October 30 - November 2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria, & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2018
Blue and case hardened with round barrel, nickel silver front sight and one line New York address. Let side of frame has "COLTS PATENT". Frame is three screw type cut for shoulder stock with a flat head hammer screw. The unplated brass trigger guard and blued steel backstrap contain a martially marked one piece walnut grip that is a factory original Colt product with excellent fit, however the last four digits of the serial number recorded on the backstrap channel of the grip read "0081" and do not match the rest of the gun; although, one would never know from the fit. Left side of grip has a clean, legible inspector's cartouche and the right side has a mostly legible cartouche. Various parts have small inspector initials. Cylinder is a rebated six chamber with Ormsby Naval battle scene roll engraving. All six safety pins are partial but serviceable. There were over 200,000 of these revolvers produced 1860 to 1873, of which the government produced 127,156. They were the most widely distributed handgun of the Civil War and were popular with troops for their hard-hitting .44 caliber ball/bullet. These revolvers remained in service for many years on the American Frontier and around the world. They are rarely found today with any original finish. CONDITION: All matching numbers except grip, as noted. Barrel retains 85-90% strong original blue with an area of thinning on right side and some pitting around the muzzle. Very nice original feathering near sight, around ramrod latch and on the right side of the barrel near the ramrod pivot. Rammer pivot retains bright case colors and the handle faded case colors. Frame retains about all of its lightly to moderately faded case colors, as does the hammer. Cylinder is a full blue-brown patina and shows about 80% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll engraving. Trigger guard and front strap are a light yellow patina and the backstrap retains about 80% thinning original blue showing original feathering. Grip is sound with a couple of small nicks and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Bore is bright and shiny with a few spots of pitting.
Caliber/Bore
.44 Percussion