December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2024
This is a wonderful example of one of the scarcer Civil War era percussion Colts manufactured in 1864 during the height of the civil war. Round barrel with a German silver front sight, six shot cylinder with roll die Naval battle scene, brass trigger guard & backstrap and varnished one piece walnut grips. Matching serial numbers on the barrel assembly, frame, trigger guard, backstrap, grip, arbor and cylinder. The wedge is unnumbered. It comes in a period Mahogany case with a purple velour fitted interior. The case houses a Colt powder flask, Colt bullet mold, Eley Bro. cap tin, D.C. Sage pack of six seamless skin cartridges, three bullets and the case key. CONDITION: This gun retains the majority (approximately 40-60% on barrel & toned cylinder) of the original factory applied bright blue finish. There are traces of silver plating on the trigger guard and backstrap as well as some strong (10% with pattern) case color on the hammer, frame and the loading lever. It also shows a nearly complete battle scene on the cylinder. The grips retain some strong original varnish and fit the gun extremely well. The lands and grooves have some slight pitting and frosting in them. The case that has protected this gun for the last 160 years shows a few small handling marks on the outside of the case. The interior has faded and has a couple of wear spots. Simply a wonderful cased 1861 Navy.
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