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For in-depth reference on Colt Model 1851 Navy revolvers see вЂThe Book of Colt Firearms- 3rd EditionвЂ™ by R.L. Philip Boulton of Southampton, England has collated and recorded a survival rate of at least 2.98% of the original production of Colt Model 1851 Navy revolvers.

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Some are found in a lower serial range than 4200.ДЇourth Model: Serial range 85000 вЂ“ 215348 with large rounded brass trigger guard. Third Model: Serial range 4200 to 85000 with small rounded brass trigger-guard. A few are found in serial ranges up to 4500. Second Model: Serial range 800 to 4200 with square-back brass trigger-guard and wedge screw entering the barrel lug above the wedge. The 51 Navy comes in four variant models with some over-lapping of the different models.ДЇirst Model: Serial range 1 to 800 with square-back brass trigger-guard and wedge screw entering the barrel lug under the wedge. stamped on the left side of the frame below вЂCOLTS/PATENTвЂ™ and government inspector marks on the grips and on various metal parts on the revolver. These revolvers are usually found with a U.S. There were military contracts to the Army and the Navy. Grips came in select burl walnut or other types of wood, ivory or mother of pearl. There were a variety of finishes available including silver-plating and gold-plated or a combination of both. On engraved and special order Navies the frame was normally hand-engraved вЂCOLTвЂ™S PATENTвЂ™ on the left side. Some are cut for all three models of attachable shoulder-stock. There are many variations in materials, markings, back-strap & trigger-guards, frames, grips etc. Some were exported back to England and will be found with British proof-marks in a higher serial range that the London production and others were sold in the U.S. These revolvers were made up in Hartford from parts that were shipped back to America after the London factory closed. There are also barrels marked вЂ- ADDRESS COL. The three main barrel addresses found on Colt Model 1851 revolvers are вЂADDRESS SAML COLT NEW-YORK CITYвЂ™, вЂ ADDRESS SAMвЂ™L COLT.

The roll engraved cylinder scene depicts the battle between the Texas Navy and that of Mexico.

The left side of the frame throughout the production marked вЂCOLTS/PATENTвЂ™. The brass back-strap and trigger-guard Grips were silver-plated and the grips were one-piece varnished walnut.

The barrel and cylinder were blued with a casehardened frame, hammer and loading lever.

36 caliber, with six-shot cylinder and a 7ВЅ inch octagonal barrel with attached loading lever. The Navy was a scaled up version of the Pocket in the larger.

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As many as 215,348 of this model were produced at the Hartford factory in Connecticut with serial numbers beginning at serial number I through to 215348 which is the highest number known. The Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver was introduced in 1850 and manufactured through to 1873.

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