addition to military sales, Colt's revolvers, and the company's 0000005702 00000 n Note! and Savage Revolvers, Colt Gatling Guns 1861-1886, Dexter F. Mosman Emerson & Silver M1860 Light Cavalry Sareir 1862-1864, Daniel M. Taylor Capt., USA Colt .38 Revolvers 1892, Daniel Pettibone Evans, Henry and Miles Muskets, Henry, Fry and Shuler Images by Ron Paxton. What looks like "T. D." in old German script on a long flint lock Kentucky rifle, is "C. D." The initials of Christian Durr. Lastly, COLTS/PATENT/US is stamped into the left side of the frame underneath the cylinder. WorthPoint is the largest resource online for identifying, researching and valuing antiques. Required fields are marked *. M1840 Light Artillery Saber 1861-1864, M.P. 199.". The M1851 uses an open-top design for hand-loading each chamber individually. Find A Black Powder Firearm. Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver, .36 Cal. He cut it to 31/2 so I ended up with a clone of a Colt Richards Conversion with both long and short barrels. Schofield .45 Revolvers 1859-1861, 1875 Revolvers, Colt Gatling Guns, Remington-Lee Uberti 1851 Colt Navy .36 . Marking on a Model 1795 musket lockplate. 222 0 obj <>stream 0000016641 00000 n Double set-triggers; cut out patchbox. These firearms are cottage industry type weapons without a specific brand name. This was on a government-supplied M16A1 obtained by a police department under the 1033 program (I converted it to semiauto only for the department). Early flintlock rifle of crude workmanship. Number: 340050 / UPC: 037084400501 . Lock by R. & W. C. Biddle. Austin Colt M1911 .45 Auto Pistol 1917, Frank C. Warner Civilian Remington M1866 .50 Rf Pistols, Whitney .36 Percussion ", cut in pewter fore-end tip, both sides. Colt M1873 S.A. .45, Remington Mi875 S.A. .45, Smith & Wesson N0. 2001 Date . 0000007778 00000 n Remington, Ames Bullet Moulds, M1842 Deringer Pistol 1843-1848, R.P. Gun Proof Marks, Stamps and Date Codes Details Published: 04 July 2020 . The Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Black Powder Revolver comes with fixed front and rear sights. SASS# 33546. The cylinder, and octagon barrel are constructed of steel and are blued. Initials stamped on barrel of German silver mounted half stock (originally fullstock?) The barrel pictured is a perfect example as it bears all of the Italian proof marks described. (Firearm courtesy of NRA Museums) Proof Marks - Ballistics - Bev Fitchett's Guns Proof marks are stamps applied to various parts of a weapon during and after manufacture to show that the weapon is safe for use with the ammunition for which Bev Fitchett's Guns Survival (current) FREE Military Tough 6-in-1 Tactical Survival Knife Free 2nd Amendment Gun Rights Silver Coin Cylinders made by Colt will show dragoons and Indians or the stagecoach holdup on the Pocket Pistols and the naval battle on the M1851 Navy. Identify your Colt M1851 Navy Firearm Marks. R. Johnson & Waters Pistols and Massachusetts Arms Adams, Remington Beals, 1837-1851, John Hawkins Starr M18617 Rifles 1841-1852, James Hawkins Colt 2Nd Model Dragoons 1848, Joseph Harniss Starr M1817 Rifles, Waters M1836 Pistols 1841-1844, John H. Barrett Major, U.S.A. ? Pistols, Waters .69 Flintlock Muskets 1813-1847, A.H. Clark Springfield M1868 Rifles 1859-1879, Andrew H. Forsythe Colt M1911 .45 Pistol 1917, A.J. The same model gun, an 1860 Army for example, man-ufactured in Italy and sold by Uberti or F.LLI Pietta, is stamped with a variety of markings - Italian Proof House The Model 1851 pistol, introduced in 1851 and remaining in production until 1873, was one of Colt's most popular and successful percussion firearms. 