Instead, its strength came from the lower frame and the massive fixed cylinder pin. The frame, hammer, and rammer lever were case-hardened, the remainder blued grips were of one-piece walnut and the trigger guard and front grip strap were of brass while the backstrap was blued."Ī distinguishing feature of the Model 1860 was that its frame had no top strap, or no component running above the cylinder. The barrel was rounded and smoothed into the frame, as was the Navy Model. The unfluted cylinder was 'rebated,' meaning that the rear of the cylinder was turned to a smaller diameter than the front. When fired, balls had a muzzle velocity of about 900 feet per second (274 meters/second), although this depended on how much powder one loaded it with. The percussion cap, when struck by the hammer, ignited the powder charge. It had a six-shot, rotating cylinder, and fired a 0.454-inch-diameter (11.5 mm) round spherical lead ball, or a conical-tipped bullet, typically propelled by a 30-grain charge of black powder, which was ignited by a small copper percussion cap that contained a volatile charge of fulminate of mercury (a substance that explodes upon being subjected to a sharp impact). 44-caliber Army" Model was the most widely used revolver of the Civil War.
The rear sight was a notch in the hammer, only usable when the revolver was fully cocked. The weapon was a single-action, six-shot weapon accurate up to 75 to 100 yards, where the fixed sights were typically set when manufactured.
Colt's biggest customer was the US Government with no less than 129,730 units being purchased and issued to the troops. More than 200,000 were manufactured from 1860 through 1873. Another distinguishing feature of the Colt 1860 Army, first introduced on the Colt 1855 Sidehammer Revolver, is the "creeping" loading lever. 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. The frame is relieved to allow the use of a rebated cylinder that enables the Army to be chambered in. The Colt 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the. It was used as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, artillery troops, and naval forces. 44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. The Colt Army Model 1860 is a muzzle-loaded cap & ball. SAM L COLT NEW-YORK, most original finish is gone. Of particular note are 10 notches carved into the right grip, was this soldier keeping score?Ĭylinder markings and scene have worn away, barrel markings is visible and reads ADDRESS COL. Civil War that very likely saw action itself.
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Gun is tight and functional with the original walnut grips are still intact and complete, action is smooth, the cylinder lock up is tight, bore is good (6-7) and it functions perfectly.Īll parts are matching with serial number 62412 denoting that the year of manufacture was 1862 making this is a nice example of the classic side arm used during the U.S. 44 caliber percussion, 6 shot round cylinder, 8" barrel Model 1860 Colt Army revolver.
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