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LOT 1165
Pre-Civil War U.S. Contract
Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion
Revolver - Serial no. 78859, 36 cal., 7 1/2 inch octagon bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. The Colt Model 1851 Navy was one of the most prominent handguns of the American
LOT 1163
U.S. Colt Second
Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver
with Tooled Leather Slim Jim Holster - Serial no. 1035 44 cal., 7 1/2 inch part round bbl., blue/casehardened finish,
walnut grips. Only an estimated 2,700 Colt Second
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Model Dragoon revolvers were manufactured around 1850 and 1851 compared to 7,000 of the First Model Dragoons and 10,500 Third Model Dragoons. They are thus by far the scarcest of the primary Colt Dragoon revolvers that are the descendants of Colt’s massive Model 1847
Walker revolver. They weigh around 4 pounds and thus were designed specifically for mounted use and to be carried in pommel holsters. The Second Model Dragoon revolver features are the combination
of square-back trigger guard and rectangular cylinder stops. The U.S. contract Colt Dragoon revolvers
were used primarily by the First and Second Dragoon Regiments and the U.S. Regiment of Mounted Riflemen from 1849 until the Civil War, and many saw use by the Union and Confederate cavalry throughout the Civil War. The barrel has the one- line New York address, the frame
is marked “COLTS/PATENT/US,” the
cylinder retains traces of the Texas Ranger and Indian fight scene, small letter inspector initials are found on the cylinder, trigger guard, back strap, bottom of the grip and loading lever, and cartouche on each side of the grip. The wedge is unnumbered. Matching serial numbers appear on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, back strap, arbor pin, cylinder, and loading lever. With a floral tooled period holster.
CONDITION: Very good displaying an “as found” appearance for a pre-Civil War U.S. sidearm that spent a lifetime in a hostile environment. The grip is very good with typical ding and scratches and high edge wear from decades of authentic use. The cartouches are legible. The replacement cylinder has been professionally renumbered to match revolver. Mechanically fine. The holster is very good with most of the stitching remaining. These U.S. Colt Second Model Dragoon revolvers are becoming difficult to find in any condition.
for a Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver - Serial no. 151319, N/A , silver finish, walnut stock. This shoulder stock was originally made for a Colt Model 1860 Army manufactured in 1864 based on serial number “151319” marked on the lower tang. The buttplate has what appears to be “128186” (second digit is poorly stamped). The brass furniture is silver plated. CONDITION: Fine with 70% plus of the original silver plating, aged patina on the silver and the exposed brass, and a crack visible in the yoke on the right. The wood is fine as reoiled. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
Civil War, including by the Confederacy who
captured hundreds of thousands of firearms from armories and forts in the South at the beginning of the war. This revolver was manufactured in 1857 and has “COLTS/PATENT/U.S.” on the left side of the frame, an
H” inspection mark on the left side of the barre, an “S” inspection mark on the cylinder, and “C” inspection marks top of the barrel at the breech as well as behind the trigger guard bow, on the butt of the grip,
and behind the hammer. The barrel has a brass cone front sight and the one-line Hartford address, and
he cylinder has the classic naval scene. The grip has faint traces of the outline of a cartouche on the left and is numbered to the gun in the back strap mortise. The various metal components also have matching serial numbers.
CONDITION: Very good plus with 30% original blue finish remaining on the barrel, 20% original case colors, minor oxidation and pitting, and general mild wear. The grip is also very good and has mild lower edge wear and light scratches. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 1166
Civil War U.S. Colt Model 1860
Army Percussion Revolver with Holster
- Serial no. 126680, 44 cal., 8 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. The Colt Model
1860 Army revolver was the main revolver of the Union Army
during the Civil War. This revolver was manufactured in 1863 and
has a German silver blade front sight, “-ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-” on top of the barrel, “COLTS/PATENT” on the left side of the frame, shoulder stock cuts on the frame and heel, various single letter inspection marks, an “HWW” cartouche on the left
Estimate: 6,000 - 9,000
LOT 1164
Scarce Shoulder Stock
side of the grip, a “JT” cartouche on the right, and matching serial
numbers. It comes with a black leather holster with what appears
to be a J. Davey & Co. maker’s mark on the flap.
CONDITION: Very good with 20% original blue and casehardened
finish, mostly mottled brown patina, some mild oxidation/
pitting, attractive aged patina on the brass, and general mild
overall wear appropriate for a Civil War revolver. The grip is fine
and has legible cartouches, mild edge wear, minor chips at the
toe, and light scratches and dings. Mechanically excellent. The holster is good and has moderate overall wear, including crackling and flaking.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
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