0000016410 00000 n document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); comments on colt 44 hand gun 210474 never fired, SK Customs Donates Collectible Firearms Set for NWTFs 50th, Berettas New American-Made Turkey Guns -- SHOT Show 2023, Colt's King Cobra 10-Shot Revolver & 4-Inch Anaconda -- SHOT, The Most Badass Revolvers? Possibly Joseph Angstatt, Penna. Thomas Palmer, U. S. Inspector of Arms 1808-10. Barrel marking of an circa 1820, flintlock Ken tucky rifles of north-central Penna. The Hartford-based company, now a division of Blued steel barrel and cylinder. Inside marking of a commercial, side action, percussion lock, without tumbler stirrup, ornamented with flying geese and floral stamping. TheColt 1851 Navyis a six-shot revolver that uses percussion caps, paper cartridges, and .36 caliber ball bullets. then rushing the temporarily defenseless soldiers and wiping them Stamped under breech of A. Gumpf halfstock percussion rifle. Golden Heart Shootist Society, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sun River Rangers- Rocky Mountain Rangers-Black Horse Shootists, Green River Gunslingers, Wartrace Regulators. Manufacturer model #: REB44. In fact, the Colt Model 1851 Navy proved to be one of the famous revolvers in firearms history with some 215,000 to 250,000 produced - essentially becoming the Colt concern's first "true" financial success with numbers only strengthened by the arrival of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Lockplate marking on locks marked "J. C. M. DAYTON" also locks on two rifles by J. On May 1, 1851, the Great Exhibition in London opened to the public. . .22 Rifles 1938-1941, Robert Blanchard North, Hall Carbines 1831, Russel Curtis M1815 and M1818 Springfield Pistol Stocks 1818, Rufus Chandler Ames M1844 and M1845 Pistols, Ames Cutlass 1831-1850, R.C. the Model 1855 Revolving Rifle saw service with both Union infantry This was used on Colt production 1918 and 1919--- check your serial number to see if it matches. Brevete is a French word meaning to patent.. assembly-line mass-production methods to his factory. William Turnbull 1843-1851: WTG : Walter T. Groton Maj., USA Colt M1911 and M1911A1 .45 Pistols 1924-1926, 1928: WW : . shotguns. Fine craftsman. Proof marks are the official stamps or ciphers showing that a barrel has been properly tested with the prescribed excess charges of powder and ball that allow a large factor of safety to the user. received funding to continue his work for possible use in harbor 0000122300 00000 n and 1829, John Wilder Enfield, Sharps and Spencer Rifles 1868, John W. Kelly Lt., USN Remington and Starr .44 Revolvers 1853-1864, James W. Mc Coy Colt .38 Revolvers 1927-1929, 1938, James W. Reilly Maj., USA Remington .44 Revolvers 1859-1895, Kenneth Morton Maj., USA Colt 1905 .45 Pistol 1907-1908, Kasavery Ordinetz Capt., Imperial Russia Smith & Wessdn Model 3 Russian 0000005284 00000 n The bottom of the barrel wedge is marked "427". Brass frame and trigger guard. 1861 Navy Revolver . Marking on a Kentucky type pistol with silver inlays. Housed in an amazing iron-framed building covered with huge glass windows and ceiling panels, a third of the population of Great Britain attended as well as thousands from all over the world. It was made in .36 caliber with a seven-and-a-half-inch barrel and six-shot cylinder and weighed two pounds, ten ounces. in everything from infantry positions to armored vehicles, This is a London Colt 1851 Navy with London barrel markings and small proof marks. Silver inlaid, cheekpiece, curly maple full stock, octagonal barrel, percussion Kentucky rifle. It would have been shipped at the request from Colt London to fulfill orders. Model 1860 Army revolver was the primary issue revolver for U.S. The upper receiver was devoid of the Colt "C" or forge markings, like the 733 upper . Notice the Colt proof mark stamp: Looks legit to me now that you posted the pictures. United States by Colt or the Colt Blackpowder Arms Company, and Colt pistols, regardless of the origin of their components, bear only Colt markings. The Colt M1851 Navy - History Brevete Colts were made in other countries including Austria, Belgium, France, Japan, Russia and Spain. 