.44 caliber. 8" round barrel. SN: 39686. Blued and color casehardened finish finish, smooth one-piece wood grip. Single action 6-shot percussion revolver. Lower left of frame marked in a single line STARR ARMS Co NEW YORK and lower right side of frame marked STARR'S PATENT JAN. 15, 1856. Sub-inspected throughout, both grips with weak, illegible cartouches. Matching serial numbers on the lower front of the frame, on the hammer cut out in the frame and on the cylinder. The Starr 1863 Single Action Army was one of the most widely used percussion revolver by the US Military during the American Civil War with about 25,000 delivered to the Ordnance Department for use during the war. Condition: Fine. Retains much of the blued finish which is thinning and shows some moderate loss and wear. Significant case colors remain on the hammer, less on the loading lever. Mechanically functional, fine bore is mostly bright with some oxidation and frosting. Grip very good, lightly sanded with weak cartouches. Wood with scattered bumps and dings.
.44 caliber. 8" round barrel. SN: 39686. Blued and color casehardened finish finish, smooth one-piece wood grip. Single action 6-shot percussion revolver. Lower left of frame marked in a single line STARR ARMS Co NEW YORK and lower right side of frame marked STARR'S PATENT JAN. 15, 1856. Sub-inspected throughout, both grips with weak, illegible cartouches. Matching serial numbers on the lower front of the frame, on the hammer cut out in the frame and on the cylinder. The Starr 1863 Single Action Army was one of the most widely used percussion revolver by the US Military during the American Civil War with about 25,000 delivered to the Ordnance Department for use during the war. Condition: Fine. Retains much of the blued finish which is thinning and shows some moderate loss and wear. Significant case colors remain on the hammer, less on the loading lever. Mechanically functional, fine bore is mostly bright with some oxidation and frosting. Grip very good, lightly sanded with weak cartouches. Wood with scattered bumps and dings.
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