This cap and ball percussion sidearm is a good Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army revolver in honest overall condition. These weapons were in production from 1860 through 1873 and were the successor to the Colt Third Model Dragoon pistols. The Colt Army revolver was the major sidearm in use by U.S. troops during the Civil War with over 127,000 revolvers acquired by the Union government during the conflict.

This sidearm is a .44 caliber, three-screw model with a 6-shot rebated cylinder and a 7½” long barrel.  Grips areoriginal one-piece walnut in very good condition and appear to be of civilian origin with no government inspector’s cartouches visible.  Grips appear to have traces of old varnish. Barrel has no original bluing or case and exhibits a dusky dark gray finish with scattered spots of dark oxidation. No original case colors on the frame, hammer or lever. Sidearm has a brass trigger guard, steel backstrap and matching numbers #62534 on the barrel, frame, Cylinder, trigger guard, and butt strap. Wedge shows serial # 0456.

Sidearm produced in the 2^nd / 3^rd quarter 1862 and is equipped with recoil shield cutouts on the frame and a small notch in the backstop.  Barrel address all there but is on the thin side and reads “ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW YORK AMERICA”. Just traces of the cylinder scene remain visible as most has been worn away.  Mechanics are strong. “COLTS / PATENT” mark on the left side of the frame appears as a double-strike. Triggerguard stamped “44 CAL” on the left side.  This early-war production Colt Model 1860 Army revolver is a fine, honest representative sidearm of the Civil War.

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