Guns International #: 102209330
Seller's Inventory #: 226067

Category - Civil War Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion

Category
Civil War Revolvers
Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion

CIVIL WAR Antique COLT Model 1849 .31 PERCUSSION Revolver with Inscription 85th PA INFANTRY REGIMENT HISTORY

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CIVIL WAR Antique COLT Model 1849 .31 PERCUSSION Revolver with Inscription

85th PA INFANTRY REGIMENT HISTORY

Here we present an antique Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, made during the American Civil War in 1862 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Model 1849 was the everyman’s revolver and it was Samuel Colt’s most prolific invention. It is a single action 6-shot .31 caliber revolver with a stagecoach holdup cylinder scene, a trademark of Colt’s.

This example is inscribed “C. R. Cox” on the bottom of the grip. Included with this revolver is bit of provenance tying this revolver to its previous owner, Charles Cox, an African American man who was liberated by the 85th PA Infantry as they came through City Point, Virginia. Cox was described in newspapers of his day as being a close friend of Lieutenant Robert Gillis Taylor of Company E of the 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, who was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. It seems that Cox and Taylor became attached after their initial meeting, and Cox may have been an aid or valet or servant of Taylor’s during the war. After Taylor was discharged due to his injury, Cox accompanied Taylor to the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, both of them settling in Brownsville in Fayette County. Taylor appears to have overcome his injury and gone on to work for a railroad in Pittsburgh and as Washington County commissioner. Cox, meanwhile, is mentioned as gaining the moniker “Captain Charlie” in his neighborhood, living on an old estate near town and doing well for himself financially. He married to Catherine Peyton Cox and they had a son, both of whom survived him when he died. Interestingly, both Charles and his seeming sponsor Robert Taylor passed away on the same day, November 20, 1899.

Archival newspapers included are: The Pittsburgh Press 21 Nov 1899, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 22 Nov 1899, Pittburgh Daily Post 21 Nov 1899, The Weekly Courier 2 Oct 1891. The photo of Charles Cox is from Hart’s History & Directory of Fayette County, 1904.

The overall condition is very good. Original finish and patina. Visible stagecoach holdup cylinder scene. The action is excellent. The bore is in good condition with sharp rifling. The grip is smooth and solid, showing a bit of honest wear. Numbers match.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 4 inches.

Caliber: .31 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes