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Colt 1860 Army
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Colt 1860 Army
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This .44 caliber revolver was born of technological advances in metallurgy and, to some degree, in response to a demand for hard hitting, powerful firearms that could somehow be more sleek and lightweight than the old Dragoons. The 1860 Army calls to mind power, balance and beauty. Considered a trophy on the battlefields of the Civil War, this gun saw much use on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. It proved its worth time and time again and was often carried West to the frontier after the war. Used by some of the biggest and the baddest gunmen of those times, the 1860 Army in all its configurations was a powerful ally in the hands of a gunfighter or frontiersman facing down the odds in the lawless West.
The Model of 1860 Army Revolver, or Army Belt Pistol, was the largest of a new series of revolvers which came on the market about 1860. It saw service in the War Between the States and was the principle revolver used by the Northern Army. The 1860 Army is a .44 Caliber six-shot revolver made on the same frame as the 1851 Navy Belt Pistol, but with a rebated cylinder large enough to accommodate the .44 Caliber bullet. There are existing versions with Fluted or Standard Rebated Cylinder. The arm was manufactured at The Old Armoury from 1860 to 1872. All black powder production ceased with the introduction of the Single Action, Central Fire, Army, Revolver in 1873.
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Weapontype:
Percussion Revolver
Manufacturer:
Colt Defense LLC, P.O. Box 118, Hartford, CT, 06141 U.S.A. Tel: 1-800-241-2485, (860) 232-4489 Fax: (860) 244-1442
Cartridge:
.44
Chambers:
6 shots engraved
Weight:
(2.650 Lbs)
Length:
(13 3/4 in)
Barrel:
(8 in)
Rifling:
7 grooves, lh
In Production:
1860-72
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