THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE MODEL VARIATION FOR THE COLLECTOR. SQUARE BACK TRIGGER GUARD NAVY REVOLVERS HAD SMALL MANUFACTURING NUMBERS, AND WITH THE DEMAND OF THE OPENING FRONTIER THEN THE CIVIL WAR, THEY GOT USED UP. THE NAVY WAS THE LAST VESTIEGE OF THE BRASS SQUARE BACK TRIGGER GUARD..WALKERS, DRAGOONS,BABY DRAGGONS, THEN ABOUT 4.000 NAVY REVOLVERS, ( 1st & 2nd)T HEN THE END CAME ! THE NAVY REVOLVER WA THE MOST PROLIFFIC AND ENDURING MODEL FOR COLT. CLOSELY ASSOCIATED TO MEN LIKE HIKOCK ETC….. THIS 2nd MODEL SQUAREBACK NAVY .36 REVOLVER, # 231x IS INCREDIBLY INTERESTING, MADE EVEN MORE SO WITH A”FORM FITTING” SLIM JIM HOLSTER, IN IT SELF VERY! RARE BEING 175 YEARS OLD, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.THE REVOLVER HAS SEEN PROLONGED USE, BUT STILL HAS 100% CORRECT WORKING ACTIONS!!!
THE FINISH HAS EVOLVED INTO A SOFT SMOKEY GRAY PATINA. NEVER HAVING BEEN CLEANED OR BUFFED, A NATURAL AGING PROCESS ALL COLT APPLIED MARKINGS AR BARREL ADDRESS. E LEGIBLE AND PRESENT, THE ONE LINE NEW YORK THE PERIOD SMALLER COLTS PATENT ON LEFT SIDE OF FRAME ** EVERY SERIAL NUMBER IS PRESENT AND MATCHING !!! 2315 ON BUTT, BARREL, FRAME, TRIGGER GUARD WEDGE, LOADING LEVER. THE CYLINDER SCEN HASWORN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER. FURTHER GOOD NEWS, THE WORKING ACTIONS ALL WORK 100% CORRECTLY.ALL HAMMER NOTCHES ARE THERE, CYLINDER ROTATES, INDEXES, AND LOCKS FOR FIRING, EACH TIME THE HAMMER IS DRAWN TO THE REAR NO,NO MECHNAICAL ISSUES. THE BRASS TRIGGER GUARD AND BACK STRAPS, HAVE THAT OLD BROWN MUSTARD PATINA, JUST LIKE IT SHOULD. ALL THE SCREW HEADS ARE VERY SERVICEABLE, AND CLEAN. YES THIS COLT WAS USED FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IN THE END THE USERS RESPECTED THIS WEAPON AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT!!!!! THERE IS NO DOUBT THE IVORY GRIPS HAVE BEEN WITH IT FROM ABOUT DAY ONE !!! AND HAVE AN AGED CARMEL COLOR ONLY 175 YEARS CAN PRODUCE THERE IS JUST A WEE BIT OF SHRINKAGE, AND WEAR IN FINGER GRIP AREAS, BUT REMAIN 90% PLUS CONDITION. I BELIEVE THE MOST INTERESTING PART IS THE HOLSTER!!! IT IS FORM FITTING, PLUS SLIM JIM AN EARLY 1850’S HOLSTER WHO KNOWS ????COULD HAVE SEEN CW ACTION, DEFINITELT FRONTIER USE ESPECIALLY WHER IT WAS DISCOVERED. NOTE THE HOLSTER. IT HAS A FLAP WHICH WILL COVER THE GRIPS AREA, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION, NO FAsTENER OR LEATHER STRAP, WHEN THE COLT IS HOLSTERED, IF YOU GO TO DRAW THE COLTTHE BASE OF YOUR THUMBWILL CATCH THE FLAP AND IT WILL RISE AND UNCOVER THE COLT ! A PERFECT DESIGN FEATURE. IT PERFORMS IT’S TASK, BUT DOES NOT HINDER USING THE COLT. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE COLT, WITH AN EQUALLY RARE HOLSTER HISTORY “OOZES” AS YOU HOLD IT”, FEEL THE HISTORY!!! IAM VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER IT FOR SALE. HOPING THE BUYER IS EQUALLY EXCITED !!!!!!!!!!!! THE LAST POINT TO MENTION, THE ORIGINAL FRONT SIGHT ( POST) HAS BEEN PROFSSIONALLY REPLACED IN THE 1850’S 1860’S ERA TO A ROCKY MOUNT FRONT SIGHT. TAKE A LOOK ANOTHER GREAT BBENEFIT TO OWN!
