Can anyone ID this old Colt?

[Reinz]

Well, I was kind of thinking the same thing Joe.  But what keeps me see/sawing back and forth are a couple of things.

If it was a replica, usually they say, "Uberti", "Taylors and Co", "Dixie Gun Works", "Cimarron" somewhere.
But then, if it was a counterfeit, that would be gone.

Also, for a 160 yr old black powder gun, those nipples are very very clean (no wise cracks guys, please).  That is the hardest part of the gun to get clean.   So that kind of makes me suspect.
Those grips are the current color of the Italian breed as well.

I would think that the brass would be a bit nicked up for gun that age, since that is a soft metal.

Maybe a complete tear down would reveal more clues.

These are just red flags looking at a picture. I am not there.
If I were looking to buy, I would definitely have an expert look at it first.

[tracker]

That is what I thought, too. The metal finish that is peeling forward of the cylinder and under the barrel looks bogus.

[Richard S]

Colt can probably help you and your friend determine whether the revolver is an original, a replica, or (hopefully not) a counterfeit. Meanwhile, your friend's revolver shows a New York stamp. Here is a link to an Antique Roadshow appraisal of a Hartford 1851 Colt Navy in which the New York models are mentioned and values are discussed:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200603A22.html

[cuttime]

Seems to be Model 1851 Navy, Small Round Trigger Guard, 3rd Model The serial numbers ranged between #4201 to #85000.It may have been refinished.
Did you sell your R9S?

[Joe_from_NY]

No, not yet, still got it. I am running out of room in the safe, the original cardboard boxes are piling up in there. I will probably get some R9S photos up when my son brings my camera back from his mother's house.

[cuttime]

I would get a letter from Colt.I have for my more valuable revolvers.If it was refinished by Colt in the custom shop, it will tell you, and most likely not diminish the vaue too much.The Colt Collectors association is having the annual meeting in 2 months in St Louis. You could get a definitive answer there, after getting the letter.  

[Joe_from_NY]

thanks, Cutman

[Joe_from_NY]

Anyone ever see that "R. Jackson" anywhere? I think it was a London shop.

[offrdmania]

Holy 6 year necro bump batman!