The features of this example suggest that it was made at Colt's Hartford factory, Connecticut, using some components manufactured at Colt's London factory. Proof marks are the official stamps or ciphers showing that a barrel has been properly tested with the prescribed excess charges of powder and ball that allow a large factor of safety to the user. . Colt's Navy model uses the.36-caliberbullet while theArmymodel uses the .44-caliber bullet. soon followed with a revolving pistol. 0000003896 00000 n shots without reloading, but his efforts were 1873-1876 New York Navy Yard, Gilbert H. Stewart Col., USA Smith & Wesson M1917 .45 Revolver 1915, Unknown Smith & Wesson M1917 .45 Revolver 1918, Silas Crispin Capt., USA Remington M1861 Revolvers 1862, Samuel Cushing Lt., USN Army Signal Pistol M1861, Stephen C. Rowan Cdr., USN Colt M1851 Conversion Revolvers 1850-1860, Stanhope English Blunt Capt., USA Colt Revolvers 1889-1890, Stepnen H. Macgregor Col., USA M1 .30 Rifles and Carbines 1945-1947, Sheffield H. Wright Amoskeag M1861 .58 Muskest 1862-1864, Samuel Keeler Colt First Model Dragoon 1848, S. Knows Ashton Pistols and Colt Dragoons L846-1852, Samuel Leonard Colt and Savage Revolvers 1862-1875, Sidney L. Gibson Lt., USA Hi-Standard .22 Pistols 1941, Samuel P. Baird Lt., USN Starr and Whitney Revolvers 1861-1873, Samuel P. Green Col. USA M1903, M1 .30 Rifles 1938, Sidney P. Spaulding Lt.Col., USA Colt 1940, Thomas Annely Musket and Pistol Barrels 1796, Thomas F. Jewell Cdr., USN Navy M1882 and M1894 Signal Pistols, Thomas Holdup Stevens Lt., USN Starr Cutlass 1816, T.J. Stevenson Springfield Rifles 1870-1879, Thomas Palmer Henry, Fry, Guest, Brong, Cook and Shuler Pistols 1808, Thomas Warner R. Johnson Pistols, Watens .69 Flintlock Muskets 1833-1837, T.W. and 1829, John Wilder Enfield, Sharps and Spencer Rifles 1868, John W. Kelly Lt., USN Remington and Starr .44 Revolvers 1853-1864, James W. Mc Coy Colt .38 Revolvers 1927-1929, 1938, James W. Reilly Maj., USA Remington .44 Revolvers 1859-1895, Kenneth Morton Maj., USA Colt 1905 .45 Pistol 1907-1908, Kasavery Ordinetz Capt., Imperial Russia Smith & Wessdn Model 3 Russian I have an old 1911. Is it a colt or is it a Sprinfield Armory? bore, bright, v. well-defined rifling; black painted military finish to metalwork presents exc, some minor storage marks, faint tooling marks still visible to heavy barrel; lhs of receiver marked ENFORCER 7.62M/M 449 over D73 PAT. 0000016679 00000 n Aimsworth Colt M1873 S.A. .45 Revolvers 1873-1874, Andrew A. Harwood Cdr., USN Ames Flask 1818-1846, A.B. Decoding these proof marks is very useful in determining the age and history of the gun. On May 1, 1851, the Great Exhibition in London opened to the public. Bedford County, Pa., silver inlaid percussion Kentucky rifle. assembly-line mass-production methods to his factory. Colt 1851 Navy Revolver British Proofs - CT Firearms Auction I have a Pietta 1851 "navy" revolver that I am working on.. Colt Conversions top Model 1851 Navy Conversion Model 1861 Navy Conversion Model 1862 Police & Pocket Navy Conversion Richards - Mason Conversion M1860 Army Richards Conversion M1860 Army Thuer Conversion Colt Single Action Revolvers top 1851 Navy 1851 Navy London 1851 Navy (Modern production) 1860 Army 1861 Navy Colt Walker