- #Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers serial numbers#
- #Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers serial number#
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- #Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers series#
#Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers series#
The 51 Navy was followed by the 3rd Dragoon, and the 1860 Army in that order.īy 1982, the line included most all of Colt's C&B originals including several commemorative sets.Įven Colt's Custom Shop got into the act and produced a limited series of factory engraved models. The frames, the center pins, nipples, all of the screws, springs were made in house at Iver JohnsonĮvery F Series gun was hand-fitted & finished at Iver Johnson then ship to Hartford for final inspection. The barrels, cylinders and backstraps were cast in Italy, as Val had done. It was there that all F Series standard production models were manufactured as The Authentic Colt Blackpowder Series. Lou Imperato purchased the Iver Johnson Arms Company in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, In 1973. Had it not been for Forgett & Uberti these would have happened. These were the first C Series 1851 Navy's. 1851 Navy's, which were completed at the Hartford factory from 1971 through 1973. Val Forgett sold Colt the rough components to build the first 2nd Gen. I don't currently have the ca$h to get the letter from Colt which is $150, I think. guns from where they left off back in the 1860/1870 timeframe.
#Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers serial numbers#
I did some computer checking and found the range of serial numbers Colt used on their Dragoons and I think from the info that Colt simply continued the serial numbers on the 2nd Gen. I mention this because my Italian IJ, made at the same time that IJ & Uberti were making the Colts, while a FINE gun, is GREATLY different (mostly the quality of the metal, internal serial #s and slightly better finishing) than my Colt Dragoon, ser. This IS during the time that the whole Colt/IJ/Uberti thing was going on. (Incidentally, I also have an 1860 I.J.-marked Uberti that I bought about 1975 that is one of only a few that were marked "Iver Johnson" and Uberti. It's my UNDERSTANDING (as differentiated from known, provable FACTS ) that Colt actually made their BP guns for the 1st year or so before passing the duties on to Uberti/Iver Johnson. The 2nd Gen BP guns are listed as having been made from 1972-1981.
The reason I ask is because I have a Colt 2nd Gen., 1st Mod. For values, check out ‘Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms… and their values’ by Norm Flayderman.Does anyone have one of the books that shows Colt serial numbers and their date of manufacture? I posted this as an answer to someone else on the Darksider's Den, but I'll ask here, too.ĭo we know EXACTLY when Uberti started making the forgings that Iver Johnson worked on, then assembled and then sent to Colt for finishing? This is considered a very rare variation.įor an in-depth reference on this model see ‘The Book of Colt Firearms- 3rd Edition’ by R.L. Very few are found with the rare barrel address: ‘ADDRESS COL. They are usually found with iron grip-straps with an L (denoting London) beneath the serial numbers and British proof-marks on the barrel and cylinder. Some Colt Model 1865 Pocket Navies were shipped to the Pall Mall Agency in London. Please see the small frame conversion section. Many of the late production Model 1865 Pocket Navy revolvers were converted from percussion to cartridge use. AMERICA’ with COLTS/PATENT stamped on the left side of the frame. The grips were of one-piece walnut with silver-plated brass back-strap and trigger-guard. The frame, hammer, and lever were case-hardened and the remainder of the revolver was blued. The Pocket Navy was manufactured with barrel lengths of 4½, 5½ and 6 ½ inches. It had an octagonal barrel with hinged loading lever which was a similar style to the 1851 Navy revolver. The Pocket Navy, like the 1862 Police was chambered in 36 caliber but with a five shot rebated round cylinder roll engraved with the stagecoach holdup scene.
#Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers serial number#
The Pocket Navy is now deemed to have been manufactured from 1865 through to circa 1872 in its own serial range from serial number one.
#Colt 2nd generation black powder serial numbers full#
This model was the last full production percussion revolver to be made by Colt before the advent of the cartridge era by the factory. It is now more correctly termed as the heading or as the “Pocket Model of Navy Caliber” or merely “Pocket Navy.” The re-classified Colt Pocket Model 1865 of Navy Caliber percussion revolver or Pocket Navy was previously known to collectors as the “Model of 1853” or the “Model 1862 Pocket Navy”.
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