Posted: 5/5/2012 7:21:08 PM EDT
|
Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996, he apparently acquired from his father. Here are the pertinent markings:
SN # 23XXX (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 (is a 5 shot cylinder) On frame just below cylinder "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA Marked .36 just above the trigger guard "7" marked on left side of trigger guard Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) 
. |
|
Appears to be a Colt .36 Navy, designed by Sam Colt in the 1840's, approx. 250,000 total production. Very collectable unless it has been screwed with, (no steel wool).
Collectors gave it the Navy name, most were used by land forces and civilians through the civil war and after. |
| Yes...i want it verified for sure. Colts Historical Site says it cannot give me information on it because of the serial number range. The grips were def refinished by grandad, he liked to tinker. I'll leave it (the finish) the way it is. Anyone know who can "authenticate" this pistol? Also, anyone have an idea on insurable value? |
