Guns International #: 103379500
Seller's Inventory #: 257037

Category - Starr Arms - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Category
Starr Arms
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

STEMBRIDGE GUN RENTALS Antique STARR ARMS 1858 ARMY Revolver 2-Digit Serial With DEATH VALLEY DAYS PROVENANCE

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STEMBRIDGE GUN RENTALS Antique STARR ARMS 1858 ARMY Revolver 2-Digit Serial

With DEATH VALLEY DAYS PROVENANCE

Here we present an antique Stembridge Gun Rentals Owned Starr Arms Company Model 1858 Army Double Action Revolver, made circa 1858. Not only does this revolver have a copy of an invoice from Stembridge Gun Rentals with this revolver listed by serial number (17—a really early number!), but we were able to use the information on the invoice to pinpoint the use of this gun to the long-running Western television show Death Valley Days. In particular, this invoice lists the production as “DVD 7237”. The number corresponds to the episode called “Pete Kitchen’s Wedding Night”, which was a Filmaster Production that aired June 7, 1960, just months after the date on this invoice. The show ran from 1952-1970 and includes 452 episodes! It is very likely that this revolver and all the other pieces on the invoice were used as props in many other American Western productions.

This revolver would have started out life as a .44 caliber percussion revolver and was converted either late in the 19th century or perhaps even in the early-20th century when being used as a film prop. Though not nearly as many of these were made as the Colt 1860s or Remington 1858s, the Starr represents probably the third-most issued revolver during the American Civil War. Requiring all manner of firearms during the Civil War, the U.S. government commissioned the Starr Arms Company to produce a Single Action version of its Double Action revolver. Both versions were eventually taken on by the North with at least 47,454 produced in all. This gun would have been used most widely by cavalrymen. It differed tremendously from the other revolvers in its class by being double actioned. The large, curved trigger cocked the hammer and revolved the cylinder, and, at the end of travel, tripped the trigger at the back of the trigger guard, firing the revolver.

The overall condition is good. This piece is refinished. The large Stembridge “S” is prominent on the left side of the frame. Shiny, bright bore with strong rifling. The grip is solid with average handling and cartouche remnants on both sides, though it is a likely swap from another Starr given the fit, which is solid but with a gap to the frame at the top. Markings are legible. Due to its role in the film industry, this example is non-functioning, although some elements of the action still work. The large double action trigger will cock the hammer, but not drop it. The interior trigger will drop the hammer. The cylinder does not index at present. The thumbscrew is very tight and may have been made to stay in place to prevent any tampering by Stembridge. The front of the frame and the hammer channel are serial numbered 17, while the cylinder and the hammer bear different numbers. Here is a revolver with a low number and is an artifact of the American Civil War as well as American Western film. Such a neat piece!

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

Barrel is 6 inches.

Caliber: .44 Centerfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2750

#257037
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $2,750.00
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