Antique COLT M1860 Army RICHARDS CONVERSION .44 CF Revolver WILD WEST Era CIVIL WAR/FRONTIER Era SCARCE 1 of 9,000 Converted

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Antique COLT M1860 Army RICHARDS CONVERSION .44 CF Revolver WILD WEST Era 

CIVIL WAR/FRONTIER Era SCARCE 1 of 9,000 Converted

Here we present an antique Colt Model 1860 Army Richards Conversion Revolver that also shows features of the Mason-Richards conversion, converted circa the late 1870s. Charles B. Richards was an engineer who worked for the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Company and was awarded a patent for converting Colt percussion models to breech loading cartridge revolvers. After the onset of the American Civil War, Richards eventually became Superintendent of Engineering at the Colt factory in Hartford, Connecticut.

Richards' first major post-Civil War design was Colt's second attempt at metallic cartridge conversion known as the "Richards Conversion". Colt's revolvers to this point had been black powder percussion pistols. However, the U.S. Army wanted a revolver that held metallic cartridges, which Colt could not produce because the Rollin White patent was still held by rival Smith & Wesson. Colt's only solution would be to bore through the rear of their cylinders and devise a new method of ignition and case extraction.

The Richards Conversion was performed on this Colt 1860 Army revolver. The caliber was .44 Colt Centerfire and the loading lever was replaced by an ejector rod. This conversion added a breechplate with a firing pin and a rear sight mounted on the breechplate. Colt manufactured 9,000 of these revolvers between 1873 and 1878. In 1873 Colt performed the same conversion on the Model 1851 and Model 1861 revolvers for the U.S. Navy in .38 rimfire. The Richards conversion was an instant success, all being done concurrently with the iconic Colt Single Action Army, which Richards was responsible for the development of!

The overall condition is good. Dark plum patina. The action fully functions, but the lockup is weak. Good bore for its age, has darkened, with visible rifling. Solid grip, contains ow and heel chips, with average handling. Markings are legible. Visible numbers match. Replacement ejector rod spring. Loose loading gate. Square trigger guard.

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Barrel is 5-1/4 inches.

Caliber: .44 Colt Centerfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3000

#250206
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,000.00
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