Guns International #: 103466473
Seller's Inventory #: 259325

Category - Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion - Civil War Revolvers

Category
Colt Revolvers - Antique Percussion
Civil War Revolvers

1863 mfr. ENGRAVED Antique CIVIL WAR Antique COLT M1860 .44 Percussion ARMY ENGRAVER RACHEL WELLS w/ SHOULDER STOCK

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1863 mfr. ENGRAVED Antique CIVIL WAR Antique COLT M1860 .44 Percussion ARMY

ENGRAVER RACHEL WELLS w/ SHOULDER STOCK

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver, made in 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut, and Engraved in the 20th Century by Rachel Wells. 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 gun was manufactured in the middle of the Civil War and subsequently engraved and signed by Firearms Engravers Guild of America member Rachel Wells. It features floral scroll engraving on over half of the surfaces, with Wells' signature on the butt.

This example has been engraved by Rachel Wells. The overall condition is fine. The grip has been refinished and is slightly undersized. Minor wear on the grip. Numbers match. The markings are legible. Excellent action. The bore is dim with some reflection and remains good with serviceable rifling. The shoulder stock is a reproduction with a missing retention bolt.

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

Barrel is 7-7/8 inches.

Caliber: .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$6200

#259325
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $6,200.00
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