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'51 Navy - Texas Naval Scene?
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Colt had the roll mark engraved by a fellow named Ormsby IIRC. He then roll marked the Naval Battle scene on each revolver he made so one could detect counterfeit revolvers. Only Colt had the engraving on the cylinder. But I could have made all this up. I think I read it long before the internet................Bob
An excellent illustrated history of the subject: THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT SCENE ON COLT REVOLVERS
By Arthur Tobias, Ed.D
http://users.rcn.com/bobrecht/tobias/PDFs/Naval_Scene.pdf
By Arthur Tobias, Ed.D
http://users.rcn.com/bobrecht/tobias/PDFs/Naval_Scene.pdf
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Berkley: Thank you for the link to a very interesting read. :hatsoff:
As was mentioned, Colt used several different roll engravings for the cylinders of his pistols.
Their presence was a guarantee of the gun being a Colt.
Colt's first post 1840 pistol, the 1847 Walker and the following Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon which was a slightly improved Walker both had the Texas Indian Fight scene roll engraved on their cylinder. This scene was also used on the Colt Dragoons which followed the Walker.
(These Walkers and Dragoons were the only .44 caliber pistols made by Colt up to the creation of the 1960 Army.)
Colts early .31 caliber 1848 "Baby Dragoon" also had the Texas Indian fight scene but this was changed to the Stage Coach Holdup scene.
The .36 caliber 1851 "Colt Navy" had the Texas Navy Engagement scene and this was carried over to the Colt 1860 Army pistol.
The seldom mentioned .31 caliber Colt Root solid frame sidehammer pistol used the Log Cabin/Indian fight scene and the Stagecoach Holdup scene.
Colt wasn't the only gunmaker to use roll engraving on their revolvers cylinders.
Metropolitan Arms Co. produced copies of the Colt 1851 Navy and the Colt 1861 Navy in 1864 and 1865 and both of these pistols had roll marked cylinders depicting the Battle of New Orleans.
As was mentioned, Colt used several different roll engravings for the cylinders of his pistols.
Their presence was a guarantee of the gun being a Colt.
Colt's first post 1840 pistol, the 1847 Walker and the following Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon which was a slightly improved Walker both had the Texas Indian Fight scene roll engraved on their cylinder. This scene was also used on the Colt Dragoons which followed the Walker.
(These Walkers and Dragoons were the only .44 caliber pistols made by Colt up to the creation of the 1960 Army.)
Colts early .31 caliber 1848 "Baby Dragoon" also had the Texas Indian fight scene but this was changed to the Stage Coach Holdup scene.
The .36 caliber 1851 "Colt Navy" had the Texas Navy Engagement scene and this was carried over to the Colt 1860 Army pistol.
The seldom mentioned .31 caliber Colt Root solid frame sidehammer pistol used the Log Cabin/Indian fight scene and the Stagecoach Holdup scene.
Colt wasn't the only gunmaker to use roll engraving on their revolvers cylinders.
Metropolitan Arms Co. produced copies of the Colt 1851 Navy and the Colt 1861 Navy in 1864 and 1865 and both of these pistols had roll marked cylinders depicting the Battle of New Orleans.
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