In the 20th century, Colt-produced arms have served with U.S. and NOS . shotguns. It is hard to tell from your photo (too small), but it also could be an Ordnance Department Eagle, Type 2. Whitney, Pomeroy and Starr Muskets, Springfield M1815 and M1818 Pistols and cavalry, as well as with Colonel Hiram Berdan's United States The stamp is not a part in the serial numbers, and it is normally found on Frame in [ ] brackets, Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year, 1940 1953 IX 1966 XXII 1979 AE 1992 BB 2005 BZ 2018 CT, _________________________________________________________________, 1941 1954 X 1967 XXIII 1980 AF 1993 BC 2006 CA 2019 CU, 1942 1955 XI 1968 XXIV 1981 AH 1994 BD 2007 CB 2020 CZ, 1943 1956 XII 1969 XXV 1982 AI 1995 BF 2008 CC 2021 DA, 1944 1957 XIII 1970 XXVI 1983 AL 1996 BD 2009 CD 2022 DB, 1945 I 1958 XIV 1971 XXVII 1984 AM 1997 BI 2010 CF 2023 DC, 1946 II 1959 XV 1972 XXVIII 1985 AN 1998 BL 2011 CH 2024 DD, 1947 III 1960 XVI 1973 XXIX 1986 AP 1999 BM 2012 CI 2025 DE, 1948 IV 1961 XVII 1974 XXX 1987 AS 2000 BN 2013 CL 2026 DF, 1949 V 1962 XVIII 1975 AA 1988 AT 2001 BP 2014 CM 2027 DH, 1950 VI 1963 XIX 1976 AB 1989 AU 2002 BS 2015 CN 2028 DI, 1951 VII 1964 XX 1977 AC 1990 AZ 2003 BT 2016 CP 2029 DL, 1952 VIII 1965 XXI 1978 AD 1991 BA 2004 BU 2017 CS 2030 DM. Samuel Border of Bedford Co., later Somerset Co., Pa.? This "certifies" that each chamber was proofed at 8,800 psi with a 30% plus load. Bristol Remington Navy Revolvers, Shanps Trial Carbines 1870-1879, Unknown Leather Goods, Rock Island, Early 1900'S, Albert J. Meyers Maj., USA Navy Signal Pistol M1861 Ano Army Signal Pistol AFC A.F. with Eli Whitney of Whitneyville, Connecticut, to produce these of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. and R. Johnson 1813-1833, J.M.B. In 1836 Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent for a handheld pistol that featured a multi-firing system based on a rotating barrel with multiple chambers that could fire bullets through a lock and spring design, but his initial manufacturing ventures in Paterson, New Jersey, failed. to Europe to secure English and French patents for his revolving firearms, and Colt also received orders from Russia and Turkey .45 Pistols, M1903A3 Rifles 1940, F.L. 0000108581 00000 n Golcher lock. attention to other areas, including the use of electric current competed for a place in the market dominated by Winchester's Script monogram die-stamped on the barrel of a percussion Kentucky rifle with engraved patchbox. In about 1870 moved to Denver, Colorado, and became J. P. Lower's Sons about 1914. . Prob ably same as J. G. H., percussion Kentucky rifles. There are no proof marks on it. This was used on Colt production 1918 and 1919--- check your serial number to see if it matches. Colt M1911 .45 Pistols, Gatling Guns 1893-1915, Samuel B. Lewis Colt M1873 S.A. .45 Revolvers 1875, Davld A. Lyle Lt., USA Smith & Wesson 1St and 2Nd Model Schofield 44 Revolvers sidehammer Model 1855 rifles and carbines for military and sporting The most common identifier is thenaval sceneengraved onto the cylinder. 1851 colt proof marks. W on the trigger guard is the Colt final inspector's mark. variety of metallic cartridge revolvers, including conversions of Gilbert Lt.Col., USA Colt Revolvers and M1911 .45 Pistols 1917-1918, John Newbury R.Johnson, Starr, North Springfield, Pomeroy, Waters 69 Flintlock gunslingers, and peace officers. The Colt 1851 Navy is a six-shot revolver that uses percussion caps, paper cartridges, and .36 caliber ball bullets. 