Original Item: Only One available. This is one of only 5,800 revolvers manufactured, 5,000 of which went directly to the U.S. Army fighting the Confederate States during the Civil War. During the war supplies of revolvers sometimes ran short, so many smaller companies were given contracts for production of percussion revolvers. This was especially true after the Colt factory fire of February 1964. An order was placed in early 1865 for these revolvers, however many arrived too late to see much action. This is a very early production example, and is only the second that we have ever had!

The revolver is in the usual .44 caliber for an "Army" revolver, a Single Action Percussion design with a 6 shot cylinder and 7 1/2" octagonal barrel. The technology used on both the Whitney and Remington Percussion Revolvers were based on the earlier FREEMAN design, which explains the resemblance to those pistols

The revolver is marked clearly on the top of the cylinder strap, on both sides of the sighting groove:

All parts of the revolver bear matching serial 732, including the left frame, bottom grip frame, barrel, cylinder, loading rammer, and even the insides of both grip scales. The left grip scale even still still has a crisp "boxed" script RPB cartouche of inspector Captain R. P. Barry, who inspected Remington, Starr, and Rogers & Spencer Revolvers from 1860 to 1865.

Overall The revolver still shows areas where the original bluing is well retained, while others show past removed oxidation and light pitting. It looks like it may have been stored in a holster, which can cause scattered rusting to form, while leaving other areas untouched. The grips are in great shape, showing just a bit of chipping at the bottom, though the left grip scale does have a repaired crack on the rear edge.

The pistol is complete, and the action is REALLY crisp and solid. It indexes correctly, the cylinder lockup is near perfect, and there is just a bit of wobble when fully cocked. We did not notice any of the usual finnicky behavior that we often see on Civil war Percussion revolvers. It can be taken down to components using the arbor pin lock, though it may need to be removed for the arbor pin to pull out. The bore is in very good condition, showing a mostly bright finish with crisp lands and grooves. There is only some scattered oxidation present, with no major wear or signs of past removed fouling.

A rare U.S. Civil war revolver in very good used condition with a great bore! Ready to research and display!

Specifications:

Year of Manufacture: circa 1865
Caliber: .44cal
Ammunition Type: Percussion Cap and Ball
Barrel Length: 8 inches
Overall Length: 14 inches
Action: Single
Feed System: 6 Shot Revolver

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