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Lot Description

Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver

.36 caliber. 7.5" round barrel. SN: 30601 (mfg. ca.1867). Blued and color casehardened finish, brass triggerguard and backstrap, one-piece varnished walnut grip. Single action percussion revolver with 6-chambered smooth round cylinder, creeping loading lever, hammer notch rear sight and German silver blade front sight. One-line New York barrel address, standard two-line COLT'S/PATENT frame markings, rear web of triggerguard marked 36 CAL. All visible numbers match, wedge and loading lever are correctly unnumbered, grip numbered to gun in backstrap cut out.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Good. Bore fair to good, dark and dirty, heavily oxidized but with strong rifling, Metal with minute traces of finish in protected areas, but mostly with a moderately oxidized mottled plum brown and gray patina. Some scattered surface oxidation and roughness is present, mostly on the barrel. Markings remain legible, cylinder scene about 50% present. A couple of screws are more recent replacements. Mechanically functional action but the mainspring is weak and spongy feeling. Grip with moderate wear and chipped loss at the sharp leading and trailing edges and added finish.

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