Lots of good advice above for you to consider.
I agree the flask, mold and nipple wrench are 3rd Generation Signature Series Colt. If the larger cap tin has " Sam Colt " on the side then it is also 3rd Generation.
The box is replica / reproduction.
A Colt factory letter will tell you the firearm's configuration when it left the factory. Colt usually tells where the gun was shipped which can add value in some cases. Mailed in letter requests take about two to four months to receive. If you phone Colt and pay a higher price with a credit card they should tell you the information immediately over the phone and send the factory letter fairly quickly.
The 1851 Colt Navy may or may not be correct. You need personal examination by an expert.
Several possible contacts in Southern California are:
Carol Watson's Orange Coast Auctions of Irvine. She and her employees display and take in items for auction at the Big Reno Show and other gun shows. She had a booth last week at the great Beinfeld Antique Arms Show in Las Vegas:
www.cwocauctions.com
Another possibility is Lock Stock & Barrel Investments of Simi Valley, who had tables at last weeks Las Vegas Antique Arms Show. LS & B will auction replica / reproduction stuff with it properly ID'ed:
http://www.lsbauctions.com/
Please be aware that I am not endorsing the above companies; just providing information.
I agree the flask, mold and nipple wrench are 3rd Generation Signature Series Colt. If the larger cap tin has " Sam Colt " on the side then it is also 3rd Generation.
The box is replica / reproduction.
A Colt factory letter will tell you the firearm's configuration when it left the factory. Colt usually tells where the gun was shipped which can add value in some cases. Mailed in letter requests take about two to four months to receive. If you phone Colt and pay a higher price with a credit card they should tell you the information immediately over the phone and send the factory letter fairly quickly.
The 1851 Colt Navy may or may not be correct. You need personal examination by an expert.
Several possible contacts in Southern California are:
Carol Watson's Orange Coast Auctions of Irvine. She and her employees display and take in items for auction at the Big Reno Show and other gun shows. She had a booth last week at the great Beinfeld Antique Arms Show in Las Vegas:
www.cwocauctions.com
Another possibility is Lock Stock & Barrel Investments of Simi Valley, who had tables at last weeks Las Vegas Antique Arms Show. LS & B will auction replica / reproduction stuff with it properly ID'ed:
http://www.lsbauctions.com/
Please be aware that I am not endorsing the above companies; just providing information.
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