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CIVIL WAR Colt 1860 Army Sent to US WAR DEPT. 1862
Guns International #: 101045232 Seller's Inventory #: 6206
Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Civil War Revolvers
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
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Description:
CIVIL WAR Colt 1860 Army Sent to US WAR DEPT. 1862
Colt Archive Lettered to Lt. Col. G. D. Ramsey
Here we present an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver, made in 1862 in Hartford, Connecticut. Per the accompanying Colt Archive Letter, this revolver was shipped to Lt. Colonel G.D. Ramsey of the U.S. War Department on October 11, 1862. It is quite unusual for an 1860 Army to letter, especially in this fashion. Lt. Col. George Douglas Ramsey entered the US Army in 1820 and spent his career steadily advancing until he commanded the US Arsenal in Washington D.C. from 1861-1863.
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 top of the barrel is marked “ADDRESS COL. SAM COLT NEW YORK, US AMERICA”. The cylinder roll engraving on the 1860 Army features a scene from the Battle of Campeche executed by American engraver Waterman Ormsby. The engraving pays homage to Texas in their fight with the Mexican government for independence. During this particular battle, the Mexican Navy wielded two ironclad steamers, while the Texans were armed with a variety of wooden ships, led by Commodore Edwin Moore. The scene also appears on the cylinders of the Colt 1851 and 1861 Navy Revolvers. The grip bears a principal inspector cartouche on either side, with “JT” on the right for John Taylor and “RKW” on the left, possibly for Captain Robert Henry Kirkland Whiteley. Single letter inspector marks found throughout.
The overall condition of this revolver is near fine. About 10% of the original blue remains with still visible case colors. The front strap and trigger guard are silver plated with about 90% remaining. The markings and cylinder scene are clear. The serial numbers match. The original walnut grips show some use but remain solid and feature good inspector cartouches. The bore is sharp and shiny. The action is excellent. Here is a stellar example of a Civil War Colt Revolver with a Colt Archive Letter that it was sent to the U.S. War Department!
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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$5825
#6206
SOLD
Antique: Yes