Not only does this Colt 1851 Navy have a story to tell dating back to 1852, but it also provides an interesting study into “What makes an elite Colt”?
This wonderfully conditioned example comes to RIAC from the astute Greg Lampe Collection, and helps us all learn as collectors what to look for in the upper echelons of percussion Colt collecting.
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