Guns International #: 103311969
Seller's Inventory #: 7321

Category - Cimarron Arms Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Army

Category
Cimarron Arms Revolvers
Colt Revolvers - Army

1860 Richards Transition Model®, Type II .45 LC, 8" Barrel

Description:
With his 1871 patent to convert percussion, front-loading revolvers to breech loading metallic cartridge arms, Colt employee Charles B. Richards was able to inexpensively convert the company's arms already in stock to the new self-contained cartridge system. Colt also produced a number of them, once the old percussion parts ran out, as newly manufactured breech loaders. This, the first truly practical method of updating their guns to handle the then-new metallic cased ammunition, allowed Colt to sell these sixguns at a competitive price of just a few dollars, compared to other metallic cartridge revolvers. In total, around 9,000 Richards Transition Models were manufactured between 1871-1878. Their low cost, combined with their modernization proved popular with folks, especially in the Western territories. Wild Bill Hickok was believed to have packed Richards conversions in his last years. 
" In order to get Cimarron's copy of the Type II or Richards 2nd Model Conversion exactly right, we worked from an original in our antique collection. Our detail-perfect replica features the early Richards ejector with the Richards-Mason conversion ring, gate and hammer. It can be had in the Standard Blue finish with an 8-inch round barrel, or a cut-down 5 1/2-inch round barrel, as found on many 19th century well used specimens. Calibers offered include .38 Colt/.38 Special, .44 Colt/.44 Russian, and a.45 Colt/.45 Schofield. Regardless of chambering or barrel length, these six-shooters look and handle like the originals!"
Reproduced by Uberti for Cimarron, made from originals in the Cimarron Collection.This arm is as brand new, except for a couple of mars on the grips. The 1860 Army conversion also includes a Slim Jim holster and .45 cartridge belt in waist size 34" to 39" 


Price: $849.95
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