Guns International #: 102516261
Seller's Inventory #: 226911

Category - Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Army

Category
Civil War Revolvers
Colt Revolvers - Army

Antique Mid-CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Cal Percussion REVOLVER Most Prolific Sidearm of the Conflict

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Antique Mid-CIVIL WAR COLT U.S. Model 1860 ARMY .44 Cal Percussion REVOLVER

Most Prolific Sidearm of the Conflict

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 good. Refinished blue. The action is strong. The bore is in very good condition with nice rifling. The grip is solid. The grip has been pinned top and bottom with dowels, which have been filled and somewhat hidden. Each side of the grip bears a faint but visible cartouche. The rear of the right side of the grip and the right side of the trigger guard (by the serial number) both have 3 “kill notches”. The numbers match on the grip frame, trigger guard, frame, arbor, and cylinder, while the wedge and the barrel match each other and are 697 numbers away. It is certainly possible that the barrel components were swapped during the period of use.

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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$2600

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Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes