Gun Collectors Dream Auction #72 Collectible Guns
Lot 228:
Up Next We Have an Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms Co. 1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver, This is a fine Civil War revolver bearing the serial number of 29566 indicating production in 1864. This revolver was part of a 25,000 contract issued by the Union Army in October 1863 for delivery over 12 months beginning with serial number 23,000.
This model featured a “single action” trigger meaning each shot required the hammer to be set in the cocked position manually unlike the Starr Model of 1858 that was a “double action” weapon.
The Model of 1863 also differed in barrel length being 8″ as opposed to the 6″ issue of the Model 1858. Each revolver carried six cartridges in the chambers. What a Cool Piece of History! Appears in Great Condition For Age and Use.
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