Cased Colt 3rd Model Navy with Accessories
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Lot Description
Cased Colt 3rd Model Navy with Accessories
.36 caliber. 7.5" octagonal barrel. SN: 29838 (mfg. ca. 1853). Blued and color casehardened finish, silver plated brass backstrap and small triggerguard, one-piece walnut grip. Single action percussion revolver with hammer nose notch rear sight, brass cone front sight and round six-chambered cylinder roll engraved with the Republic of Texas vs Mexico naval engagement scene. Barrel roll marked in a single line: - ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW-YORK CITY -. Lower left of frame with small COLT'S/PATENT mark. All matching serial numbers including the wedge and the grip. Revolver is contained in a compartmentalized Colt factory casing with a maroon velvet interior and includes a number of accessories which the consignor's notes indicate were acquired from Robin Rapley. The accessories include an American Flask Company angled spout flask for a .36 caliber revolver, a packet of six American Powder Company combustible cartridges, a brass .36 caliber COLT'S/PATENT marked dual cavity mold, a 250 count japanned Eley Brothers cap tin, and an original L-shaped Colt combination tool. Additional accessories include another dual cavity blued iron COLT'S/PATENT bullet mold and two additional Eley Brothers cap tins.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Very good. Bore good, moderately oxidized and pitted with strong rifling. Metal with some strong traces of blue in protected areas and an attractive plum brown patina over most of the surfaces. Metal with some scattered surface oxidation and lightly scattered pitting, in particular on the face of the cylinder and sides of the hammer. Frame with some minute traces of dull case color on the right, although mostly a pewter gray patina. Cylinder scene very good and almost completely intact with much of the "Engaged" legend at the front edge of the cylinder visible and partly legible. Safety pins all intact with some showing moderate wear. Brass with some traces of silver. Mechanically functional action. Grip lightly sanded with no varnish remaining, and a couple of tiny chips missing at the sharp leading and trailing edges. Case good, with moderate wear on both the exterior and interior. There is wear and loss to the lining and the dividers show moderate wear, looseness and areas of separation. All of the accessories rate good to very good.
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