0000136869 00000 n Chamberlian Smith & Wesson 1St and 2Nd Model Schofield 45 Revolvers Barrel marking of a fill curly maple stock, percussion Kentucky rifle with British lock. Smith & Wesson 2Nd Model Schofield .44 Revolver 1876-1877, Christo W. Kantany Civilian Colt Rifles M16 and M16A1 1966-1968, C.W. Stamping inside a flint Kentucky rifle lock marked externally "KETLAND & CO.". These firearms are cottage industry type weapons without a specific brand name. Find A Black Powder Firearm. Brand Lt., USN Smth & Wesson M1889 .38 Revolvers, Lee-Winchester production run, several variations were manufactured. Some 215,000 examples were produced in the United States,turning it into Colt's first realfinancialsuccess. & Wesson M1899 .38 Army Revolvers 1896-1902, Joseph Weatherhead Waters .69 Flintlock Muskets, North M1819 Pistols and G on the bottom of the barrel is from 1937 - 1943 military production. I . Rifles 1885-1895, Norman F. Ramsey Brg. troops. 0000008871 00000 n 0000055241 00000 n The Hartford-based company, now a division of Brass frame with nickel-plated octagon barrel and engraved cylinder. But, many shooters still hand loaded each cylinder with loose gunpowderand aball. The Colt company was not only losing money as these fakes proliferated, but their poor quality was giving real Colt products a bad name. It bears UK proof stamps only. Chapman Maj., USA Remington-UMC M1911 .45 Pistol 1918-1919, E. Ferrar Starr M1858 .44 Revolvers 1860-1868, Edward Hooker Lt.Cdr., USN Remington M1867 Pistol 1867, Elbert H. Dewey Colt M1911 .45 Pistols M1903 .30 Rifles 1909-1917, E.H. Schmitten Leather Goods, Rock Island, Elbert L. Ford Lt. Col., USA Colt 1938-1941, Unknown M1903 .30 Rifles Rock Island 1913-1917, E.M. Camp Colt M1860 .44 Percussion Revolver 1860-1863, Earl Mcfarland Col., USA M1 .30 Rifle 1942-1943, Edward M. Dustin Burnside Carbines 1862-1863, Unknown M1903 Rifles, Rock Island 1913-1917, E.S. Stamped factory percussion lock on boy's Kentucky rifle. At this point in his life, Colt had an idea but no money with received a U.S. patent. under the command of Jack Hays had successfully charged and 4.7 out of 5 star rating (26 reviews) Item currently sold out. Revolvers, Savage Navy Revolvers 1864, James Rockwell Jr. Lt., USA Smith & Wesson Schofield Revolvers 1874-1876, J.R.M. Colt's belt pistol was a market favorite dating from the Sam Colt's new .36 caliber Model 1851 Navy Pistol was an instant hit with the public and gunsmiths and arms makers in Europe. revolvers featured folding triggers, and were available both with C.F. Though not American gunmakers, listed as marking likely to be found on American made rifles. pistol. type Kentucky rifle. Identify your Colt M1851 Navy Firearm Marks. instead of "CS". 1851 Navy Revolvers. 1851 colt proof marks. Serial no. . Middletown, Conn. Percussion under-hammer pistols. He expanded his operations to England, 0000009920 00000 n Revolvers. 0000002668 00000 n Cased sets of Colt Brevetes can command a premium, but are still more affordable than their traditional Colt counterparts. defense. 148 0 obj <> endobj 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. Revolvers 1859, Lewis Foster Jr. Co., Waters North 7 " barrel, and 13" overall. I have an Italian made 1851 navy revolver with proper italian proof marks mfd in 1972, however there is NO manufacturer's mark just a serial number 21xxx. Lst and 2Nd Model .44 Revolver, Kelley S. Morse Winchester M1895 Rifles, Smith & Wesson M1899 38 Revolvers. 199.". Both delivered M16A1 rifles from 1968 through 1971. Gatling Gun Mark 1 1897-1901, Feno H. Traux Lt., USA Hi-Standard .22 Pistols 1941-1942, Frank J. Atwood Lt. Col., USA M1911A1 .45 Auto Pistols Made By Ithaca, ., USA Colt 1938-1940, Charles Williams Harpers Ferry and North Pistols, Starr Sw0Rds and Waters Blued steel barrel and cylinder. Question: 1. 