INSCRIBED CIVIL WAR COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER WITH SCARCE JAN. 11, 1861 FACTORY LETTER.
Guns International #: 100533056 Seller's Inventory #: 25583
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Civil War Revolvers
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Seller: David Condon, Inc.
Company: David Condon, Inc.
Member Since: 9/24/08
First Name: Britton
Last Name: Condon
State: Virginia
Zip: 20118
Country: United States
Phone: (540) 687-5642
Fax: (540) 687-5649
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Seller: FFL Dealer
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Description:
INSCRIBED CIVIL WAR COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER WITH SCARCE JAN. 11, 1861 FACTORY LETTER . .36 caliber 7 ½” octagon barrel with desirable and rare Hartford address (ADDRESS SAML. COLT HARTFORD, CT.). All matching serial numbers and 100% original with wedge and it’s screw old field replacements. Fine dark patina overall. Good markings with crisp barrel address and “COLT/PATENT” stamp. Original factory walnut grips with light wear. Mellow brass. Working order and good bore and chambers. Has seen service and is lightly worn overall. Butt strap etched in old hand done script with the name and date “F. BEASLEY 1874”. Factory letter states that it was shipped January 11, 1861 to the Colt Office at 240 Broadway, New York City as part of a 100 gun shipment. It should be noted that Colt was shipping many of these to the New York Office where sales agents for the Southern States were buying all the guns they could prior to the outbreak of the War. Colorful and original with an inscription worth researching.
SOLD
Antique: Yes