Lot 113 Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver Case Auctions


Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver National Museum of American History

The New Army Model 1860 was produced in the hundreds of thousands owing much to the bloody conflict that was the American Civil War as the US Army standard issue sidearm and went on to become one of the most recognized and popular handguns of the war.


Lot 113 Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver Case Auctions

Among Union forces, the Colt Model 1860 was the most commonly used revolver of the Civil War. This design was manufactured from 1860 through 1873, with over 200,000 produced. Of these, 127,156 were purchased by the U.S. government. In post-war years, many Model 1860 revolvers were modified for use with metallic cartridge ammunition.


Antique Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver With Scarce and Excellent Attachable Shoulder Stock

Worthy of note is the Model 1860 Army was Colt's first .44 caliber revolver since the 3rd Model Dragoon. All previous .44 caliber Colt revolvers had been huge handguns weighing over four pounds and hence far too large for comfortable carry in a holster on one's person.


Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver

The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000. The six-shot, .44-caliber revolver was the primary handgun used by Union troops during the Civil War because of its reliability. Patentee: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Maker: Colt's Firearms Company


Lot Detail (A) COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

The Colt Model 1862 Pocket Police percussion revolver was designed in 1860 alongside its larger sibling, the Colt Model 1860 Army. So both revolvers share the same style. These were among the last Colt revolvers created before the death of Samuel Colt in January 1862. The Model 1862 Pocket Police was based on the older Colt Model 1849 Pocket model.


US Model 1860 Colt Army Revolver in .44 Cal

The elegantly styled 1860 Army model was originally introduced as political tensions escalated and became the Civil War. Out of around 200,000 of early manufacture, almost 130,000 went to U.S. troops.. Unlike many of the Italian versions I've shot, my Signature Series Colt 1860 Army has a crisp 4-pound, 4-ounce trigger pull.


Lot Uberti Colt Model 1860 Army "Gettysburg" Revolver

The M1860 Colt Army became a workhorse of the Civil War, with over 200,000 units produced and primarily used by Union forces. The firearm was at the forefront of a pivotal shift in military technology from single-shot weapons to multi-shot firearms, forever changing the nature of warfare.


U.S. Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver

Colt Model 1860 Army .44 caliber (AC1025). $2,500.00 Serial No. 29059, made in 1862. .44 caliber, 8" round barrel. Finish is a brown/grey patina with scattered pitting , serial numbers are matching. Bore is good with strong rifling visible. Grips are good with faint cartouche. Action indexes correctly with tight lock up. CONSIGNMENT Add to Cart


Colt Army Model 1860 Wikiwand

The Colt Army Model 1860 is a cap & ball .44-caliber single-action revolver used during the American Civil War made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It was used as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, artillery troops, and naval forces. History Colt Army '60 frame with cylinder pin


1860 Colt Army Revolver Army Military

The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one half inch shorter, at 7.5 inches.


COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVERS

Title: Cased Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver, Serial no. 7569, with Accessories Manufacturer: Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814-1862) Date: 1861 Geography: Hartford, Connecticut Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut Medium: Steel, brass, silver, gold, wood (mahogany), textile


Colt Model 1860, Army Pistols Cottone Auctions

This concept made the Model 1860 slimmer and lighter than its closest competitor, the Remington Model 1858. Colt's pistol could also be used with a detachable shoulder stock. When originally produced, the Model 1860 cost approximately $20 per revolver, or in today's valuation, more than $600. This was rather expensive during the 1860s, both.


Lot Civil War era Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver

Model: 1860 Army Serial Number: 87319 Year of Manufacture: 1863 ( https://colt.com/serial-lookup) Caliber: .44 Caliber Ball Action Type: 6-Shot, Single Action, Cylinder Loaded Percussion Revolver Markings: The top of the barrel is marked "-ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-". The left of the frame is marked "???TS / PATENT".


Colt Model 1860 Army Richards Conversion Revolver 5.8 C&R Antique017 Ancestry Guns

The Colt 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the .36 caliber 1851 navy revolver. The frame is relieved to allow the use of a rebated cylinder that enables the Army to be chambered in .44 caliber. The barrel on the 1860 Army has a forcing cone that is visibly shorter than that of the 1851 Navy, allowing the Army revolver to have a longer cylinder.


US Army Model 1860 Colt revolver August 6, 1862 Museum Collections Up Close

The definitive history of the Colt Model 1860 Army revolver. This book serves as a reliable, easy-to-use reference for the collector and military historian. Using records from the Colt factory, regimental books, Ordnance Department/Bureau and the Treasury Department and surviving examples of the revolvers, the author has amassed a database that contains approximately 8,000 complete pistols.


Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver (D1133)

Colt 1860 Army Richards "Cartridge Conversion" Revolver In this article Smith & Wesson improved its no-frills SD line with an all-new SD9 2.0 design for 2024, a handgun based on S&W's first.

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