Antique Mid-CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Cal Percussion REVOLVER Used Past Civil War into the WILD WEST w/HOLSTER

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Antique Mid-CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Cal Percussion REVOLVER

Used Past Civil War into the WILD WEST w/HOLSTER

Here we present an antique Colt U.S. Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver, made in 1862 in Hartford, Connecticut. The 1860 Army was the single most used pistol of the American Civil War. Over 200,000 were made from 1860 to 1873, and 156,000 of those were made by the end of the war in 1865. These were excellent sidearms for officers, cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops.

The 1860 Army was Samuel Colt’s finest achievement to that point, having finally developed a large caliber revolver that weighed about 2 lbs. 10 oz. to the famous Dragoon’s 4 lbs. 4 oz., and was adopted en masse by the U.S. government with huge contracts. The revolver was well balanced in hand and had a long enough barrel to be effective when utilized as a carbine with the attachable shoulder stock.

This revolver represented unprecedented firepower from a handgun in the field at the time and was especially suited to Cavalry. The Confederacy, lacking in manufacturing capabilities though they were, managed to produce limited numbers of copies, and battlefield pickups of the 1860 Army were highly coveted. The 1860 Army went on to serve the U.S. military even after the Civil War and into the Indian Wars, until production of Colt’s 1873 Single Action Army created new waves in the revolver market, and again achieved great success in the military and commercial markets.

The overall condition is fair. Gray patina throughout. The cylinder has been replaced. The numbers match otherwise, including the wedge. The guide pins on the front of the frame are gone. The action (hammer/trigger) is strong, however, the hand spring is weak so the cylinder will not revolve unless the muzzle is pointed down. The bore is in good condition with a thin layer of oxidation that could be cleaned away, with very strong rifling beneath. The grip has a good Ordnance inspector cartouche on either side. The leather flap field holster that is included is a Reyes, which was made in Mexico. It is in generally good condition, though the strap’s button hole is torn.

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Barrel is 8 inches.

Caliber: .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2000
#227556