VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK.

VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK. SN 94436. Cal. 36. Very rare set with revolver having usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, rare dovetail front sight and 1-line London address. Frame has “COLTS PATENT” on left side with a rare silver-plated brass trigger guard and silver-plated iron backstrap. It has usual 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene and has British proofs on bbl lug & cyl. Frame is 4-screw type cut for shoulder stock with flathead hammer screw and extended stock screws. Buttstrap is dimpled for the stock attachment. Accompanied by its orig English oak casing with brass corner reinforcements and a concealed handle in the lid. It has sliding latches in the front along with a mortised brass lock. Interior is lined in green baize with the directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a matching numbered canteen shoulder stock also with matching numbered buttplate, a Dixon bag flask, a blued steel 2-cavity bullet mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, an all-metal cleaning rod and a packet of six Colt’s Combustible Cartridges. Covered compartment in left rear corner is empty. Compartment in right rear corner is missing its lid. Extremely few London Navys were cut for shoulder stock and very few of those were cased making this, indeed, a very rare set. PROVENANCE: Jim Eplen Coll. CONDITION: Revolver is good to very good, all matching with traces of orig finish remaining, being mostly a brown patina. Hammer retains strong case colors on sides and cyl retains about 50% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver-plating. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore, dark in grooves. Grip has a tiny chip in toe with some minor wear from stock yoke and overall retains about 75% strong orig varnish. Shoulder stock yoke has a small crack by hammer slot, otherwise is sound with metal retaining 25-30% orig silver-plating. Wood is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Case has a separated seam in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with myriad handling & storage marks and retains 75-80% orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded with some mothing inside lid. Bottom is moderately soiled with all partitions sound, only missing one corner cover. Flask is fine with two or three small dents and retains most of its orig finish. Mold retains most of its orig blue with some small hammer marks on each side. Other accessories are fine. 4-37505 JR247 (35,000-45,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2316	$40,250.00	VERY RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1851 LONDON NAVY REVOLVER WITH CANTEEN SHOULDER STOCK. SN 94436. Cal. 36. Very rare set with revolver having usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, rare dovetail front sight and 1-line London address. Frame has “COLTS PATENT” on left side with a rare silver-plated brass trigger guard and silver-plated iron backstrap. It has usual 6-shot cylinder with Ormsby Naval battle scene and has British proofs on bbl lug & cyl. Frame is 4-screw type cut for shoulder stock with flathead hammer screw and extended stock screws. Buttstrap is dimpled for the stock attachment. Accompanied by its orig English oak casing with brass corner reinforcements and a concealed handle in the lid. It has sliding latches in the front along with a mortised brass lock. Interior is lined in green baize with the directions label inside lid. Bottom is compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a matching numbered canteen shoulder stock also with matching numbered buttplate, a Dixon bag flask, a blued steel 2-cavity bullet mold with “COLTS PATENT” sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, an all-metal cleaning rod and a packet of six Colt’s Combustible Cartridges. Covered compartment in left rear corner is empty. Compartment in right rear corner is missing its lid. Extremely few London Navys were cut for shoulder stock and very few of those were cased making this, indeed, a very rare set. PROVENANCE: Jim Eplen Coll. CONDITION: Revolver is good to very good, all matching with traces of orig finish remaining, being mostly a brown patina. Hammer retains strong case colors on sides and cyl retains about 50% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Trigger guard & backstrap retain most of their orig silver-plating. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore, dark in grooves. Grip has a tiny chip in toe with some minor wear from stock yoke and overall retains about 75% strong orig varnish. Shoulder stock yoke has a small crack by hammer slot, otherwise is sound with metal retaining 25-30% orig silver-plating. Wood is completely sound with light handling & use marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Case has a separated seam in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with myriad handling & storage marks and retains 75-80% orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded with some mothing inside lid. Bottom is moderately soiled with all partitions sound, only missing one corner cover. Flask is fine with two or three small dents and retains most of its orig finish. Mold retains most of its orig blue with some small hammer marks on each side. Other accessories are fine. 4-37505 JR247 (35,000-45,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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