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What is the difference between an 1851 Navy and an 1861 Navy? I have seen both for sale.
As others have said, the main difference in the '61 Navy is a round barrel and geared "creeping" loading lever. The earliest examples also had a fluted cylinder like the 1860 army but without the rebated belt of metal at the rear. After the first ~100 production models this was replaced with a more traditional round cylinder with the embossed naval scene.
 
So the '61 is unhinged and creepy?
Sounds like the makings of a horror movie.
The 1861 Navy has a round barrel and the rammer is a ratchet or geared arrangement instead of pivoting on a bolt. Otherwise they are the same it is just a matter of appearance.
Bunk
 
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