Original U.S. Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver Marked Overland Mail & Ex. Co. Made in 1866 - Serial No 188879 French Ordnance Globe and Anchor collar device

Globe and Anchor collar device

The mounts are all standard early India Pattern style indicating manufacture to have been in the late 1790s or early 1800s

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Original U.S. Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver Marked Overland Mail & Ex. Co. Made in 1866 - Serial No 188879 French Ordnance Globe and Anchor collar deviceOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver in . 36 caliber was widely used by both sides in the U. S. Civil War. The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber (i. e., . 36 cal), later known as the Colt 1851 Navy or Navy Revolver, is a cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. Colt first called this Revolver Ranger model; but the designation Navy quickly took over. It remained