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1862 COLT Model 1860 ARMY 44 REVOLVER CIVIL WAR POSSIBLE MOVIE PROP Antique Revolver Used Beyond the Civil War into the WILD WEST
Guns International #: 102388819 Seller's Inventory #: 228168
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
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
1862 COLT Model 1860 ARMY 44 REVOLVER CIVIL WAR POSSIBLE MOVIE PROP Antique
Revolver Used Beyond the Civil War into the WILD WEST
Here we present an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver, made circa 1862. 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 good. Refinished. The serial numbers are mixed and a couple numbers are no longer legible. There is the marking “A.J.A.” stamped on the left side of the barrel and a partial remains on the bottom of the grip frame. The hammer has been replaced with one that is not of Colt’s making (it is wide, flat, and has no knurling on the spur), and the front sight has been replaced. The bottom of the walnut grip has been repaired where there was a chip and some heavy wear. The action (hammer/trigger) is strong and the lockup is good, but the timing is a bit off: the cylinder goes past the next chamber by a little bit when the hammer is cocked. The bore is in nice shape for age: reflective and with sharp rifling. Several additional holes have been drilled and filled in the top of the grip frame (these are not terribly apparent at a glance) as well as in the bottom of the barrel connector (the flat where a serial number used to be stamped). Finally, a screw has been installed on the right side of the barrel by the wedge. Given the totality of the markings, the refinish, and modifications, we believe this gun was probably a movie prop in the early-20th Century to be used in Westerns and Civil War films.
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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$1600
#228168
SOLD
Antique: Yes