1860 COLT Army .44 Percussin Revolver

This 1860 Colt Army .44 was built in 1862 and retains all its original numbers on the wedge,arbor pin,under barrel,front of trigger guard x2,cylinder 1850,

on the grips underneath the back strap,on the grip frame. The 8” barrel has strong rifling and freckled pitting with an 80%+ shiny bore,it retains a strong 3 click hammer with tight lockup and perfect timing and indexing. The original grips show a clear military cartouche,and are damage and repair free,cylinders are clean and nipples are in VG crack free and distortion free condtion. 4 main build variants of this Model between 1860-1873 were distinguishable by the addition of a 4th screw on the left side of the receiver and a notch in the bottom of the grip frame allowing for a shoulder stock,to convert it to a usable carbine revolver which clearly shows in the pics provided. The barrel shows partial remains of “ADDRESS COL. SAM’L COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA “ Above the trigger guard on the left side of the receiver is stamped “COLTS PATENT”, cylinder stamped PATENT 1850.

The uniqueness of this particular Colt is that this revolver was built during the years of the Civil War and was likely nickel plated post Civil War by either a civilian or a surviving soldier. Presentation Nickel revolvers were widely known to be presented to Commissioned Officers of High ranking,this revolver retains 50%+ of its original nickel. It’s not flaking only wearing naturally through use and time,and still very stable with no deterioration. Examples of these nickel plated 1860 Army Colts can be found by googling Morphy Auction site & Ancestry Guns & Military for comparison pricing,$$$$ U.S. currency. RCMP FRT Papers for Antique verification are included with purchase.

NO PAL REQUIRED (ANTIQUE) NO TRADES/SHIPPING INCLUDED/PRICE FIRM