Beschreibung:

A RARE .44 RF COLT MODEL 1860 "LONG CYLINDER" CONVERSION REVOLVER, SERIAL NO. 131777, CIRCA 1870 THE SIGHTED BARREL MARKED -ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA- WITH CASE HARDENED LEVER, WEDGE NUMBER 2782, COLTS/PATENT MARKED CASE HARDENED THREE SCREW FRAME CUT FOR SHOULDER STOCK, IRON BACKSTRAP, BRASS TRIGGER GUARD AND OIL-FINISHED WALNUT GRIPS. 8 INCH BARREL THE "LONG CYLINDER" CONVERSION OF THE 1860 ARMY MODEL REVOLVER TO .44 RF CALIBRE IS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN A STUDY OF COLT CONVERSIONS AND OTHER PERCUSSION REVOLVERS BY R. BRUCE MCDOWELL, PAGES 403-414. RETAINING MUCH ORIGINAL BLUE FINISH TO BARREL AND CYLINDER WITH SMALL AREAS OF PLUM-BROWN PATINA, CASE COLOURS APPARANT ON LEVER AND FRAME, GRIP WITH SOME LIGHT MARKS, WEDGE MIS-MATCHED OTHERWISE MATCHING THROUGHOUT, APPEARS TO HAVE HAD LITTLE USE.