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cek · August 17, 2009, 01:03 AM

Gun #4 in the series (last one for a while...I got real work to do).

The beauty is a Colt 1860 Army Round Cylinder Model revolver.

SN 74397
Mfg late 1862
US Inspector stamps on both grips; Sigle intials on several parts; good cylinder engraving (the Navy scene is totally rad).
Previous assessment (1962): Very fine; Traces of orginal blue; No pits; Very sound and tight mechanically; One replacement screw in frame. (it's been carefully displayed/stored since).
Sometimes called "Army Holster Pistol"

Fjestad #30 (pg 516) says that a 95% specimen would be $15,000. Trying to use the guide at the start of that book to compare (e.g. on page 48 the Colt SAA Cavalry model) my poorly trained perspective would say "NRA Very Good" or "0%-30% condition, so $3,500?

Fun stuff!

August 17, 2009, 01:03 AM	#1
cek Member Join Date: July 12, 2009 Posts: 87	Colt 1860 Model Army Revolver Gun #4 in the series (last one for a while...I got real work to do). The beauty is a Colt 1860 Army Round Cylinder Model revolver. SN 74397 Mfg late 1862 US Inspector stamps on both grips; Sigle intials on several parts; good cylinder engraving (the Navy scene is totally rad). Previous assessment (1962): Very fine; Traces of orginal blue; No pits; Very sound and tight mechanically; One replacement screw in frame. (it's been carefully displayed/stored since). Sometimes called "Army Holster Pistol" Fjestad #30 (pg 516) says that a 95% specimen would be $15,000. Trying to use the guide at the start of that book to compare (e.g. on page 48 the Colt SAA Cavalry model) my poorly trained perspective would say "NRA Very Good" or "0%-30% condition, so $3,500? Fun stuff! __________________ "My Constitutional right to bear arms is, to me, the most significant example of my American heritage of individual freedom and human dignity. Such a right implies that my Government trusts me and, in turn, is worthy of my trust." - Charles E. 'Ted' Kindel (My dad), Gun Digest #19 1965