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Antique COLT M1860 ARMY RICHARDS Conversion .44 Caliber Centerfire REVOLVER SCARCE 1 of 9,000 Converted!
Guns International #: 102205105 Seller's Inventory #: 215240
Category: Colt Revolvers - Conversion 1867-1878 - Colt Revolvers - Antique
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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:
Antique COLT M1860 ARMY RICHARDS Conversion .44 Caliber Centerfire REVOLVER
SCARCE 1 of 9,000 Converted!
Here we present an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Richards Conversion Revolver, manufactured in 1871 and converted sometime between 1873-78. Charles B. Richards was an engineer who worked for the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Company and was awarded a patent for converting Colt percussion models to breech loading cartridge revolvers. After the onset of the American Civil War, Richards eventually became Superintendent of Engineering at the Colt factory in Hartford, Connecticut. Richards' first major post-Civil War design was Colt's second attempt at metallic cartridge conversion known as the "Richards Conversion".
Colt's revolvers to this point had been black powder percussion pistols. However, the US Army wanted a revolver that held metallic cartridges, which Colt could not produce because the Rollin White patent was still held by rival Smith & Wesson. Colt's only solution would be to bore through the rear of their cylinders and devise a new method of ignition and case extraction. The Richards Conversion was performed on the Colt 1860 Army revolver. The cartridge was .44 Colt and the loading lever was replaced by an ejector rod. This conversion added a breechplate with a firing pin and a rear sight mounted on the breechplate. Colt manufactured 9,000 of these revolvers between 1873 and 1878. In 1873 Colt performed the same conversion on the M1851 and M1861 revolvers for the US Navy in .38 rimfire. The Richards conversion was successful and served as the platform by which the Colt Single Action Army was developed.
The overall condition is good. The action is strong. The cylinder will over-travel if the hammer is pulled back beyond the last cock notch, but as long as the user stops at the last cock notch the cylinder is in time and locks up nicely. The grips are in great shape, smooth and solid. The bore is in good condition with nice rifling. Some of the numbers and the patent dates have been restamped. This is a good example of the scarce predecessor to the Colt SAA!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 8 inches.
Caliber: .44 Colt
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$4565
#215240
SOLD
Antique: Yes