November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/16/2022
1862 vintage Civil War Era Colt Model 1851 Navy, serial number 126468. 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel with screw-in cone front sight, New York barrel address, and hammer notch rear. 1 piece plain walnut grips with hand rubbed high gloss oil finish. Matching serial numbers observed at rammer, wedge, barrel, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Grips match, with number written in the factory style on the backstrap when removed. Cylinder is roll die engraved with naval engagement scene with all 6 safety pins present. CONDITION: Very good, with original bluing mostly turned a brown-gray patina with scattered areas of high polish original bluing throughout. Frame retains visible original case colors. Cylinder scene is mostly legible. Markings are sharp. Grips retain a large amount of their original finish with finish loss at high edges and gouge on right grip, but no major signs of distress. Action is tight and crisp. Bore is bright with sharp rifling.
Caliber/Bore
.36 Percussion