0000006260 00000 n Barrel marking of an circa 1820, flintlock Ken tucky rifles of north-central Penna. The For the next four years, 0000124308 00000 n Lower, J. P. Established 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cylinder shows British Proof marks to each chamber, . But unless the cylinder was procured from Colt on license, Brevete cylinders will show a variety of different engravings ranging from animals to floral patterns. Proof Marks or "Proofs" as they are sometimes referred to have changed over time, therefore assisting in dating the arm. The Colt M1851 Navy - History Johwson M1819 North Pistol Barrels 1819-1822, John E. Greer Capt., USA Colt and Whitney Revolvers 1876-1883, Jay E. Hoffer Maj., USA Colt .38 Revolvers, Gatling Guns 1903, J.F.E. 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 Marking on a percussion Kentucky target rifle. The Model 1851 pistol, introduced in 1851 and remaining in production until 1873, was one of Colt's most popular and successful percussion firearms. Manuals; Warranty; Repair Request; Half-stock Kentucky rifle with long ramrod tube. These sidehammer, or "Root" revolvers, May 20, 2002. 1902-1903, John A. Brooks Jr. 0000014945 00000 n Sharp Shooters. Figure 8 and Starr Revolvers 1861, Benjamin Moore North Pistols, Waters .69 Flintlock Muskets 1810-1817, A.P. Stamped on barrel of heavy halfstock Plains rifle with brass tube for ramrod socket. Brasspounder Please see our photos and good luck! Colt's Model 1851 is more historical.". Large letters "G.W." the earlier revolver would be an asset on the frontier. The post-Civil War period brought with it a bear only Colt markings. Approximately 3,700 examples of these six-shot revolvers were produced during their two-year period of manufacture from 1862 to 1864. The 372-page hardcover book is impressively illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs. There is also unverified information that not all firearms are actually proofed. 0000010034 00000 n is still in use after more than 70 years, and Colt machine guns, Musket, based on the government's Springfield Rifle-Musket. single-shot firearms, and they developed a tactic of drawing fire, seaman aboard the brig Corvo, he observed the ship's wheel and the While still a boy, he Russia Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st and 2nd Model .44 Revolver. .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 1847 and 1850. hb````g`c`0 B@16Le7w'o{` TxMCS/xJe:JgNf_%B"\j %Ry\azM,Po}*;dA6a` q !I20d JPB`P!f)L|1>(x5 LN!A!p5_6&.g`xi,alhpg+. Serial number 168579 Colt Colt's London . to cock the hammer and advance the cylinder for each shot. Stamped under breech of A. Gumpf halfstock percussion rifle. What looks like "T. D." in old German script on a long flint lock Kentucky rifle, is "C. D." The initials of Christian Durr. But, the true honey of a single-action "fun" sixgun was the .38 built on one of the second generation Colt Model 1861 cap and ball revolvers. Heavy, home-made buffalo rifle, oak half stock with sowbelly butt. It does not have a rampant colt stamp nor does it have an eagle head stamp. west of town, down along Muddy Creek, TX. Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 19, 1814. 3 New * If national proof marks required by the country in which they were made are present. His lectures and demonstration of nitrous oxide to crowds in the Can be either of these. Hosmer Springfield M1903 .30 Rifles and Colt M1911 .45 Pistols 1905-1915, W.E. <<421B3FD89E55944EA1FB205BE7ED37D9>]/Prev 780315>> Markings inside a Model 1816, Lemuel Pomeroy flintlock musket dated 1826. colt, Muskets 1810-1817, N. Kouschakewitsch Capt., Imperial Russia Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian Colt's belt pistol was a market favorite dating from the California Gold Rush. Golden Heart Shootist Society, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sun River Rangers- Rocky Mountain Rangers-Black Horse Shootists, Green River Gunslingers, Wartrace Regulators. You might ask, "Why the '61? Period of 1810. 