Colt 1860 Army Revolver with Holster Manufactured in 1861! / On-hold
Colt 1860 Army Revolver with Holster Manufactured in 1861! - Inventory Number: HAN 317 / On-hold
Colt U.S. Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver, made in 1861 in New York. The 1860 Army was the single most used pistol of the American Civil War. Over 200,000 were made from 1860 to 1873, and 156,000 of those were made by the end of the war in 1865. These were excellent sidearms for officers, cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops. The 1860 Army was Samuel Colt’s finest achievement to that point, having finally developed a large caliber revolver that weighed about 2 lbs. 10 oz. to the famous Dragoon’s 4 lbs. 4 oz., and was adopted en masse by the U.S. government with huge contracts.
The revolver was well balanced in hand and had a long enough barrel to be effective when utilized as a carbine with the attachable shoulder stock. This revolver represented unprecedented firepower from a handgun in the field at the time and was especially suited to Cavalry. The Confederacy, lacking in manufacturing capabilities though they were, managed to produce limited numbers of copies, and battlefield pickups of the 1860 Army were highly coveted. The 1860 Army went on to serve the U.S. military even after the Civil War and into the Indian Wars, until production of Colt’s 1873 Single Action Army created new waves in the revolver market, and again achieved great success in the military and commercial markets.
Manufactured 1861 with a mostly visible cylinder scene. The overall condition is good with honest patina. Strong action. Good bore. The grip is in good shape with an expected amount of wear with an outline of a cartouche visible. This gun has all matching numbers of 48,418. The matching wedge is tight and there is no movement between barrel and frame. A very affordable example of an early 1860 Army by Colt! The holster is a very good condition example of the issued regulation holster by E. Gaylord of Chicopee, Massachusetts. The leather has a smooth finish overall and the seam stitching is tight and the original base plug still present as well as the closure tab. An excellent pairing for any Civil War collection.