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EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT EARLY FOURTH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH SHOULDER STOCK.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD
EXTREMELY RARE CASED COLT EARLY FOURTH MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH SHOULDER STOCK.
SN 79511. Cal. 36. Spectacular and rare Navy, blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2" oct bbl, dovetailed German silver front sight and 1 line Hartford address with dashes. Frame is 4-screw type, cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw and extended stock lug screws. Trigger guard has a swivel installed just forward of trigger bow. The silver plated iron trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Left side of frame is marked with a tiny "COLTS PATENT". Cylinder is usual 6 shot with Ormsby Naval Battle Scene roll marking and 5 of the 6 safety pins crisp and serviceable. Accompanied by an orig green baize lined, brass bound English oak casing with bullseye handle in lid. Compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, an orig, matching numbered walnut shoulder stock, a Dixon "COLTS NAVY FLASK" marked bag shaped flask, a blue steel 2-cavity bullet and ball Colt's Patent mold marked on right side "36B", an L-shaped nipple wrench, a sealed, blue paper wrapped tin of Eley's Caps, a bone bits box marked in ink with the SN 16462, a pewter oil bottle, a maple handled steel cleaning rod, and a spare mainspring. Inside the lid of case is an orig "DIRECTIONS FOR LOADING COLT'S PISTOLS" label. Four-screw Navies are rather rare, cased examples are very rare and cased examples with matching numbered shoulder stocks are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Dr. John Pickup Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge, cyl, grip and shoulder stock. Bbl retains 90-92% glossy orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; front sight base retains most of its orig fire blue; rammer and handle retains virtually all of their brilliant case colors; frame and hammer retain about all of their brilliant orig case colors; trigger guard and backstrap retain about all of their orig silver plating with some pinprick bubbling on most surfaces; grip is sound, showing stock yoke damage on both top sides, otherwise flaked on right side and retains about 75-80% orig varnish; cyl is a gray metal patina with the appearance of never having been blued and overall retains 98-99% Ormsby Naval Battle Scene. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Stock yoke and buttplate retain virtually all of their strong, orig silver plating. Wood is sound with a few light nicks and retains virtually all of its brilliant orig varnish. Flask appears to be new and unused, retaining about 97% crisp orig finish with scratches on one side from the case. Mold is extremely fine, appears to be unused with a small cleaned spot on left side and some scattered light pitting. Cap tin and other accessories are also fine. Case is sound with usual handling and storage nicks and scratches and retains about all of its strong orig varnish. Interior is lightly to moderately faded with light soil and minor damage from the front sight and hammer spur. Altogether an exceptional set suitable for the most discerning collector. 4-46397 JR101