0000141211 00000 n Keep in mind that in the 1850s and 1860s, most handguns were either heavy and awkward pepperbox-type or single-shot pistols. Illustration of the Great Exhibition Hall, renowned for its massive glass panels. Savage, Colt, Paterson, Walker and Dragoon Revolvers, Joslyn Carbines, Colt Pratt-Whitney 37mm Revolving Cannon 1879-1889, Jonathan Young, USN Whitney Revolvers 1844-1854. The stamped . Late flintlock period Kentucky rifles of fine workmanship. 1851 Navy Revolvers. Brevetes variants were also manufactured of the percussion Colt Revolving Rifles and Model 1861 Army, and the cartridge-based Model 1872 Peacemaker. were named for Elisha K. Root, a noted inventor and holder of the 0000076880 00000 n Middle flintlock period Kentucky rifles of fine workmanship. 2Nd and 3Rd Model .44 Revolver, Henry Knox Craig Maj. , USA Waters M1836 Pistols 1837-1838, Henry K. Hoff USN Whitney Revolvers, Sharps & Hankins Carbines 1865, H.L. Remington Beals .36 and .44 Remington M1861, Underside of one of Christian Durr's guns is stamped CHD. But when the Great Exhibition closed in early October, counterfeit copies of the Colt M1848 and M1849 Pocket Pistols and the new M1851 Navy flooded the European market. and M1851, Starr and Savage Revolvers, Sharps Carbines L838-1875, Roswell Lee Waters .69 Flintlock Muskets 1817-1830, Unknown Rock-Ola, Quallty Hardware .30 M1 Carbines, Robert Orr North and Cheney Pistols, Whitney Muskets 1798-1808, Ricnard Paine Civilian, USN Ames Pistols and Jenks Carbines By Ames and Co., Waters North bore, bright, v. well-defined rifling; black painted military finish to metalwork presents exc, some minor storage marks, faint tooling marks still visible to heavy barrel; lhs of receiver marked ENFORCER 7.62M/M 449 over D73 PAT. provided Colt with valuable experience in public speaking, Engraved on barrel of very early Kentucky or German rifle of Edward Marshall, who participated in the historic "Indian Walk" Pennsylvania land purchase of 1737. U.S. government was sufficiently interested in this idea that Colt In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries letters J and I were interchanged rather freely in writing. Y 2 are probably also factory inspectors' stamps, marks made by men long dead for records long lost. On one spesimen the patchbox lid is engraved "BERLIN" in script. The Colt Model 1851 "Navy" Revolver has typically been thought of a distinctly American pistol, with many of the revolvers seeing service with both the US and CS military during the Civil War, as well as seeing significant civilian service on the frontier. Even before he invented thePeacemaker, Samuel Colt was famously known for designing and building nothing by the best American firearms. Brasspounder Samuel Colt died in Hartford on January 10, 1862 at the age of 47. William Anderson Thornton, Ordnance Dept.,U. 1876-1880, Lester A. Beardslee Lt.Cdr., USN Starr Revolvers 1860, Luke B. 1852-1855, Joseph C. Bragg R. Johnson, Waters, Ames Pistols, Colt Dragoon Revolvers, Authors Channel Summit. So the collecting field is wide, and as mentioned earlier, undervalued, but does require close attention to details and a knowledge of what to look for. C.F. This "certifies" that each chamber was proofed at 8,800 psi with a 30% plus load. 0000080540 00000 n Brass frame with nickel-plated octagon barrel and engraved cylinder. foreign forces in two World Wars, as well as a variety of limited The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver is an iconic gun with a remarkable history in the American Army, The Civil War, and the Wild West. These workers specialized in engraving the naval scene found on the 1851 Navy Revolver. Quick View Add to Cart . ., USA Colt 1938-1940, Charles Williams Harpers Ferry and North Pistols, Starr Sw0Rds and Waters Item # WX2-593844 / Mfg. under the command of Jack Hays had successfully charged and 1873-1876 New York Navy Yard, Gilbert H. 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