nose. Top edge of hammer is engraved in fish scale pattern. Top of back strap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top, at the heel, on butt strap & trigger guard. Screw heads & tips are all engraved except the hammer screw which is a replacement. Cylinder is standard with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking. Accompanied by a wonderful brass bound rosewood casing with empty brass plate in center of lid and brass corners and reinforcements. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in lighter colored cloth, compartmented in bottom for the revolver; a reproduction pocket size Dixon bag flask; a 2-cavity English style bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter; a packet of six Colt’s Cartridge Works combustible cartridges; an L-shaped nipple wrench; a tin of Eley’s caps with plain steel bottom & brass lid and an English pewter oil bottle. Case has two covered compartments and a triangular shaped compartment in right rear that is missing its cover. This revolver is somewhat rare with Nimschke engraving because at the time this revolver was produced Gustave Young was the primary Colt engraver and although this revolver is engraved in standard Colt patterns Mr. Nimschke’s engraving is very distinctive. This casing appears to be an orig Colt casing that may have had some areas very old, relined with the lighter colored material. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 30-35% flaked blue in sheltered areas with balance a very dark patina. Rammer handle is slightly sprung but will latch. Frame, hammer & cyl are also a dark patina with pitting around hammer nose and a few spots on cylinder. Cylinder retains about 50% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 95% strong orig silver plating, thin at heel. Grip is sound with minor chipped right toe and retains wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore, pitted in the grooves. Case has a grain check in lid and another in the bottom with numerous handling & storage nicks & scratches and overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded inside lid with stains from cylinder contact and heavily soiled in bottom with damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is fine; mold is nicked & dinged and retains a thin blue/brown patina; cartridge packet is crisp with light soil; other accessories are fine. 4-41380 JR63 (10,000-15,000) 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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