Sleek, balanced, and deadly accurate, the Colt Navy became one of the most popular revolvers of the 19th century. Its use in the Civil War and on the frontier made it a symbol of American grit.

The 1851 Navy soon found a ready market. Models exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London that year, alongside Dragoon and Pocket revolvers, were in such demand that Colt later established an ...

Gun: Colt 1851 Navy–3rd Generation (Signature Series) Caliber:.36 percussion cap and ball Serial No: XX735 Manufactured: 1998 Condition: 99 percent-NRA Perfect (Modern Gun Standards) Value: $650 ...

The Model 1851 Navy was one of Colt’s most popular cap-and-ball “belt pistols,” and more than 250,000 were produced between 1851 and 1873. But approximately 42,000, bearing their own set of ...