The factory letter lists this factory engraved '61 Navy revolver in .36 caliber with a 7 1/2 inch barrel, blue finish, wood grip, and factory engraving when it was part of shipment of 14 guns of this type sent to J.C. Grubb & Co. in Philadelphia on October 2, 1862. The revolver has classic Civil War era floral scroll engraving with punched backgrounds, standard markings, matching serial numbers aside from the cylinder ("9528"), the factory dot marking by the lower serial numbers designating the revolver for factory engraving, and period two-piece grips. The Model 1861 Navy was one of the rarer Colt percussion revolvers. Less than 39,000 were manufactured in 1861-1873 compared to over 200,000 of the Model 1860 Army revolvers in basically the same period. The cylinder was likely swapped in the period of use. The revolver may have had a matching mate that the cylinder was mixed up with, or it may have been accidentally swapped while a group of soldiers were cleaning their revolvers. An attractive brown leather holster and belt with floral tooling are included. Provenance: The Gary Burghoff Collection

Fair. The revolver has a lot of Old West/battle-hardened character and displays mostly distinct engraving, mottled gray and brown patina, mild pitting, and general moderate to heavy overall wear. The slightly shrunken grips are fair and have numerous thin age cracks, an attractive yellow aged patina, a chip at the toe on the right, and moderate wear consistent with the rest of the revolver. Mechanically fine. The holster and belt are very good and have moderate wear, including some minor tears and flaking.