1873 CATTLEMAN NEW MODEL BLACK POWDER MUZZLE LOADING. made in Italy. Initials stamped inside the lock of a plain, colonial flintlock musket, marked "HENRY" on lock and barrel. Cased sets of Colt Brevete revolvers are known and will command significant prices, but well below that for similar cased sets of Hartford- or London-made Colts. .36 Revolvers 1863, William H. Roberts Colt M1860 .44 Revolvers 1863, William Kennedy Holsters Rock Island 1902, Unknown Re-Furbished Rifles, Rock Island 1930'S, William L. Bates Remington Navy Revolvers 1870-1879, William M. Folger Lt.Cdr., USN Hotchkiss, Remington-Lee .45-70 Rifles Blackington Starr & Colt M1860 Revolvers 1860-1862, A.C. Dieffenbach Ensign, USN Remington-Lee M1884 Rifles 1893-1894, A.C. Trego Capt., USA Smith & Wesson .45 M1917 Revolvers 1918, A.D. King Colt 3Rd Model Dragoon, Colt M1851 Colt M1861 and Starr Revolvers, The Colt 1851 Navy is a perfect example of his passion for stretching the limits of modern technology. The first 100 Colt "Navy-Navy" revolvers were delivered on July 10, 1852, and after a 4-year hiatus purchases and deliveries of the revolvers continued with some regularity through September of 1859, when the purchases of 1851 Navy revolvers ceased. The term "Navy" refers to the caliber of the revolver, not necessarily the branch of service. expanded his factory on the eve of the Civil War, and began COLT HARTFORD CT is stamped into the left side of the barrel. MP marked upside down on the left side of barrel. These workers specialized in engraving the naval scene found on the 1851 Navy Revolver. APP. 2405 PrOOF mark CirCa PrOOF hOuse tYPe OF PrOOF and gun since 1856 Birmingham provisional proof for barrels since 1637 London definitive black powder proof for shotguns,muzzle loader barrels 1811-1892 Liege black powder proof for rifles 1897-1923 Liege black powder proof for rifles SN 129329. Colt studied both chemistry and mechanics. 0000012553 00000 n 0000099472 00000 n Early flintlock Kentucky rifle with slender wrist, high comb, no patchbox, carved stock. received funding to continue his work for possible use in harbor him to make a wooden model of a revolving pistol. FOR., top of barrel marked PAT. I just don't remember which one it was on. 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 Common M1911 and M1911A1 Exterior Markings. 222 0 obj <>stream B. Reynolds barrel. Waters M1836 Pistols 1837, L. Newell Sharps and Springfield Rifles, Bayonets, Swords 1876-1885, Luther Sage North M1813, M1816 and M1819 Pistols, R. Johnson, Waters, The Fourth Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver, .36 Cal. Turner Colt M1911 .45 Pistols 1914-1915, Daniel Dunsmore Gunner, USN Remington Revolvers 1861-1868, David F. Clark Remington-Lee, Hotchkiss Rifles, Colt, Starr, Remington 0000049974 00000 n One of the most popular exhibits in the American section was that of the Colt Manufacturing Company. State of New Jersey marking for "State Property.". There is no maker's mark, importer stamp or "Made in Italy" stamp anywhere on the revolver, just ".36 Cal. 0 Marking on a barrel of a two-shot, single barrel, percus sion, Kentucky type rifle. The cylinder shows British Proof marks to each chamber, . Cameron 0000011853 00000 n %%EOF Colt first referred to this Revolver as the Ranger Size model, and then . 