Original U.S. Civil War Early Colt Model 1860 Army Fluted Cylinder 4 Screw Percussion Revolver made in 1861 with Re-Stamped Serial Numbers Knives & Daggers It is a fine Solingen-Produced

It is a fine Solingen-Produced example made by the well known firm of Paul Weyersberg

and a hole in the rear as pictured

Research reveals that serial number 42977 dates the time of manufacture to the second half of 1896

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27th Infantry Division

Original U.S. Civil War Early Colt Model 1860 Army Fluted Cylinder 4 Screw Percussion Revolver made in 1861 with Re-Stamped Serial Numbers Knives & Daggers It is a fine Solingen-ProducedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This early production percussion cap and ball sidearm is an original Civil War Model 1860 Army revolver, with a rare fluted cylinder. The earliest Model 1860s did not feature a round cylinder with the "Naval Engagement" scene, instead having a fluted cylinder like some other revolvers that Colt produced. This is one of some 200,000 M1860 Army revolvers made from 1860 through 1873, and was the successor type to the