Lot 17
  • 17

An Eagle Co. 3rd Type Navy Model Revolver, Serial No. 1164, E. Whitney & Co., New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1858-1862

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Steel, Brass, Walnut Wood
blued octagonal barrel marked EAGLE CO, brass fore-sight, 6-shot cylinder marked with roll-engraved scene (faint), case-hardened hammer, steel trigger-guard, varnished walnut grips numbered inside D 1164

7-inch barrel 



It is estimated 33,000 were produced circa 1858-1862.  

Provenance

William M. Locke

Literature

Seller, The William M. Locke Collection, page 445

Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 151