C 1861 Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, Fourth Model
Item Details
A beautifully preserved circa 1861 Colt 1851 Navy Fourth Model revolver, with an engraved marine / nautical scene on the cylinder. Features a percussion fired six shooter, .36 caliber, originally designed for the Navy but widely utilized, manufactured by Colt Firearms, Hartford Connecticut. Standard design employed an octagonal barrel, creeping style loading lever, barrel and cylinder held in place and easily removed for loading by releasing removable wedge, three screws, rounded cylinder with notches, rounded brass trigger guard, brass back strap, walnut grips. Top of barrel is marked ’ – ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW – YORK U. S. AMERICA -‘. Left frame is marked ’COLTS / PATENT’. Cylinder is marked ’COLTS PATENT No. (serial number, last four digits only), and a scene (which is usually very weak). Matching serial number, appears seven times, underneath on both sections of frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cylinder, wedge, and inside on cylinder pin, production estimated 1861. Octagon barrel length 7.5 in. Metal appearance pleasing with grey patina, wood grips solid with usual dings and scratches from use, numbers all match except the wedge, which is blank, mechanics fully functional. This remarkable revolver also includes a much more modern, but appropriate wooden case, newer cap tin, bullets, brass bullet mold, and a late 19c tin and brass powder flask with a hunting motif.
Condition
Good overall, general wear to the finish, as noted above, appears functional, original and intact
Dimensions
The gun itself is 13.25" long
Item #
13CIN053-061
