1861 Colt Navy Navy Conversion (recreated from admin as 102116401)
Guns International #: 101850855 Seller's Inventory #: na
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Civil War Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: coltcoll
Member Since: 11/21/20
First Name: peter
Last Name: tuite
State: Florida
Zip: 33707
Country: United States
Phone: (727) 776-1353
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 10
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: personal check
Description:
This gun has many of the features that define a Richards-Mason Navy Navy conversion and some unique ones. It has the C stamp in the hammer channel the factory inspection mark 602 on the loading gate face, and the conversion patent stamp on the frame. There are no traces of the original patent stamp. There are no factory inspection marks on the cylinder faces. It also has Cdr. Richard Worsham Meade’s Inspection mark on the underside of the barrel ( R.W.M. plus anchor) indicating it was returned to the New York Navy Yard after conversion. This Yard received about 1,135 converted Colts comprised of 1851’s and 1861’s after conversion.
The SN on the cylinder is 59199/4315. The 59199 corresponds to the SN of a late 3rd model 1851 Colt Navy that was sent to the Boston Navy Yard in 1858 and somehow was in the Colt factory at the time of conversion. The 4315 SN was probably another 1861 conversion in process and the cylinder ended up on this gun. Another unique feature of this gun is that the firing pin was added to the hammer using the two rivet technique, a rare feature. There are also two SN’s on two of the visible parts. The barrel lug is numbered 4602/9219, the frame is numbered 4602, the trigger guard is numbered 2698/4602 and the butt plate is numbered 4602. Research in Jordan’s book indicates that some guns were comprised of different parts, other than the cylinder, at the factory. Since the SN 4602 is on all parts except the cylinder and the other SN’s conform to Colt 61 Navy’s in the SN range of interest, it was probably a factory put together. This is also consistent with the uniform finish on all the parts of the gun.
Gun is in excellent condition considering its long use by the Navy and is a nice addition to a navy or colt collection.
SOLD
Antique: Yes