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Oct 01, 2007, 12:40 PM
#1
 Let's go dig some history!
MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Found this gun this weekend at a cabin site I have been hunting on and off for about a year now...it was in a tree line and about 7" down...the barrel is 7 1/2" long, and from a quick search on the net, it appears to be an 1851 Pietta, or Colt .36 or .44..it has an octagonal barrel and I can't tell you how stoked I was to unearth this! Any help on ID'ing would be great, I know there are some gun guys out there! As always, thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
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Oct 01, 2007, 12:45 PM
#2
 Gypsyheart~ Queen of Rust
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Awesome! Great pistol. Hope you find alot more there
I go a great distance,while some are considering whether they will start today or tomorrow
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Oct 01, 2007, 06:13 PM
#3
beep beep.
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
I know that a Colts Dragoon has a long octagon barrel like that.
http://www.pistolmemory.com/earlycoltrevolvers.php
Sweet find. Love it.
Dig it- Ken
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Oct 01, 2007, 06:40 PM
#4
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Oct 22, 2007, 04:35 PM
#5
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Great find! It's a Colt 1851 Navy barrel. 36 cal. A Pietta navy is a modern copy of a colt made by Pietta.
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Oct 23, 2007, 04:27 AM
#6
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
WTG.That's a real neat find,wonder if the rest of it is there somewhere. 
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Oct 23, 2007, 10:21 AM
#7
Celtic Treasure Hunter
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Very nice. Congrats on a great relic. Will you try to clean it up/restore it?
The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
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Oct 23, 2007, 04:42 PM
#8
CANE FIELD BANDITS and IRON BRIGADE MEMBER
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
...sooooo....It is NOT a Pietta copy. It is the real COLT!
Awesome.
-Buckleboy
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals:
TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button, 1820s or 1830s
FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Two 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes.
Military Relics:
Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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Oct 23, 2007, 10:27 PM
#9
Let's go dig some history!
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Yes, I am currently soaking in in olive oil to hopefully loosen some of the muck on it...any ideas on how to best preserve/clean this?
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Oct 24, 2007, 12:24 AM
#10
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
nice find,did you also find the trigger and hammer pieces?
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Oct 24, 2007, 01:35 AM
#11
Let's go dig some history!
Re: MY BEST FIND TO DATE...1851 PIETTA NAVY GUN!!
Not yet...I won't have a chance to get back to the property until late Nov. or Dec. because of hunting season..
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Oct 24, 2007, 03:47 AM
#12
WOW...Cool Find!!!
Hopefully you can find the rest of it
WTG!!!
HH,
SgtSki
"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure." - Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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