vintage 1975 Colt 1851 Navy revolver MOVIE PROP gun NON-FIRING bka REPLICA denix

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This replica gun contains the colored markings required by law, including a permanently attached orange plug. This is a replica gun that meets all eBay guideline and federal law. Fixed orange barrel plug/markings are on this replica gun. You must be 18 and older to purchase this item. By placing a bid, you agree that you have read and agree on the Terms & Conditions, and are of legal age and you take full responsibility for obeying all federal, state and local laws, regulations and custom laws that may apply to this product.
Up for grabs is a vintage made-in-the-1970s Denix of Spain movie prop reproduction Colt 1851 Navy Revolver.
I am the ORIGINAL owner; my father gave me this gun around 1975 when I was a kid.
I have matched it up with the "Confederate revolver USA 1860" currently being sold on the Denix.es website, which is a replica of the famous American Civil War era pistol designed by Samuel Colt.
Famous "1851" users included Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill, "Doc" Holliday, Ned Kelly, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
It is also notable that
Colt Navy
six-shooter replicas made by Denix have been used in a number of classic western films, including How the West Was Won (Gregory Peck) and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Clint Eastwood).
Denix were very well made, sturdy, heavy props! Natural wood grip; all-metal parts.
Engraved "BKA 98" on the side (this identifies it as a replica under European law).
Condition: VG+. All moving parts work perfectly. Patina is natural 40+ years; never cleaned or polished. Shows some wear, dings and scratches consistent with its age, but no damage or unsightly blights. See pics for exact condition.
Ideal for civil war reenactments, as a movie prop, for collectors of vintage militaria, or as a gift for that special antique gun enthusiast in your life!
Ships USPS Priority out of San Francisco
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The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, aka Colt Revolving Belt Pistol or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber" (Naval is heavy gun and Navy Size Caliber was termed later for another Colt model), is a cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. Colt first referred to this Revolver as the Ranger Size model, and then Revolving Belt, but the designation "Navy" quickly took over. After the Civil War, revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use. The Colt Navy remained in production until 1873, being replaced in the Colt line with what would become one of the manufacturer's most famous handguns, the Colt Single Action Army (also known as the Peacemaker and Colt 45). The six-round .36 caliber Navy revolver was much lighter than the contemporary Colt Dragoon Revolvers developed from the .44 Walker Colt revolvers of 1847, which, given their size and weight, were generally carried in saddle holsters. It is an enlarged version of the .31 caliber Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers, that evolved from the earlier Baby Dragoon, and, like them, is a mechanically improved and simplified descendant of the 1836 Paterson revolver. As the factory designation implied, the Navy revolver was suitably sized for carrying in a belt holster. It became very popular in North America at the time of Western expansion. Colt's aggressive promotions distributed the Navy and his other revolvers across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The cylinder of this revolver is engraved with a scene of the victory of the Second Texas Navy at the Battle of Campeche on May 16, 1843. The Texas Navy had purchased the earlier Colt Paterson Revolver, but this was Colt's first major success in the gun trade; the naval theme of the engraved cylinder of the Colt 1851 Navy revolver was Colt's gesture of appreciation. The engraving was provided by Waterman Ormsby.Despite the "Navy" designation, the revolver was chiefly purchased by civilians and military land forces. The .36 caliber (0.375–0.380 inch) round lead ball weighs 80 grains and, at a velocity of 1,000 feet per second, is comparable to the modern .380 pistol cartridge in power. Loads consist of loose powder and ball or bullet, metallic foil cartridges (early), and combustible paper cartridges (Civil War era), all combinations being ignited by a fulminate percussion cap applied to the nipples at the rear of the chambers. A very small number of Navy revolvers were produced in .34 caliber, and are so marked. Another rarity in the 1851 Navy production is the .40 caliber model, only 5 were made in 1858 for testing by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance. Identifying features of the First Model Squareback (Serial 1 to ~1250) are the wedge screw beneath the wedge and the wedge notch on top of the cylinder pin. Sighting consists of a tapered brass cone front sight pressed into the muzzle end of the top barrel flat with a notch in the top of the hammer, as with most Colt percussion revolvers. In spite of the relative crudity of the sighting arrangement, these revolvers and their modern replicas generally are quite accurate.
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DENIX, located in Ciutadella de Menorca, started its activity in 1967. For more than half a century, the founding partners, José Carretero Febrer and Sebastián Llull Salom, took the initiative to manufacture high quality historical replica weapons. His experience and knowledge in imitation jewelry, a traditional sector in Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) were the origin of everything. Without his tenacity and illusion, it would not have been possible to grow his initial idea. It was in 1978 and coinciding with the transformation of DENIX into a limited company, when the production moves to the new factory built in the industrial area of Ciutadella de Menorca. One more step in the consolidation of DENIX, which preceded years of continuous growth and diversification. Expanding our catalog of historical weapon replicas, while DENIX reached new countries to more than 40 countries around the world. We are conscious that the replicas that we design and manufacture are aimed to a very specific audience. They demand the realism and the historical content of our pieces. Their needs can vary according to the tastes and customs of each market in each country. A real challenge for DENIX: to adapt our products to the preferences as diverse as those of collectors, weapons' lovers, military history reenactments or reenactors of history. Friends and fans who demand replicas with their historical or decorative content. As a gift item. Or for its use as props in theatrical or cinematographic works. Do you know any movie or war series where there is not a DENIX replica? Making replicas of weapons that starred the modern era. The Renaissance. The French Revolution or the discovery of America. The rifles and revolvers that accompany the American Civil War or the conquest of the American West. We lead the manufacture of high quality replica weapons. MADE IN EUROPE: we comply with European regulations to obtain reliable and safe replicas of your favorite weapons. In DENIX we do not sell directly to the end customer, but we work hand to hand with a solid network of official distributors. This collaboration offers a logistic and commercial service that makes our production close to your home or to the historical tourist place.
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the United States (the Union or "the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed by states that seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy ultimately came to control over half of U.S. territory in eleven of the 34 U.S. states that then existed. Four years of intense combat, mostly in the South, ensued.
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The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or simply the Confederacy, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States (the Union) during the American Civil War. Eleven U.S. states, nicknamed Dixie, declared secession and formed the main part of the CSA. They were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Kentucky and Missouri also had declarations of secession and full representation in the Confederate Congress during their Union army occupation. The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. All seven of the states were located in the Deep South region of the United States, whose economy was heavily dependent upon agriculture, particularly cotton, and a plantation system that relied upon enslaved Americans of African heritage for labor.
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This non-firing replica gun contains the colored markings required by law, including a permanently attached orange plug. This is a reproduction gun that meets all eBay guideline and federal law. Fixed orange barrel plug/markings are on this movie prop gun. You must be 18 and older to purchase this item. By placing a bid, you agree that you have read and agree on the Terms & Conditions, and are of legal age and you take full responsibility for obeying all federal, state and local laws, regulations and custom laws that may apply to this product.