Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this HISTORIC percussion revolver today for a penny start auction, this is the Colt 1851 Navy!
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The Model 1851 Navy was Colt’s most famous percussion revolver. Nearly a quarter million of the iconic .36 caliber six-shot models were produced between 1850 and 1873.
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: 1851 Navy
Serial: 55811
Date of Manufacture: 1856
Caliber: .36 Cal.
Finish: Blue (That Over Time has Turned to a Plum Brown Patina) Barrel, Cylinder & Frame with Brass Grip Frame that still retains some original silver plate.
Barrel Length: 7 1/2" Octagon
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Percussion
Markings: Standard / The cylinder is engraved with Naval engagement scenes.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Next to the Model 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver, there is probably no Colt revolver that is more iconic than the Colt “Belt Model”, better known to collectors as the Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver. The revolver was introduced by the famous Colt Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in 1850 and remained in production through 1873, when Colt’s new self-contained cartridge revolvers finely made the gun obsolete. During its production life, Colt produced 215,348 of the legendary handguns in Hartford, CT, not counting those produced in London), with some 175,000 or so being produced prior to the end of the American Civil War.
The percussion revolver was .36 caliber, with a 7 ½” octagonal barrel and a six-shot cylinder. The action utilized Colt’s tried and true single action lock work. As with most Colt designs of the period, the revolver was made in two primary sections. A removable wedge secured the barrel and loading lever assembly to the cylinder arbor, which was screwed into the handgun’s frame. Many fighting men of the era considered the “Navy” to be the perfect combination of size, weight, firepower and overall ergonomics. The advocates for the pistol ranged from pistoleros like “Wild Bill” Hickok, to Confederate cavalry commanders J.E.B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest. It is interesting to note that most Confederate made revolvers were essentially copies of the Colt “Navy” (and not the more powerful .44 Army) and even those that were not direct Colt clones tended to retain the .36 caliber chambering. Thousands of these revolvers were used by both US and CS soldiers during the Civil War. Not only those guns that were purchased on US government contracts saw the battlefield, but also many acquired on the open market both before and during the war saw service. Many commercial guns ended up in the hands of combatants on both sides during the course of the war.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 1851 Navy
Serial: 55811
Date of Manufacture: 1856
Caliber: .36 Cal.
Finish: Blue (That Over Time has Turned to a Plum Brown Patina) Barrel, Cylinder & Frame with Brass Grip Frame that still retains some original silver plate.
Barrel Length: 7 1/2" Octagon
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Percussion
Markings: Standard / The cylinder is engraved with Naval engagement scenes.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Next to the Model 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver, there is probably no Colt revolver that is more iconic than the Colt “Belt Model”, better known to collectors as the Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver. The revolver was introduced by the famous Colt Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in 1850 and remained in production through 1873, when Colt’s new self-contained cartridge revolvers finely made the gun obsolete. During its production life, Colt produced 215,348 of the legendary handguns in Hartford, CT, not counting those produced in London), with some 175,000 or so being produced prior to the end of the American Civil War.
The percussion revolver was .36 caliber, with a 7 ½” octagonal barrel and a six-shot cylinder. The action utilized Colt’s tried and true single action lock work. As with most Colt designs of the period, the revolver was made in two primary sections. A removable wedge secured the barrel and loading lever assembly to the cylinder arbor, which was screwed into the handgun’s frame. Many fighting men of the era considered the “Navy” to be the perfect combination of size, weight, firepower and overall ergonomics. The advocates for the pistol ranged from pistoleros like “Wild Bill” Hickok, to Confederate cavalry commanders J.E.B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest. It is interesting to note that most Confederate made revolvers were essentially copies of the Colt “Navy” (and not the more powerful .44 Army) and even those that were not direct Colt clones tended to retain the .36 caliber chambering. Thousands of these revolvers were used by both US and CS soldiers during the Civil War. Not only those guns that were purchased on US government contracts saw the battlefield, but also many acquired on the open market both before and during the war saw service. Many commercial guns ended up in the hands of combatants on both sides during the course of the war.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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