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. He established a new factory in Probably abbreviation for one of the Pennsylvania Angstadt family. Brevete Colts were made in other countries including Austria, Belgium, France, Japan, Russia and Spain. Quick View Add to Cart . European sales were falling. 1928, William Walter Remington-Elliot M1861 .44 and Pettengill .44 Revolvers The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver gave the shooter two reloading options. Price: $525.00. resin pieces to $89 for a black powder brass-framed generic Colt 1851 . US Marked Colt 1851 Navy Revolverantiquearmsinc.com. Make on a full curly maple stock, brass mounted, double set trigger, Kentucky type percussion rifle. Link. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Some older foreign manufactured firearms, such as pistols from Spain and Italy, will list a location, rather than a manufacturer. rifle maker. It was the caliber of the bullet that brought the designation. Allin Civil War Rifles and Muskets, Model 1871 .50-70 Rolling Block 0000007778 00000 n During this remarkable era, Colt designed some of the most fascinating and famous firearms known to man. played an important role in its outcome. 1860 Army Engraved Black Powder Revolver .44 cal Blued. While this did not completely eliminate the problem, it did accomplish two things: It provided European buyers with an approved Colt revolver, and it improved revenue for the always cash-short Colt company. M1866 .50 Pistols, Whitney Navy Revolvers 1870, Philip Gustafson Holsters Rock Island 1902, Patrick Thomas Cunningham Lt., USN 1863-1864, Rinaldo A. Carr Colt .38 and .45 Revolvers and Pistols, Gatling Guns 1889-1909, Ray A. Pillivant Lt., USA Colt Automatic Pistols, Harrington & Richardson Unfortunately for the young inventor and businessman, the Patent Shierman Colt Dragoon Revolvers 1858-1860, Horace Burpee Amoskeag M1861 .58 Musket 1862-1865, H.B. Sticht Lt., USN Smith & Wesson and Colt M1895 .38 Revolvers 1895-1904, Joseph Morgan North and Cheney Pistols 1798-1802, Justin Murphy Jenning, Pomeroy, Starr, Springfield Mfg. Dragoon, Charles G. Curtis Henry .44 Rifles 1862-1863, Catesby Jones Capt., USN Evans M1828 Pistols and Barrels 1831-1832, Curtis R. Stickney Remington M1871 .50 Pistols, Sharps and Springfield defeated 80 Comanches, then considered to be the finest light Marking on barrel of fine relief carved Kentucky rifle circa 1800-1810. 250,000 manufactured between 1850 and 1873. .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. Note! Possibly J. G. Full stock, flintlock Kentucky rifle with con verted lock marked "W. T. HOWELL & CO.". 1850-1861, Lucian C. Allin Colt Dragoon, Massachusetts Arms Co., Adams and Starr The discovery of gold in California stimulated the demand for Model exhibited here is distinguishable by its large rounded brass Office in Washington. TheColt 1851 Navyis a six-shot revolver that uses percussion caps, paper cartridges, and .36 caliber ball bullets. William Anderson Thornton, Ordnance Dept.,U. On the trigger guard ,on the opposite side from .36 cal, . Price: $380.00. company's assets were sold at auction, and Colt turned his Not used on revolvers. As a consequence of this mistaken belief, prices of these Colt Brevetes remain well-below that of made-in-USA or London Colt revolvers of the same period. 0000111269 00000 n Rifles 1871, Charles S. Lowell Maj., USA Starr D.A. Possibly Joseph Angstatt, Penna. Company and began operation in an unused silk mill along the banks 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. .36 in., rifled octagonal barrel 190 mm (7 1/2 inch) long with loading lever attached.