Civil War USA revolver manufactured by S. Colt, 1886. This revolver Army Model 1860 was a muzzle-loaded cap & ball .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War. It was favored as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops. The revolver 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the .36 caliber 1851 Navy revolver. A major distinguishing feature introduced with the 1860 revolver was the "creeping" loading lever. This arrangement employs a cam interface between lever and barrel and ideally, prevents the lever from dropping and tying up the revolver if it should recoil loose from the barrel catch during firing. More than 200,000 were manufactured from 1860 through 1873, which biggest customer was the US Government with over 127,000 units being purchased and issued to the troops.

Specification

• Height: 37 cm
• Width: 4 cm
• Depth: 14 cm

• Colour: brown, silver
• Material: wood, zamec
• Weight: 1.16kg