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Guns International #: 100789869
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Guns International #: 100789869
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Seller: Charliehawk
Member Since: 12/11/16
First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Norton
State:
Oregon
Zip: 97603
Country: United States
Phone:
(541) 273-7521
Active Listings: 0
Total Listings: 1
Seller Type: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
Payment Methods: PayPal, U.S. Postal Money Order, Cashiers Check.
A True 1860-1960 2nd Generation Colt .44 Belgium Centaure Centennial.
Description: BUYER PAYS $35.00 SHIPPING. This is a Great looking old Girl, She's a Belgium .44 Centaure Centennial Cap and Ball, These Belgium made pistols have become quite rare and devolped a large following both here in the State, and Over Seas. This one has the # ser of 5656, it's marked # 5656 on the bottom of where the barrel unit conects to the frame, also on the frame, the brass in front of the trigger, the hammer, and the cylnder. She has a great bore considering she's at least 50 years old, she locks up good and tight, and is super clean inside and out. She came from an Estate sale and seeing as how she has a matted target front site, and Micro adjustable rear sight, So this was someone's sweetheart for sure. She has all the correct proof marks and has the sideways " Z " which was the inspector's mark for Martin Luyten who worked from 1952 thru 1968, so she has to be a very earily one, at least from 1968 back. Cylender is fully engraved with navel battle and marked Engaged 16 may 1843,. There's tons of info on these amazing pistol on severalsites. Below is just a fraction taken from one of those sites. There has been growing interest in a line of Belgian-made cap and ball revolvers that many collectors consider direct-line descendents of original Civil War era Colts—even more authentic than 2nd and 3rd generation Colts made in the States. The story goes that in 1853 Samuel Colt traveled overseas and licensed Belgian gun manufacturers to produce his famous line of revolvers. Then, one hundred years later, some of these companies regrouped and again began to churn out cap and ball six shooters. But this time modern steels were used; the new pistols were marketed as “1960” New Model Armies”; and, most notably, they were stamped “Made in Belgium.” The upcoming centennial of the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865, the scarcity of originals, the absence of 1860 New Army reproductions for reenactors, and a burgeoning market for blackpowder firearms all pointed to an obvious need. And there to answer that need were two important ingredients: original Colt equipment waiting silently in Belgium for nearly a century and a young man by the name of William B. Edwards. Edwards was a gun historian-consultant and one of the principals of Centennial Arms Corp., in Chicago. He had already proven himself in the late 1950s in negotiations between Val Forgett of Navy Arms and Vittorio Gregorelli (a subcontractor for Beretta who would later team up with Aldo Uberti) in connection with the manufacture of the first Colt Navy 1851 Italian replicas. Edwards realized there was a ready market just waiting for a reproduction of the venerable Colt Army. At that time only steel and brass-framed replicas of the Colt Navy and 1858 Remington were available. Edwards entrusted Fabriques d’Armes Unies de Liège in Belgium with the production of the New Army. Under Edwards, Centennial Arms soon became the main U.S. dealer for the new guns and the number 2 replica retailer during the 1960s, after Navy Arms. SOLD Manufacturer: Centennial Arms. Model: 1960 New Model Army Centaure Serial Number: 5656 Caliber Info: .44 Bore: Vey Good, Chambers: black powder Ejectors: no Condition: Very Good Metal Condition: Very Good Wood Condition: Very Good Bore Condition: Very Good Barrels: one Barrel Type: round Action: single Triggers: one |
Guns International #: 100789869
Guns International #: 100789869