April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/25/2019
This scarce government contract revolver features the large iron trigger guard and backstrap; falls into the first group of Navy Navies shipped in the serial range 55000 to 69400. This scarce revolver has all or partial matching numbers on the frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cylinder pin, cylinder, barrel, and loading lever. Wedge is numbered 0549. Barrel sports the New York City address. Features the large recoil shield with no cap groove. You will find other inspector marks "M" and "L" on trigger guard, and "S" on left side of barrel. Bottom of backstrap is stamped "USN" for United States Navy, which indicates it is a true Navy issued Navy. Bottom right grip is stamped "GMR", the only inspector listed for the Navy revolver is "GWR" for George W. Rogers, a lieutenant in the United States Navy. The book "US Military Inspector Marks", by Daum and Pate, also shows inspector stamp "GWR" with a "1" above it. The grips have been lightly cleaned at one time. Not cut for shoulder stock. Left side of frame has the standard "COLTS PATENT" stamp. CONDITION: Barrel retains flashes of original blue with the balance a smooth grey patina. Address remains sharp with razor sharp edges. Cylinder retains nearly the full naval battle scene, original nipples, and safety pins are nearly complete. Case colors have greyed out. Cylinder is patina. Screw heads are sharp. Action is flawless. Strong, well defined, sharp rifling. A scarce, all original example of a US Navy issued Navy.
Caliber/Bore
.36 Percussion