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Colt Model 1851 Navy 4-screw Revolver with Rare Prototype Pewter Attachable Canteen Stock

PREMIERE Firearms Auction December 4th, 5th, & 6th

Colt Model 1851 Navy 4-screw Revolver with Rare Prototype Pewter Attachable Canteen Stock

Rock Island Auction Company

Rock Island Auction Company - -(AmmoLand.com)- This Colt 1851, Fourth Model, Navy Revolver with four screw frame and iron backstrap was manufactured in 1862. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with Colt’s New York address. “COLTS/PATENT” is stamped in two lines on the left side of the frame.

The full serial number, “128105″ is visible on the bottom of the barrel lug, frame, trigger guard and backstrap. The partial serial number, “8105″ is located on the cylinder and the loading lever. The third pattern, attachable, canteen stock has a pewter body with cast brass yoke. A brass canteen cap screws in the hole on the edge of the stock comb and is retained by a brass chain attached to the upper stock yoke.

The stock does not have any serial number or markings. Colt manufactured attachable canteen/stocks in very limited numbers for the Model 1848 Dragoon, Model 1851 Navy, Model 1860 Army and Model 1861 Navy revolvers. Documents that accompany the revolver indicate that the attachable canteen stocks were received by future Confederate President Jefferson Davis when he served as the U.S. Secretary of War.

Pewter canteen stocks similar to this example have been identified by collectors but are extremely rare.

Condition:
Fine. The revolver retains about 20% of the original blue finish and approximately 30% of the casehardened finish. The barrel, frame and cylinder have scattered pitting and moderate age discoloration.

Markings are clear and strong. Approximately 40% of the cylinder scene is visible. Traces of the silver-plated finish are visible on the trigger guard. The grip has seven notches carved in the right heel, otherwise retains approximately 60% of the “piano” finish. The finish on the upper portions of the grip is heavily scratched from contact with the stock yokes.

The action is tight and functions well. The stock is in very fine condition; the pewter body has an even gray finish and the brass yoke has an even age patina. This is a very rare, attachable third model canteen stock that may be a patent model or experimental piece.

This is a solid Civil War period Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver with four screw frame with a truly unique, possibly one-of-a-kind prototype pewter attachable canteen stock that would be a key piece in any advanced percussion Colt collection. ( See RIA Auction for Exact Condition Details)

Auction Estimate: $60,000 – $90,000

Auction Details:
Rock Island Auction Company announces the next Premiere Firearms auction to be held at their facilities in Moline, IL. The huge success of our previous sales proves that people are investing in what they know: firearms are solid investments that hold value through economic downturns.

Investing and collecting opportunities abound at Rock Island’s fantastic Premiere Firearms Auction December 4Th, 5Th, & 6Th. At a time when the stock market changes daily, gun collectors are seeing the worth of their investments.

Hard assets are the place to invest your money and gun values continue to rise. This auction has firearms for every level of collecting and investing from Colts to Winchesters and the hundreds of high quality sporting arms. Rock Island’s continued sell through rate of over 97% proves that items that come to RIAC are for sale and now is your chance to make a solid investment.

About:
Rock Island Auction Company has been solely owned and operated by Patrick Hogan. This company was conceived on the idea that both the sellers and buyers should be completely informed and provided a professional venue for a true auction. After working with two other auction companies, Mr. Hogan began Rock Island Auction in 1993. Rock Island Auction Company has grown to be one of the top firearms auction houses in the nation. Under Mr. Hogan’s guidance the company has experienced growth each and every year; and he is the first to say it is his staff’s hard work and determination that have yielded such results.

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Nebraska Firearm Hunters Take 53,641 Deer

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

LINCOLN, Neb. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Hunters harvested 53,641 deer in Nebraska during the recent firearm season, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The harvest total represents a 3-percent decrease from the 2008 harvest of 55,507. A likely reason for the decline is a lagging corn harvest due to a wet October provided plenty of cover for deer. That was especially true in eastern Nebraska, where deer harvest totals were down from a year ago.

The following are management district harvest totals, including percentage of change from 2008: Panhandle, 5,904, no change; north-central, 10,057, up 6 percent; northeast, 10,451, down 8 percent; southwest, 5,833, up 5 percent; southeast, 12,350, down 12 percent; and south-central, 9,046, no change.

Deer were checked at stations across the state. The following are totals for deer checked at Commission district offices over the final weekend of the season and for the entire season: Alliance – 133 weekend, 634 total; Bassett – 79 weekend, 532 total; Norfolk – 320 weekend, 1,241 total; North Platte – weekend total unavailable, 633 total; Lincoln – 122 weekend, 450 total; and Kearney – 325 weekend, 1,030 total.

Conservation officers received many complaints over the final weekend. The complaints included hunting without permission, shooting from the road, spotlighting, and shooting and dumping deer.

Officers also investigated a number of incidents. In the northwest region, a bull elk was shot and left in a field northwest of Fort Robinson State Park.

Another hunter in the Pine Ridge reported tracking a deer he had shot until he found it being attacked by a mountain lion. The hunter dispatched the deer, scaring off the cat. The hunter left to retrieve field-dressing equipment and returned to find the deer had been partially consumed and covered by debris.

There was a report of a wounded bighorn sheep on Cedar Canyon Wildlife Management Area. The sheep was located alive, but officers could not get close enough to determine if the sheep was shot or injured fighting another sheep.

In the southwest region, an 18-year-old hunter turned himself in to an officer after shooting an elk he had mistaken for a deer. Also, one officer in the region received 38 reports of sick deer.

An officer in the south-central region made a case against five Alabama residents who were renting a home and had permits in their names using Nebraska addresses. The officer confiscated 11 resident permits for deer, turkey and small game. He also seized three deer, including one trophy, and the leg of an alleged doe.

Also, a 17-year-old boy reportedly was shot accidentally in the leg and hand by a hunting companion.

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