Guns International #: 102820154
Seller's Inventory #: 233585

Category - Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion

Category
Civil War Revolvers
Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion

PEARL HEART INLAYS Antique COLT U.S. M1860 .44 Army CIVIL WAR WILD WEST With Period Leather Holster!

Description:
PEARL HEART INLAYS Antique COLT U.S. M1860 .44 Army CIVIL WAR WILD WEST

With Period Leather Holster!

Here we present an antique Colt U.S. Model 1860 Army Revolver, made in 1863 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 good. Dark patina throughout. The Battle of Campeche cylinder scene is partially visible. The numbers match on the barrel, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and cylinder arbor. The barrel wedge is unnumbered and the number on the grip frame is no longer visible. The action is excellent. The bore is dim with strong rifling. The grip is solid and shows a good Ordnance inspector cartouche on each side. Each side also has a mother of pearl inlay in the shape of a heart. The period leather holster is fair. The top flap is absent and it feels a bit delicate. Still a great addition to this piece!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 8 inches.

Caliber: .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2600

#233585
 

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Antique: Yes