F.LLI Pietta (Italy) Copy of the Colt Model 1851 .36 Black Powder Revolver

Pietta (Italy) Copy of the Colt Model 1851 chambered in .36 caliber. This is a black powder revolver in very good overall condition. The pistol has never been fired. I bought it a year ago with the intentions of getting into black powder, but then lost my job, etc. The 4.5” octagon barrel is excellent, and has retained the original bluing; Some light handling wear. Bore is clean without damage. Brass frame is very good with light surface wear. Cylinder is excellent, and the walnut grips are very good with light handling wear. You'll feel like you stepped back in time to the 1850s. Pistol resembles the ones that Clint Eastwood carried in his Westerns, including The Outlaw Josey Wales. History: THE PRESTIGIOUS SIX SHOT “NAVY MODELS” The 1851 NAVY YANK 36/44 cal. was probably Col. Samuel Colt's own favorite. He named it Navy Model, meaning its use on the sea, even though it was sold in larger quantities to the Army rather than to the Navy. The Navy Yank, inseparable companion of the Yankees during the Civil War and of the pioneers in the conquest of the West, famous for its shot rapidity and for its light recoil, was considered as one of the most brilliant single action revolver. Its historical peculiarity is the six chamber cylinder on which the naval battle of Campeche between the Texas Navy and that from Mexico is roll engraved. This scene was selected by Colt himself, to honor Texas, winner of the battle and also because the soldiers were armed with Colt Paterson. The gun is also available in the version 1851 NAVY YANK SHERIFF1S, .36/.44 cal., nicknamed “Snub Nose” due to the shortened barrel. This model of the Colt 1851 was the most favorite gun of Wild Bill Hickok, the legendary sheriff of Abilene, Kansas.