The 1860 Colt Army is a .44 caliber, 6 shot cylinder with an 8 inch round barrel and an attached loading lever. Serial numbers began at number 1 and ended around number 200500. This is serial number 102393, which was manufactured in 1863. The barrel markings are ADDRESS COL SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA and the left side of the frame is marked COLTS / PATENT. The cylinder has faint traces of the roll engraved scene of a battle between the Texas Navy and the Mexican Navy and is also marked COLTS PATENT and the last four numbers of the serial number. The grip straps were made of steel and blued. The grips are one piece of varnished walnut with a faint but visible cartouche on each side.

Colt stamped the serial number on the frame, trigger guard, backstrap, and barrel lug. The last four or five numbers are stamped on the cylinder, wedge, and cylinder pin. All serial numbers match on this pistol. All metal is a gunmetal dusky gray finish. The cylinder has three marks that appear to have been the result of being in a vise. All screws are original. Muzzle shows plenty of wear from coming in and out of a holster. Action is fully functional and very tight.  This was the most widely used sidearm of the Civil War.

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