c1863 CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Caliber Percussion REVOLVER Most Prolific Union Cavalry Sidearm!
Guns International #: 101967454 Seller's Inventory #: 217406
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Army

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Description:
c1863 CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Caliber Percussion REVOLVER

Most Prolific Union Cavalry Sidearm!

Here we present an antique Colt U.S. Model 1860 Army Percussion 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 action is functional. The right side of the hammer has been repaired, best seen from the top view in the photos. The bore is dim with thin rifling. The walnut grip shows lots of wear and a refreshed cartouche on the left. Replacement wedge and some of the screws. The numbers match otherwise. The case is in good shape. It is homemade and lined. Included are also the cap tin and powder flask as pictured.

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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#217406
 

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Antique: Yes