Good morning,
Firstly let me say hello, I am new to this forum and to collecting civil war pieces.
I live in the U.K. and have been collecting for about ten years, mainly concentrating on the Boer War and WW1 era.
I recently picked up this revolver, which has now opened up a new area of collecting for me. I am keen to know more, please be brutally honest it’s the best way to learn!
What I think I have:
* A Colt Army model of 1860
* Built in 1861
* Military issued
* Factory original, matching numbers on all visibly numbered parts....
* Military acceptance cartouche worn off (trace amounts visible)
* cylinder is not numbered. I think it likely that it was lightly struck and lost to time rather than deliberately removed.
* Cylinder does have matching ‘H’ acceptance stamp, that appears on most other parts
Thanks for your help
Firstly let me say hello, I am new to this forum and to collecting civil war pieces.
I live in the U.K. and have been collecting for about ten years, mainly concentrating on the Boer War and WW1 era.
I recently picked up this revolver, which has now opened up a new area of collecting for me. I am keen to know more, please be brutally honest it’s the best way to learn!
What I think I have:
* A Colt Army model of 1860
* Built in 1861
* Military issued
* Factory original, matching numbers on all visibly numbered parts....
* Military acceptance cartouche worn off (trace amounts visible)
* cylinder is not numbered. I think it likely that it was lightly struck and lost to time rather than deliberately removed.
* Cylinder does have matching ‘H’ acceptance stamp, that appears on most other parts
Thanks for your help