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![]() COLT REVOLVING RIFLE.44 Guns International #: 101259960 Seller's Inventory #: ANTIQUE Category: Colt Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Percussion Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com ![]() Seller: Carolina Sporting Arms Company: Carolina Sporting Arms Member Since: 9/18/07 First Name: CHRIS Last Name: SHOULARS State: North Carolina Zip: 28273 Country: United States Phone: (704) 554-9511 Fax: (704) 554-9551 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 35 Total Number of Listings: 8417 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. NO LAYAWAYS Payment Types Accepted: NO CREDIT CARD FEE Description: COLT 1855 REVOLVING RIFLE, APPEARS INTACT, ACTION WORKS, CYLINDER ROTATES, MISSING CLEANING ROD. LOTS OF PATINA! .44 BLACK POWDER PERCUSSION S/N 125X The U.S. government had purchased 765 Colt revolving carbines and rifles prior to the Civil War. Many of these were shipped to southern locations and ended up being used by the Confederacy. After the war began, the Union purchased many more rifles and carbines. Sources disagree over the exact number purchased, but approximately 4,400 to 4,800 were purchased in total over the length of the war. SOLD Antique: Yes |