CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER.

CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER. A good, early, war Colt Navy with a period engraved presentation and butt strap of the revolver. The presentation reads as follows “Capt. R.P. Lester/Co. E 14th Regt. G.V.I.” all done in large Old English script. The Colt Model 1851 revolver is a 36 cal. revolver with a 6-shot cylinder and 6-7/16” oct bbl. SN 6791, all matched. Silver-plated brass trigger guard and back strap with 1-pc walnut grips. One line New York City address. CONDITION: Gun has seen a great deal of use with no orig finish and bbl reduced to its present length. Retains a medium gray patina overall with no heavy pitting except to the face of the hammer. Cylinder retains about 20% of its rolled scene and about 60% of the silver-plating remains on the trigger guard and back strap. Mechanics are fine. Captain Lester’s obituary, dated December 5, 1902 states that he was born in Laurenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 30, 1832 and married Mary J. Waddell in November 1855. He practiced as a lawyer until the opening of the Civil War when he raised a company of volunteers and was elected captain. The company was organized into the 14th GA Regiment and designated “Company E”. Captain Lester fought through the entire conflict and was the Colonel of the regiment when he attended Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. Colonel Lester died on November 29, 1902. The 14th Georgia formed in July 1861 in Atlanta and served in Lee’s army of Northern Virginia. They fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Cedar Mountain, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. A nice opportunity to own a Colt Navy with a Confederate presentation to a gallant southern officer. 4-57350 CW88 (12,000-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3116	$12,075.00	CONFEDERATE PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER. A good, early, war Colt Navy with a period engraved presentation and butt strap of the revolver. The presentation reads as follows “Capt. R.P. Lester/Co. E 14th Regt. G.V.I.” all done in large Old English script. The Colt Model 1851 revolver is a 36 cal. revolver with a 6-shot cylinder and 6-7/16” oct bbl. SN 6791, all matched. Silver-plated brass trigger guard and back strap with 1-pc walnut grips. One line New York City address. CONDITION: Gun has seen a great deal of use with no orig finish and bbl reduced to its present length. Retains a medium gray patina overall with no heavy pitting except to the face of the hammer. Cylinder retains about 20% of its rolled scene and about 60% of the silver-plating remains on the trigger guard and back strap. Mechanics are fine. Captain Lester’s obituary, dated December 5, 1902 states that he was born in Laurenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 30, 1832 and married Mary J. Waddell in November 1855. He practiced as a lawyer until the opening of the Civil War when he raised a company of volunteers and was elected captain. The company was organized into the 14th GA Regiment and designated “Company E”. Captain Lester fought through the entire conflict and was the Colonel of the regiment when he attended Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. Colonel Lester died on November 29, 1902. The 14th Georgia formed in July 1861 in Atlanta and served in Lee’s army of Northern Virginia. They fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Cedar Mountain, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. A nice opportunity to own a Colt Navy with a Confederate presentation to a gallant southern officer. 4-57350 CW88 (12,000-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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