Only an estimated 400 of these scarce C.R. Alsop Navy revolvers were manufactured in 1862 and 1863 without the earlier sliding safety mechanism. They were manufactured with fluted or unfluted cylinders. This example has a brass blade front sight, frame groove rear sight, "C.R. ALSOP MIDDLETOWN CONN./PATENTED JULY 17th AUGUST 7th. 1860 MAY 14th. 1861" on top of the barrel, "C. R. ALSOP PATENTED/NOV. 26th. 1861" in one of the cylinder flutes, matching serial numbers, and a pair of smooth, nicely figured grips. Charles Alsop and other members of the Alsop family previously worked on the similarly designed early Savage revolvers. Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection

Very fine. The barrel and cylinder retain 65% plus of the original, bright blue finish, and 70% vivid original case colors remain on the loading lever and part of the hammer. The balance has traces of original blue finish mixed with a brown patina. The grips are very fine and have only mild scratches and slight pressure marks. The action functions fine, and the markings are crisp. Mechanically excellent. This is a very fine example of a scarce C.R. Alsop Navy Percussion Revolver.