"COLT MODEL 1860 FLUTED ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2698. Cal. 44. Rare 7-1/2" rnd bbl fluted Army with New York address and German silver front sight. It has full fluted cylinder with patent date in one of flutes but unfortunately no visible serial number. It has 4-screw frame cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw & short stock screws. It has brass trigger guard with iron backstrap & Army size 1-pc walnut grip that is from a later 60 Army. Grip has the number "7509" in backstrap channel and is carved on bottom left "H.B. JOHNSON." Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver with 7-1/2" bbl as having been shipped April 4, 1861 to the United States Quartermaster in New York in a shipment of 300 same type guns. CONDITION: Good, all matching except wedge which is numbered "5848" and appears to be from a Navy sized revolver, the cylinder which is unnumbered and grip as noted above. Bbl retains 30-40% blue turned brown in most sheltered areas. Cylinder retains an artificially aged patina in flutes, cleaned to gray on outer diameters with a few spots of scattered fine pitting. Back of cylinder has all six safety pins prominent. Frame retains faded case colors around screws with balance turned gray. Grip frame is a light brass patina & backstrap is a silver metal color. Wedge screw & a couple of frame screws are replacements. Grip, with legible cartouches, is sound showing moderate to heavy wear and retains 50-60% of its orig finish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with fine pitting. 4-33349 JR362 (1,000-2,000)"
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