Help identifying a Colt Navy London revolver

[encorehunter]

https://www.collectorsfirearms.com/p...navy-ac18.html

About the closest I could find for a comparison. Having the revolver in hand would make comparisons easier. Attention to detail, like checkering on hammer, font as was mentioned before. If all checks out, then take it to a person who knows and specializes in old Colts. I had an original Smith that went to an expert and I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome.

[Seamonkey]

I contacted Acevedo based on a post in the Colt forum and his replies are below.

post #33 on the Colt Forum -- https://www.coltforum.com/threads/a-...t.84011/page-2

Here Aaron's observations:
"From the pictures I can tell it most likely has been refinished at a very high level. The case hardening and bluing very well could have been done by my father or grandfather. The grips, however, don't look like anything my family would install, though I could be mistaken. I'm waiting to hear back from my father about the serial number. I can't tell you for sure whether or not it's all original/refinished, or parts of an original mixed with correctly stamped parts. I can say that the amount of work that went into the polishing and finish would be VERY expensive to reproduce in today's market. Your friend has done a very thorough assessment, by the way. I'll see what kind of information I can dig up for you, thanks for reaching out."

"The trigger guard looks a bit questionable as well. I know for a fact my father or grandfather wouldn't let anything out of the shop if the surfaces didn't mate properly, or with anything written/scratched in. The finish looks a little mismatched from the rest of the revolver in the photos, and there are pits where it meets the frame."



Initial observations for ref:

Like an original Colt 1851 Navy revolver:
Serial numbers are located on barrel, wedge, loading lever, frame, trigger guard and back strap.
On frame, it is also correctly located under the cylinder pin (unlike Colt 2nd. Gen).
It is arbor bottomed (unlike Colt 2nd. Gen).
Naval scenes on the cylinder seem to be roll-engraved as dashes can be seen along the cylinder and through the mention ? Engaged 16 may 1843 ?.
Colt's Patent seems to be original on cylinder and frame (note that the 2 arms of the first T in ? Patent ? are broken).
The revolver received a high finish of blueing and case hardening.


Like an original Hartford-London Model:
Barrel address is the Hartford-London type with dashes instead of arrows,
British proof marks, crown over GP & crown over V are stamped in the right places on frame and cylinder,
No Ormsby signature on cylinder,
Heads of the screws are rounded.
Large iron trigger guard and iron back strap.

As classified by M . Swayze in his book ?Colt 51 Navies ?, the original London revolver #38622 should be an Early Fourth Model and this one is a Late Fourth Model.
Frame is the late type with a cap slot in the percussion shield cut-out. barrel is the late type with a beveled loading notch and a thick loading lever catch.

Frame with percussion shield is barely finished and not polished,
Cylinder pin has only 14 grease grooves instead of 20/21 for the originals and 2nd gen,
No assembly number or inspector's marks on components,

Wood grip is a replacement and has a different serial number.

British proof marks would indicate that the revolver was proofed and sold in England before 1954, although the workmanship and steel looks modern.

[Nra-Life-Member]

Check out coltcountryforum.com
They may be able to assist.