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1863 mfr. Antique CIVIL WAR COLT US Model 1860 ARMY .44 Percussion REVOLVER Primary Union Sidearm Shortened to 5 1/2”
Guns International #: 102368802 Seller's Inventory #: 228627
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Army
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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
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
1863 mfr. Antique CIVIL WAR COLT US Model 1860 ARMY .44 Percussion REVOLVER
Primary Union Sidearm Shortened to 5 ½”
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 overall condition is fair to good. The exterior shows hard use and weathering. The barrel has been cut to 5 ½” and the rammer, latch, and front sight relocated accordingly. The bore is gray in color and in good shape with strong rifling. The action is good and the cylinder indexes and locks up. Two of the nipples on the cylinder have been replaced. The grip has been repaired on the left back side. Only the numbers on the trigger guard and frame are really visible and they match. Wedge and wedge screw are replacements.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 5 1/2 inches.
Caliber: .44 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1600
#228627
SOLD
Antique: Yes