That it ended up being purchased by the US government makes the story all the more unique as these had to pass US gov't inspection.which they obviously did! The grips not only fit perfectly to the frame and metal straps, they are serial numbered to the gun and bear two US government inspector cartouches on each side along with a sub-inspector's initial "H" on the base. That said, that is basically how this Hartford-built 3rd Model Navy revolver ended up a year after the closure of Colt's London plant sporting a beautiful pair of English style a.k.a. In fact, some of the highest serial number 1851 Navies were actually finished at Hartford and marketed in the United States.
There is also a run of 1849 Pocket Revolvers around the 185,000 range in 1861 that use large iron trigger guards.also refugee components returned from London.
Well, chances are, these were just that iron trigger guards from the London factory. For example, have you ever seen a Colt Navy purchased by the US Navy in the 89,000-90,000 range? If you have, then you've probably noticed these tend to have large iron trigger guards just like London Colts. In subsequent years, some of those parts found their way onto American-made Colts produced in Hartford. With slow sales, Sam Colt closed his London factory in 1856, shipping the remaining parts to his London Colts back across the pond to America. 44 caliber Adams revolver in combat during the Crimean War. The London Colts fared well in a limited market but eventually fell short to the more powerful double action. So how did grips from London end up on an American-made 1851? Following a very favorable reception from the British public in 1851, Sam Colt set up a factory in London which produced approximately 40,000 Colt 1851 Navy revolvers from 1853-1856.
This is because they were NOT made in Hartford but were instead produced at Colt's second factory in London. The grips are absolutely original and numbered to this gun BUT they are lighter in color and a slightly different shape than walnut grips made at Sam Colt's factory in Hartford, CT. This gun has one very unusual feature about it, which concerns the grips. It also has the less commonly seen Hartford address instead of New York.which was used for a short time prior to the Civil War. As one would expect to find on a gov't issue Colt, there are various inspector letters on the various parts, including two nice cartouches on the grips. This was part of the last batch of Model 1851 Navies purchased by the US Army prior to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. The serial number is in the 80,000 range and was manufactured in 1857. This is a nice sharp example of a US martially marked Colt 3rd Model 1851 Navy Revolver with standard 7.5" octagon barrel in. Colt 1851 Navy "US" Marked w/ Hartford Address -Unusual Variation-Ĭolt 1851 Navy "US" Marked w/ Hartford Address -Unusual Variation.
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