1917Corpsman Posted July 22, 2013 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2013 Hello All,Thought I'd share my newest find at a very reasonable price. I did some research on the serial number and it came out in 1890 under the Model 1889 Colt DA Navy. This however has the secondary serrations at the rearmost of the cylinder which was a modification to make the timing tight and accurate because of the counter-clockwise rotation of the cylinder often not catch in the middle. So with this modification the revolver was re-classed as a 'New Navy'. The grips are original to the revolver and are the gutta percha type. The plant used to make the grips originally from the Philippines and Malaysia is now extinct. The original price was set at $295, but I was able to get it down to $250 plus the $13.75 Wisconsin tax. The gun shop owner thought is was more broken so it was sold at that price, however when I opened the side plate the only issue was the cylinder hand's rebound spring being broken in half making the cylinder not be able to rotate unless pointed downward. I found a replacement part of under $30 so no big loss here. Below are the links to the photos of this revolver. I hope you enjoy seeing this one!Rickhttps://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1009797_340368056096336_732941325_n.jpg https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1069879_340368076096334_1273662721_n.jpg https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/971152_340368289429646_1401132349_n.jpg https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/270220_340368376096304_1130234377_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1004477_340368506096291_221457254_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 22, 2013 Share #2 Posted July 22, 2013 Little wear and tear but shes a Beauty!! Lots of character in the old girl. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted July 22, 2013 Share #3 Posted July 22, 2013 I agree with RD, a beautiful piece. Actually I think the ware is less then average, but it does add character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1917Corpsman Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted July 22, 2013 Might have to loan this to our Theodore Roosevelt impersonater for charging up San Juan Hill I guess with all that wear on it haha! After all he was carrying a Colt DA Navy revolver from the sunk USS Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted July 22, 2013 Share #5 Posted July 22, 2013 WOW! I wish I could find one for that price. Nice piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1917Corpsman Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted July 22, 2013 Thanks Terry! I had been looking for one for a while now and this store just so happened to have one at the low price because they thought it had all the internals broken. When I opened it up it was just the cylinder hand's rebound spring that was snapped in half. Everything else was in tip-top shape. Numrich Gun Parts happened to have the replacement part in stock so I have ordered it. The only other issue is the looks of the intentional bending of the ejector rod which in some sections of rotation sticks and does slide back home to the cylinder. Hoping the straightening of the ejector rod doesn't cost an arm and a leg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted July 23, 2013 Share #7 Posted July 23, 2013 Thats a nice one. I have been looking to add one of those to my collection as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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