The barrel is correctly marked ADDRESS COL. The trigger guard and pistol grip frame are brass and one can still see a military inspector's "T" stamp on the left side of the trigger guard. ![]() The finish is mottled and there are scattered patches of old pitting but nothing alarming. The revolver is in very nice condition showing extensive use but no abuse. This nice example features a 7½ barrel and all matching serial numbers of 109108 indicating manufacture in 1861 and bears the bears on the top of the barrel:ĪDDRESS COL SAM L COLT NEW YORK U.S. It remained in production until 1873, when revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use. Colt first called this Revolver Ranger model but the designation Navy quickly took over. 36 cal), later known as the Colt 1851 Navy or Navy Revolver, is a cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 18. The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber (i.e. 36 caliber was widely used by both sides in the U.S. ![]() The Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver in. This is supported by included research documents and as well as a Colt Authentication Letter issued in 2003. Cooper & Pond was a large wholesaler handling many manufacturers and sold in quantity to military units throughout the Union and no doubt did a brisk retail trade as well during the Civil War.įrom the date range of this revolver's serial number research shows that it was shipped to the 3RD NEW YORK VOLUNTEER CAVALRY in 1861. ![]() This nice Colt M-1851 Navy revolver that was delivered to the New York Dealer COOPER & PONDin a shipment sent on August 5th, 1861 as part of a grouping of 25 revolvers in all.
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