GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE 1ST MODEL COLT 1851 SQUAREBACK NAVY REVOLVER WITH WEDGE ABOVE SCREW, SN 280. COLT 51 NAVY 280 36 Cal 36. Rarely offered though Mr. Roughton had several of these in standard configuration in his collection. These guns were all made in 1850 with a notched arbor (cylinder pin) with wedge above screw. These guns are found in the SN range up to about 1200, but with many overlaps of standard 2nd Models and only about 700 1st Models at most were thought to have been made. These guns indeed saw hard service and complete orig examples are difficult to find. PROVENANCE: Collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. All matching, no SN on grips, wedge and arbor which has old braised repair to notched area where SN would have been found. Metal overall is plum/brown with tiny traces of finish in protected areas. Cylinder retains 60-70% of Ormsby rolled naval scene and all 6 safety pins are intact. Grips appear orig though un-numbered, well fit with traces of varnish, hand worn patina and moderate edge wear. Mechanically fine with crisp well discerned bore. 52332-35 JS (3,000-4,000)