NEAR EXCELLENT DOUBLE-ACTION STARR REVOLVER #6259

NEAR EXCELLENT DOUBLE-ACTION STARR REVOLVER #6259

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This double action Starr shows 90 percent or better vibrant blue on the barrel and frame, with the cylinder shifting to plum, and muted, but visible case color on the loading, assembly, hammer and triggerguard. We see just some minor rubs or wipes and one small spot of wear on the right rear of the frame between the two screws. The screws show strong blue and crisp slots. The cylinder a very, very light drag line. The nipples are good, not battered. All markings are crisp: matching serial number 6259 on the cylinder; “STARR ARMS, Co. NEW. YORK.” on the lower left frame; and “STARR’S PATENT JAN. 15, 1856” on the lower right frame. The wood to metal fit is tight and the grips have a pleasing deep brown color and surface showing just a couple of shallow dings on the butt cap and one small pressure dent on the left above the cartouche. Both inspector cartouches are legible: Andrew D. King’s “A.D.K.” on the right and Robert H.K. Whitely’s “R.H.K.W.” on the left- applied upside-down just for variety, we suppose. The mechanics are good.

The Starr Arms Company of Binghamton, NY, was the third largest supplier of revolvers to the US government during the war, manufacturing a .36 Cal. navy version of this pistol and later a longer-barrel single-action version of this, their .44 Army. They delivered 16,100 of these .44 caliber double-action revolvers on contract from January 1862 to mid-1863, and another 4,950 in May 1864 on a separate purchase agreement, for a total of 21,050. Non-governmental sales are estimated at 2,000, for a total production run of about 23,000, not counting their single-action version. This one is serial number 6259, delivered under a revised June 12, 1862, contract in July 1862 by McAulay’s tables of army purchases.

Records do not always distinguish between these early double-action .44 caliber Starr revolvers and their later single-action versions, but cavalry units known to have carried Starr revolvers include the following: 1st NH; 7th Michigan; 12th NY; 2nd Ohio; 1st VT; 1st MO; 8th PA, 14th PA; 13th TN; 1st WI; 8th KY 1st CO; 16th IL; 2nd IN; and many others.

This is a classic Civil War Union cavalryman’s sidearm in great condition that would stand out in a display of cavalry weapons and gear, or even in a specialized display of Civil War revolvers.  [sr][ph:L]

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