Guns International #: 101342597
Seller's Inventory #: 191046

Category - Colt Revolvers - Army - Civil War Revolvers

Category
Colt Revolvers - Army
Civil War Revolvers

Shoulder Stocked CIVIL WAR Antique COLT 1860 ARMY .44 Caliber Colt Cavalry Revolver

Description:
Shoulder Stocked CIVIL WAR Antique COLT 1860 ARMY

.44 Caliber Colt Cavalry Revolver

Here we present an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver with the Attachable Shoulder Stock, made in 1862 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.

This one features an attachable shoulder stock that these were sometimes issued with. It is marked “US” on the butt plate and has been numbered to match the revolver. The bottom of the revolver’s grip has been modified for a lanyard ring that has been separated at some point. Single letter inspection marks found throughout.

The overall condition is fair. The steel surfaces are gray with age. The markings are clear. The cylinder scene is faint. The numbers match, though the barrel wedge and attachable stock have been numbered to match. The walnut grip is shy to the metal and has a short, stable crack on the upper left. The bore is dark with well-defined rifling. The action (trigger/hammer) remains strong, however, the cylinder does not currently revolve. Here is a Civil War revolver used by the cavalry that would look amazing on display.

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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$3200

#191046
 

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Antique: Yes